Sports Illustrated recently produced a 21-minute podcast on the evolution of baseball cards. Beginning in the 19th century when the love of cigarettes grew and created a need and desire for packaging stiffeners to the gum-less packaging and on-demand world of the 21st century, the segment runs the gamut. There are interview clips with Freyda Spira, a curator at the … [Read more...]
‘Evolution of Baseball Cards’ Posters Free at NSCC
PSA will give away free “Evolution of the Baseball Card” posters at the 2015 National Sports Collectors Convention. The 24 by 36 inch full-color posters depict 18 PSA-certified baseball cards dating from an 1887 Old Judge Cap Anson to an autographed 2014 Bowman Chrome Kris Bryant. Other cards illustrated on the posters include T206 Honus Wagner, 1915 Cracker Jack Joe … [Read more...]