A collection of vintage baseball advertising displays, some from more than 100 years ago and featuring some memorable names from the distant past, are on the block in the 2022 SCP Auctions Fall Premier closing on Saturday night. The rare display ads are all part of a one-owner collection that was consigned to the auction. In the early years of the 20th century all … [Read more...] about Deadball Era Baseball Advertising Display Collection Up for Auction
Advertising Posters
Baseball Card Advertising Examples Through the Ages
This column shows a number of posters, signs, magazine ads and other items that were used to advertise and promote baseball cards throughout the ages. These advertisements are collectible, rarer than the cards themselves, and often more valuable. Click to enlarge the images. The below 1888 display poster advertises the N28 Allen & Ginter cigarette cards … [Read more...] about Baseball Card Advertising Examples Through the Ages
Notes: Card Shop Owner Fights Off Armed Robber; Memorabilia Market Bullish; Francona’s Rings Recovered; Vintage Baseball Prints
One Eureka, Calif. sports card shop owner wasn’t about to part with his valuable inventory — or money — without a fight. It was a scary situation at Sports Cards and More. According to a news release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department: On Dec. 17, 2019, at about 4:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a business on the 1600 block of … [Read more...] about Notes: Card Shop Owner Fights Off Armed Robber; Memorabilia Market Bullish; Francona’s Rings Recovered; Vintage Baseball Prints
Advertising Posters Promoted Early Tobacco Cards
An Introduction to Advertising Posters Pre-war cards can be tough enough to find but collectibles advertising those cards are even rarer. Strange as it might sound, Jefferson Burdick actually thought enough of early advertising posters to catalog them. While most collectors may not realize it, early advertising posters are actually found in the American Card Catalog under the … [Read more...] about Advertising Posters Promoted Early Tobacco Cards