Each year Bowman Baseball is heavily anticipated because of the focus on young prospects. That’s nothing new for this product. It’s been the brand’s calling card since Topps began using the Bowman name in 1989. If you look carefully at the checklists of even the early sets, you see a preponderance of younger players. What a collector has to remember, of course, is that … [Read more...]
The Dawn of Baseball Cards
The following is an excerpt from Chapter One of a new book entitled "Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession". Written by Dave Jamieson, the book chronicles how baseball cards were born and also profiles many of the men who played a significant role in how the hobby evolved and changed over the years. Among other topics, Jamieson chronicles the … [Read more...]
Rare Vintage Baseball Card Find
It sat undisturbed inside the wall of a house in Pennsylvania for over a century. Now, a previously unknown 1893 Just So Tobacco card of Hall of Famer Buck Ewing is about to hit the auction block. … [Read more...]