Basketball card collecting has many iconic rookie cards for collectors to chase. From George Mikan to Bill Russell. Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) to, of course, Michael Jordan. But none of them possess the sheer star power totality of the 1980-81 Topps Larry Bird/ Julius Erving/ Magic Johnson card. Both Bird and Magic made their debut in the same year. Pairing … [Read more...] about 1980-81 Topps Basketball: Taming a Perforated Monster
The Lean Years: Baseball Cards and World War II
Baseball card collecting has always been divided neatly into categories, typically by brands, sets, distribution methods, type or other niches by which collectors focus their goals. But one division has always been a cornerstone for the hobby: Pre-War vs. Post-War. Those who specialize in the former group can reach back almost to the Civil War itself and find at least … [Read more...] about The Lean Years: Baseball Cards and World War II