Still sharp more than 140 years after it was created, an 1878 Boston Red Stockings cabinet card featuring several pioneers of professional baseball is now up for grabs. The 4 ¼” x 6 ½” composite card dates to the first decade of the franchise we now know as the Atlanta Braves. It includes headshots of the players for the powerhouse Red Stockings and an ad for George … [Read more...]
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2019 Topps Heritage High Numbers Emphasize Rookies, Trades, Free Agents
The 2019 Topps Heritage High Numbers baseball set is a continuation of the product released last month that paid tribute to the 1970 Topps set. The High Numbers issue, scheduled to be released during the week of Aug. 14, will concentrate on rookies and veterans who were traded. Yes, you can look for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado to appear in the uniforms of their new … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1976 Topps Baseball
It was the year of the American bicentennial and everything was red, white and blue...including the lettering on the top of Topps baseball card wax pack boxes. While the number of cards needed for a complete set wasn't changing just yet, there were quite a few ways to attack that 660-card collection. This week's Pack Facts from Vintage Breaks takes us back to the … [Read more...]
Archives Signature Series Returns This Summer
Topps will push out a 2019 edition of its Archives Signature Series product this summer. Set for release July 10, boxes will once again contain a single, previously released Topps or Bowman card now signed by a current player. Each card will be numbered, carry a dated gold foil Archives Signature stamp and encased at a cost likely to be in the $45-$55 … [Read more...]
1925 W504 Strip Cards Featured Four Teams
The W504 Strip Cards set is not quite as well known as some others. But given the roster and rarity, it's difficult to understand why it isn't more celebrated. Here's a closer look at this release that is somewhat difficult to find. W504 Strip Card Basics Believed to have been printed in 1925, these unique cards include black and white player images. These strip cards were … [Read more...]
5 Baseball Cards of the Legendary Bob Feller as a Teenager
Bob Feller's baseball career began before he was even technically an adult. He debuted at the age of 17 with the Cleveland Indians in 1936 and quickly impressed, going 5-3 while striking out 76 batters in only 62 innings pitched. Feller would continue to improve and really broke through as a star in 1938 at the age of 19. That year, he was named as an All-Star for the first … [Read more...]
T206 and Cracker Jack Lots Pushing MHCC Auction
Record prices are starting to become a hobby norm and these days it doesn’t require some last minute bidding to shatter the old marks. Mile High Card Company’s March auction is evidence of that with bidding set to continue until March 21. “We’ve already seeing some incredible prices being realized, along with a few record-breakers, and we’ve still got a few days to go,” … [Read more...]
Topps Rolls out Heritage Mega Boxes with Chrome, Relic Exclusives
Topps Heritage Chrome Mega Boxes are on the market, giving a shiny look to the newly-released product-- but there’s only one place to get them. The 2019 Mega Boxes are being sold at Walmart.com and in stores. They include 15 regular 2019 Heritage packs plus a three-card bonus pack featuring the new Heritage Chrome cards. In all, there are 100 new players not … [Read more...]
1955 Topps Doubleheaders Have Pre-War Roots
Forty-four years after smokers of Mecca cigarettes pulled them out of packs, Topps reincarnated the interactive design for a "double folders" set of its own. The 1955 Topps Doubleheaders set was the company's first sidebar baseball issue and continues to be popular with collectors of vintage cards. 1955 Topps Doubleheaders Basics Topps Doubleheaders were issued with … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar 3/20/19 – 4/1/19
An earlier than usual baseball release, basketball and hockey products and a familiar high-end NFL issue are among the new sports card arrivals over the latter half of March. Here's a roundup of what's heading to market. The Break Exchange will be breaking some of these products as they come to market in the weeks ahead. You can follow their break schedule here. 2019 … [Read more...]
