Despite learning a great deal about pre-war sports cards over the years, many mysteries remain unsolved for collectors regarding certain issues. One of those surrounds an obscure food set produced in Canada - the Peggy Popcorn set. About the Peggy Popcorn Set The Peggy Popcorn set is believed to have been produced sometime around 1920. Dating is a bit of an issue and not … [Read more...]
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Ty Cobb’s Earliest Issues Were Atypical Cards
For many, collecting rookie cards of star players is a focal point. But sometimes, finding a player's first true issue can be a bit difficult depending on how you define 'card.' That goes for players like the great Ty Cobb. Cobb has several early issues that collectors may or may not call true rookie cards. Here's a look at his earliest cards. 1907 W600 Sporting Life Dated to … [Read more...]
Understanding the Differences Between Goudey and World Wide Gum Cards
Owned by U.S. company Goudey in the 1930s, the Canadian-based World Wide Gum Company issued baseball card sets that often had the same look as the cards produced by their American counterpart. The cards are so similar, in fact, they often confuse collectors. But while the cards are alike, there are several differences over the years between the two types of cards. 1933 … [Read more...]
5 Bargains of Pre-War Stars in Strip Card Issues
Strip card sets are already seen as a great budget option. Those sets are typically where you will find some of a player's most affordable pre-war cards. But here are five cards of big time players in particular that are cheaper than you might thnk. Jimmie Foxx W560 This card is considered by many to be a rookie issue of Foxx. The Hall of Famer does possibly have an … [Read more...]
Advertising Posters Promoted Early Tobacco Cards
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...]
Shortprints in Pre-War Sets Cause Collector Headaches
Collecting pre-war cards is generally a challenging pursuit. Often, these cards are more than 100 years old and are difficult to track down. And even in the cases where cards are plentiful, it can still mean an expensive activity. Adding to the difficulty in assembling pre-war sets are shortprinted cards. These shortprints are even rarer than the regular cards and can make … [Read more...]
Tinker to Evers to Chance: 5 Fun Baseball Cards of the Cubs’ Famous DP Combo
Double play combinations are a somewhat popular baseball topic. In the pre-war era, there's no more famous trio than that of the Chicago Cubs' Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance who were immortalized in a poem written by Franklin Pierce Adams and published in the New York Evening Mail after a Cubs' double play squelched a Giants rally. These are the saddest of … [Read more...]
Fine, Wide Pens Among Most Affordable Pre-War Issues
Many collectors have a fear of diving into older cards and that is sometimes driven by price. But while some sets are quite expensive, some of the best bargains are found in a pair of similar sets termed the fine pens and wide pens premiums. What are Fine Pens/Wide Pens Premiums? In short, these are small photographs of baseball players from the 1930s. National Chicle … [Read more...]
5 Pre-War Caramel Baseball Card Bargains
Caramel cards, in general, are much rarer than tobacco cards. Millions and millions of tobacco cards were stuffed into cigarette packages while caramel cards were usually printed in smaller quantities. As a result, caramel baseball card issues are often more expensive despite the fact that tobacco cards are more popular. Even though caramel cards aren't all that inexpensive, … [Read more...]
‘Game Faces’ Highlights Library of Congress Card Collection
A new book set to arrive this fall will give readers a look at some of the rare and colorful baseball cards from the Library of Congress. Game Faces, created by Peter Devereaux, a writer-editor at the Library, melds some of the 2,100 cards in the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection with images of American Life from 1887-1914, “bringing to life an era of American history that saw … [Read more...]
