For collectors who chase unopened packs with stars on top, it's about as good as it gets. While you might enjoy a 1976 Topps pack with Walter Payton showing or a 1980s cello with a Hall of Famer on top, they're not quite up to the level of a package of gum from 1929 with Babe Ruth showing. One of four such known packs--all from the same east coast unopened find that … [Read more...] about Unopened 1929 Pack with Babe Ruth on Top Up for Auction
1928 Star Player Candy
’52 Topps Mantle Wasn’t Only Heavy Hitting Vintage Card in Heritage Sale
The mint 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle generated most of the headlines but there were plenty of other big ticket vintage cards sold in Heritage Auctions’ two-day Spring Trading Card catalog. The two-day auction that kicked off with the much-publicized ‘52 Mantle owned by Evan Mathis reaching $2.88 million wrapped up late Friday night. Two other ’52 Mantle cards also drew a … [Read more...] about ’52 Topps Mantle Wasn’t Only Heavy Hitting Vintage Card in Heritage Sale
Ultra-Rare 1928 Star Player Candy Set Coming to Auction
Finding a few 1928 Star Player Candy cards would be a nice addition to any pre-war baseball card collection. Finding all 72? That seems to be a nearly impossible task. At least one collector, however, has accomplished the feat and now, what's believed to be the only known complete 1928 Star Player Candy set is coming to auction. Heritage Auctions will offer the rare set in … [Read more...] about Ultra-Rare 1928 Star Player Candy Set Coming to Auction
1928 Star Player Candy Set a Rare Pre-War Baseball Issue
After the tobacco card boom in the early 1900s and 1910s, baseball cards began making their way into candy products. While some earlier issues existed, the 1920s was really when candy/caramel cards kicked into high gear. Some 1920s sets, such as the American Caramel releases, are relatively common. Others, though, are much more scarce. Such is the case with the 1928 Star Player … [Read more...] about 1928 Star Player Candy Set a Rare Pre-War Baseball Issue
Recent Find Puts Focus on Star Player Candy Sets
Simplistic... and valuable, the 1920s Star Player sets get a boost with the discovery of a previously uncatalogued player. … [Read more...] about Recent Find Puts Focus on Star Player Candy Sets
Cache of 1930s Unopened Boxes Found
It seems impossible. Maybe that's why every card collector with an imagination dreams about the ultimate find: boxes and boxes of decades-old untouched, unopened gum boxes sitting in some long-forgotten place. It used to happen once in awhile. A stash of 1950s boxes came out of Tennessee in the 1980s. Every couple of years there would be another, whetting our appetite for … [Read more...] about Cache of 1930s Unopened Boxes Found