In the 1880s, Goodwin created a massive set of baseball cards for distribution in its Old Judge cigarette packages. The cards are among the more popular pre-war issues and comprised one of the very first baseball card sets in collecting history. The company also issued a larger, lesser known but more attractive set of baseball cabinet photographs. These photographs featured … [Read more...] about The Wayback Collector: Early Old Judge Trade Card Advertised N173 Baseball Cabinets
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Early Rarities, High Grade Rookies Lead Heritage Card Auction
Heritage Auctions has opened its Summer Sports Trading Card Auction with over 1,400 lots up for grabs across the full spectrum of sports, formats and eras, with a strong concentration on early tobacco and high-grade bubble gum era rookies. More than 80 cards from the 1800s in the catalog include three rare Old Judge cabinets and a near-set of the 1895 … [Read more...] about Early Rarities, High Grade Rookies Lead Heritage Card Auction
Notes: Rare Cards in RR Auction; Matty Signed Ball Video; Mint ’61 Fleer Set Bidding; Blues Police Set
RR Auctions’ first sports-only catalog auction opened on Friday with over 650 lots on the block including the only PSA graded example of the Old Judge Jim O’Rourke cabinet card. The OJ cabinets were mail in premiums, and are very scarce. It’s believed this is the first time one has been offered at auction. Also up for grabs is an 1895 Mayo’s Cut … [Read more...] about Notes: Rare Cards in RR Auction; Matty Signed Ball Video; Mint ’61 Fleer Set Bidding; Blues Police Set
High-Grade Find of Old Judge Cards in Arizona
When the emails and phone calls arrive at Baseball Card Exchange in Schererville, IN, it’s often disappointment calling. Binders of late 1980s and early 90s sets. Cards that look like they’ve been run over by a truck. The unsellable hodge-podge of common autographs. Sometimes, though, what’s being offered on the other end of the line makes the time spent on all of those … [Read more...] about High-Grade Find of Old Judge Cards in Arizona
Hoard of Old Judge Cabinet Cards at NYC Public Library
The New York Public Library has apparently uncovered some remarkable 19th century Old Judge Cabinet cards. Billy Parrott, the Managing Librarian for Art and Picture Collections, tweeted a photo Monday showing a stack of 42 cards with an Amos Rusie on top that he indicated he had found when preparing for an exhibition. The cards were in the library's collection but were … [Read more...] about Hoard of Old Judge Cabinet Cards at NYC Public Library