Babe Ruth's card in the 1932 Sanella / Astra sets is the key issue in the release. Despite the fact the set was issued in Germany, Ruth is featured and his card is easily the most popular. It is also the most expensive, even thought it is actually one of the cheapest cards of the slugger. In all, there are 112 cards in the release and there are also plenty of other … [Read more...]
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5 1968 Topps Football Cards You Should Love
When the NFL kicked off its 49th season in September of 1968, it had gone back to its old trading card partner. The four-year deal with Philadelphia Gum had ended and Topps was back in the fold. It was a relationship that wouldn’t sever until well into the 21st century. The 1968 Topps football set included 218 cards--219 if you include a slight variation on the last … [Read more...]
Studying the Evolution of Early Football Cards
Early football cards can be a tricky pursuit. That's made even more difficult if you are looking for cards that are more of a reflection of football as the game we know it today. The earliest American football was a combination of sorts of soccer and rugby. The first game was cited as Princeton vs. Rugby in 1869, but that contest hardly resembled the kind of sport that we … [Read more...]
5 Bargains of Pre-War Stars in Strip Card Issues
Strip card sets are already seen as a great budget option. Those sets are typically where you will find some of a player's most affordable pre-war cards. But here are five cards of big time players in particular that are cheaper than you might thnk. Jimmie Foxx W560 This card is considered by many to be a rookie issue of Foxx. The Hall of Famer does possibly have an … [Read more...]
‘Partial Diamond’ Variation Discovered For 1955 Topps Jackie Robinson Card
The variation is a partial diamond, and it may prove to be a gem for collectors. Fans of the 1955 Topps set and those who collect Jackie Robinson have a new variation to chase. The variation itself is not new, but its discovery is quite recent. The 1955 Topps card of Robinson, No. 50, shows a Dodgers logo inside a red diamond in the upper left-hand corner of the card. … [Read more...]
Shortprints in Pre-War Sets Cause Collector Headaches
Collecting pre-war cards is generally a challenging pursuit. Often, these cards are more than 100 years old and are difficult to track down. And even in the cases where cards are plentiful, it can still mean an expensive activity. Adding to the difficulty in assembling pre-war sets are shortprinted cards. These shortprints are even rarer than the regular cards and can make … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1954 Bowman Baseball
Welcome to the first edition of Vintage Pack Facts. While there aren't many collectors who wouldn't love to rip open a 30, 40, 50 or 60+-year-old pack, there isn't really a readily available knowledge base for all of them. This series hopes to shed some light on one individual release each week in terms of the variety of packaging methods used, prices at the time, a … [Read more...]
Tinker to Evers to Chance: 5 Fun Baseball Cards of the Cubs’ Famous DP Combo
Double play combinations are a somewhat popular baseball topic. In the pre-war era, there's no more famous trio than that of the Chicago Cubs' Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance who were immortalized in a poem written by Franklin Pierce Adams and published in the New York Evening Mail after a Cubs' double play squelched a Giants rally. These are the saddest of … [Read more...]
Five Intriguing Cards in the T218 Champions Set
The T218 Champions set can go a bit unnoticed by your everyday collector. Issued in or around 1910 (most sources list it as a 1910 set but it was possibly produced over a few years), even most pre-war collectors probably can't tell you too much about it as it doesn't include athletes from the four major American sports. But the set does include plenty of intrigue. Much of … [Read more...]
PSA 7 1921 E121 Ruth Card Hits Auction Block
The highest graded example of Babe Ruth’s 1921 E121 American Caramel baseball card – one of only 68 cards known across all three E121 Ruth variations – is on the auction block where it could fetch a six-figure price tag. Graded PSA 7, the card is the headliner in Small Traditions’ Summer Classic Auction set to run through September 1. Opening at … [Read more...]
