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Welcome to the Card Collecting Craze of 1909 (Part III)

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Baseball cards had been issued since the 1860s but starting in 1909, things sort of went haywire. While there were a number of sets issued in the early 1900s, 1909 is the year when the card collecting craze of the 20th century really took off. Numerous sets were printed that year and those issues still remain popular today. 1909 really sort of kicked off a new era in collecting … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Card Collecting Craze of 1909 (Part III)

Welcome to the Card Collecting Craze of 1909 (Part II)

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Baseball cards had been issued since the 1860s but starting in 1909, things sort of went haywire. While there were a number of sets issued in the early 1900s, 1909 is the year when the card collecting craze of the 20th century really took off. Numerous sets were printed that year and those issues still remain popular today. 1909 really sort of kicked off a new era in collecting … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Card Collecting Craze of 1909 (Part II)

Welcome to the Card Collecting Craze of 1909 (Part I)

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Baseball cards had been issued since the 1860s but starting in 1909, things sort of went haywire. While there were a number of sets issued in the early 1900s, 1909 is the year when the card collecting craze of the 20th century really took off. Numerous sets were printed that year and those issues still remain popular today. 1909 kicked off a new era in collecting and helped to … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Card Collecting Craze of 1909 (Part I)