While they're best known as a set issued by The Sporting News, the 1916 M101-4 baseball cards were distributed in several different ways by several different companies. Clothing stores that sold boys apparel were one popular outlet. We've seen ads for Gimbel's in Milwaukee, which offered groups of cards from the 200-card issue over a period of … [Read more...] about Ad from 1916 Touts Baseball Card Giveaway at Everybody’s Department Store
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Rare 1920 Ruth “Yankees” Mendelsohn Card Up for Grabs
If only great-grandpa had been a collector. One of Babe Ruth’s earliest (perhaps the earliest) and scarcest issues from his Yankees career is on the auction block. The oversized Felix Mendelsohn (M101-6) card distributed through an ongoing offer in The Sporting News a century ago is graded SGC 40 (VG) and carries a current high bid of over $28,000 including the buyer’s … [Read more...] about Rare 1920 Ruth “Yankees” Mendelsohn Card Up for Grabs
M101 Sporting News Series Includes 9 Sets
When it comes to the M101 Sporting News series, the most popular subsets are generally the M101-4 and M101-5 cards. Those sets are filled with stars and the closest to traditional baseball cards. But in reality, the M101 series is much more than those two sets. A total of nine subsets carry the M101 Sporting News designation from the American Card Catalog and here's a glimpse … [Read more...] about M101 Sporting News Series Includes 9 Sets
Uncovered: Ultra Scarce 1917-19 M101-6 Joe Jackson Heads to Auction
Anyone who saw him play, would agree that "Shoeless Joe" Jackson was truly one-of-a-kind. And now, 90-years after he was forced out of the game, another one-of-a-kind Jackson has been discovered. Being offered at auction by Goldin Auctions is one of the rarest baseball cards in the world - the only confirmed M101-6 (Felix Mendehlson) card of "Shoeless Joe." One fortunate … [Read more...] about Uncovered: Ultra Scarce 1917-19 M101-6 Joe Jackson Heads to Auction
Tracking Babe Ruth Cards For Sale on eBay
The Babe is still hot. More than 60 years after his death, Babe Ruth cards continue to be among the most sought after in the hobby. Sports Collectors Daily tracked the sales of The Bambino's cardboard over the last two months and the results show that mainstream Goudey gum cards continue to dominate, despite being in far greater supply than some of the lesser known … [Read more...] about Tracking Babe Ruth Cards For Sale on eBay