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
Allen & Ginter
Distinguishing Album Cuts From True 19th Century Cards
In the 1880s and 1890s, the earliest tobacco sports card sets were hitting the market. Along with the creation of these cards, tobacco companies wanted to reward their best customers. One of the ways they did that was through the distribution of premium albums. These albums usually included pictures of all of the cards in the set, often against some sort of decorative backdrop. … [Read more...] about Distinguishing Album Cuts From True 19th Century Cards
Digitization Bringing Jefferson Burdick Collection to All
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses some true masterpieces by the world’s greatest artists. Vincent Van Gogh. Pablo Picasso. Salvador Dali. And Jefferson Burdick. That’s right. Burdick, the father of baseball card collecting, is an artist in his own right. His collection of cards and other ephemera, located in the museum’s drawing and prints department, … [Read more...] about Digitization Bringing Jefferson Burdick Collection to All
Topps Announces NSCC Giveaways, Events
Topps has announced its preliminary plans for promotions at the 35th National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, July 30-August 3. The company will pass out free mini promo rookie cards of Masahiro Tanaka or Jose Abreu to those who open a box of 2014 Allen & Ginter baseball at the Topps corporate booth (#455). The cards will only be distributed at the … [Read more...] about Topps Announces NSCC Giveaways, Events
2013 Topps Tribute Baseball: If it Ain’t Broke…
Bert Lance was Jimmy Carter’s Budget Director. We don’t know if Mr. Lance is a baseball card collector, but his influence can be seen in the design and structure of 2013 Topps Tribute Baseball. Lance is attributed with coining the phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Topps Tribute isn’t broke, so they decided not to fix it. The base set will contain a lean 100 cards … [Read more...] about 2013 Topps Tribute Baseball: If it Ain’t Broke…