Metropolitan New York hosted two major sports collectible events the weekend of August 16-18, the first such collision for any area: the East Coast National at the Westchester County Center in White Plains (a close suburb of New York City) and Fanatics Fest in Manhattan at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. On paper, the two events could not be more … [Read more...] about NYC Area’s Two Big Weekend Sports Shows a Definite Contrast
Vintage Postcards: The Roots of NASCAR Card Collecting
With all the attention given to Formula 1 (F1) cards recently, racing collecting is on an upswing. The way that collecting the worldwide sport F1 has sucked all the oxygen out of the racing card room, however, put a uniquely American racing sport and collectible field on the backburner. If you are of a certain age and watched sports on broadcast television or … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcards: The Roots of NASCAR Card Collecting
Collecting Boxing Hall of Fame Heavyweight Champion Rookie Cards
One popular way of collecting in any sport is to assemble a collection of rookie cards of Hall of Fame inductees. For boxing that means the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York, and for many it means the glamor division, the heavyweights. Determining what constitutes the rookie card of a boxer can be even more controversial than identifying … [Read more...] about Collecting Boxing Hall of Fame Heavyweight Champion Rookie Cards
1946 Sports Exchange Trading Post Photo Series: Precursor to W602 and W603
Experienced collectors looking for early cards of postwar stars have often been led to cards released just after the Second World War. Two such series that are well-known were made by Sports Exchange, an early hobby outlet that issued its own “Trading Post” periodical from 1945-1950. Burdick classified the sets as W602 (small cards, called “Miniatures” in the hobby … [Read more...] about 1946 Sports Exchange Trading Post Photo Series: Precursor to W602 and W603
Newly Discovered 1960 L.A. Examiner Lakers Set Includes Rookie Cards of West, Baylor
Basketball cards have been red-hot lately, and with the increased interest in mainstream vintage basketball sets, which are few in number from 1949 to 1969, collectors often turn their attention to rare (and frequently obscure) regional and local issues to fill the voids, such as, the 1960’s Kahn’s Weiners set or the 1961 Bell Lakers set. One recently uncovered issue, the … [Read more...] about Newly Discovered 1960 L.A. Examiner Lakers Set Includes Rookie Cards of West, Baylor