Passed down through three generations, one family’s large collection of tobacco cards is about to enter the market for the first time. Lelands says it has received the consignment, which includes over 1,300 cards including numerous Hall of Famers. Dubbed the “Generation T collection, the group includes over 400 T206 cards with five featuring Ty Cobb, nearly 400 … [Read more...]
5 Collectible Combinations from the T202 Hassan Triple Folders Set
The 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders set is a unique pre-war issue. The cards featured three separate panels with two color cards on the ends and a black and white action shot in the middle. Many believe they're among the most beautiful baseball card sets of all-time. The cards on the end are usually of the most interest. They are sometimes collected … [Read more...]
Collectors Showing Interest in Individual T202 Hassan Triple Folder Panels
The 1912 Hassan Triple Folders set (T202, for you American Card Catalog buffs) is one of the more interesting pre-war issues out there in terms of design. The cards are long and narrow but fold in two places. The two end panels feature individual pictures of players that were used in the 1911 T205 set and the middle includes a black and white action image. But while the … [Read more...]
5 Popular Tobacco Card Sets (Not Named T205 or T206)
When most collectors think of tobacco cards, the first ones often mentioned are the American Tobacco Company's popular T205 and T206 issues. Those sets featured a total of more than 700 cards and are among the most collected tobacco issues even more than 100 years later. But there are also plenty of other popular tobacco sets from the pre-war era - here are five of them. 1912 … [Read more...]
T202 Hassan Triple Folders Set a T205 Redux
The 1911 T205 gold border set is one of the most iconic pre-war sets of all time. A year later, the set lived on through the T202 Hassan Triple Folders issue. T202 Hassan Triple Folders Overview The T202 Hassan Triple Folders set was one of the more unique early card releases ever produced. The cards consisted of three separate panels - two individual players on the ends and … [Read more...]
5 Inexpensive Cy Young Cards
Cy Young is one of the most celebrated pitchers in major league history. So dominant, in fact, he would have the league's most prestigious pitching award named after him. With his contemporary cards more than 100 years old, most of his issues are pricey ones. There are a few, however, that may not cost as much as you think and date from his time as an active player. Cy … [Read more...]
Buying On A Budget: Tris Speaker
Former great Tris Speaker will appear on virtually any reputable 'Who's Who' list in baseball. Voted into the Hall of Fame in 1937, he became one of the first players ever inducted. As a player for four teams (Boston Americans/Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, and Philadelphia Athletics) in a career that spanned from 1907 to 1928, he accomplished a great deal, … [Read more...]
Walter Johnson: Buying The Big Train On A Small Budget
Playing in the major leagues with the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927, Walter Johnson is widely considered as one of the game's best pitchers of all time. As a player in the pre-war era, his cards might not seem all that attainable for the everyday collector at first glance. However, the Big Train's contemporary items may be a little more accessible than you … [Read more...]
Big Tobacco Card Find Lights Up New York Shop
It’s the type of find collectors and dealers always hope is on the other end of the phone, but rarely is. Over 270 century-old sports and non-sports cards, owned by members of one family since the early 1900s, are about to enter the hobby for the first time after they were purchased by an east coast hobby shop. American Legends in Scarsdale, NY, landed the remarkable … [Read more...]