For 15 years, fans who loved hot dogs and baseball had a chance to collect an annual set of trading cards. Based in Cincinnati, Kahn's baseball card sets started with only Reds players but the company later expanded its checklists to include players from teams in areas where its products were sold. Here's an overview of the history of the Kahn's issues. Kahn's … [Read more...]
Best Baseball Rookie Cards of the 1970s
It would mark the end of Topps’ first run as the exclusive manufacturer of baseball cards. A court ruling would change the hobby forever as the calendar entered the 80s but marking the best baseball rookie cards by year during the 1970s was still a pretty straightforward exercise. In the third installment of a series, we present a year-by-year look at the prime … [Read more...]
Best Baseball Rookie Cards by Year: The 1950s
Rookies are the most popular and sought after cards by collectors of post-war baseball cards. Before World War II a rookie card is something of much debate and conjecture with spirited arguments on baseball card forums about which eclectic entry might be considered the 'true' rookie card of the game's greatest stars. However, thanks to Bowman and Topps a sense of consistency … [Read more...]
A Summer Baseball and Collectors Reading List
If you consider grabbing a book (or the device that holds the electronic version) and kicking back in a comfortable spot part of what makes for a great summer, we’ve got a summer reading list for sports fans and collectors. It’s the time of year when some terrific baseball books are usually issued and there are also some new or re-issued editions, too. New … [Read more...]
Vintage Set Break of the Month: 1955 Topps
Sixty years ago this month, a new series of Topps baseball cards greeted kids who were anxious for the start of a new season. It was the fourth edition from the upstart New York company, which was on the precipice of vanquishing its rival, Bowman Gum. This time, Topps went horizontal with their design and introduced three players who would wind up leaving indelible marks on … [Read more...]
Most Popular Baseball Card Sets to Collect, 1950-1999
Not only do the words “popular” and “passion” both start with “p,” but they are also related in the hearts of many collectors. At least that is how it appears from some of the great reactions and statements that the piece on 1900-1949 generated. And that is how it should be. There is little joy in collecting something if there is no passion attached to it. And, if passion is … [Read more...]
15 Most Valuable Baseball Cards of the 50s
It is not unusual to hear the 1950s spoken of as the “golden age” for baseball card collecting. Three successful teams in New York, a bubble-gum war between two companies vying for the allowance money of kids, players who would define baseball immortality, and other factors all combine to provide this era with the well-earned title. Of course, to speak of something as … [Read more...]
Super Collector’s Vintage Baseball Card Sets Now on the Market
Looking for a holiday gift for…yourself? Memory Lane has just launched a special I Own it Now catalog, featuring dozens of the finest decades-old baseball card sets ever pieced together. They are being made available for the first time and likely represent the highest graded group of vintage sets to be offered at one time. Consigned from of one of the hobby’s … [Read more...]
Collection of Signed Topps Baseball Sets Stands at $75,000
A massive collection of autographed Topps baseball sets has been bid up to $75,000 in Collect Auctions' current sale. The auction is live now (www.collectauctions.com), with bidding ending Dec. 1. The Topps Baseball set run from 1974-90 includes all of the cards signed by the respective players, approximately 15,000 signatures with dozens of Hall of Famers, hundreds of … [Read more...]
1955 Topps Hocus Focus: 2 New Cards Found
Collectors of the 1955 Topps Hocus Focus set have two new cards to chase. Collector Jason Eggert, who runs JackieRobinson.net, recently bought a lot of nine cards from the obscure issue because it included a Robinson. After doing some online research, he discovered that two of the cards he had were previously unknown. Mel Parnell and Hal Smith are the two new … [Read more...]