This page is inspired by the Vintage Non-Sports Cards Hobby Resources archive, where you’ll find full scans of The American Card Catalog, old Card Collector’s Bulletins, and other hobby gems.
Here, I’ll share as much as I can from my own hobby library—starting with back issues of The Trader Speaks, then moving on to National Sports Collectors Convention programs. I’ll also use this page to organize a few other hobby projects and publications I’ve highlighted on the blog.
Happy collecting!
The Trader Speaks
- August 15, 1971: Vol 3 No 10
- February, 1972: Vol 4 No 3
- March, 1972: Vol 4 No 4
- April, 1972: Vol 4 No 5
- January, 1976
- March, 1976
- May, 1976
- June, 1976
- July, 1976
- November, 1976
National Sports Collectors Convention Programs
Miscellaneous Full Publications
Miscellaneous Articles
- Allan Kaye’s Sports Cards News & Price Guides
- Oct/Nov, 1991: Going to the Trading Card Show
- Jun, 1992: Mickey Mantle by Marshall Fogel Part 1
- Jun, 1992: Galovich Report: Unopened Material
- Jul, 1992: Mickey Mantle Cards by Marshall Fogel Part 2
- Aug, 1992: Mickey Mantle Cards by Marshall Fogel Part 3
- Baseball Cards Magazine
- Autumn, 1981: Fleer’s 18-Year Comeback Fight!
- Fall, 1983: 1958’s Rare Regionals
- Jun, 1984: Collecting Jackie Robinson
- Jun, 1984: Robin Hood: The Legend Lives On … In Cards
- Aug, 1984: Blood, Guts & Bubblegum Cards
- Oct, 1984: Two Cards For The Price Of One
- Jun, 1985: 1955 Topps
- Jun, 1986: 1953 Bowman: Color Them HOT
- Dec, 1986: Those Great Fleer Greats
- Sept, 1987: Milestones: The Set That Changed The Hobby
- Sept, 1987: Airbrushes
- Sept, 1992: Card Backs: Celebrating the Reverse
- Nov, 1992: Wrappers
- Dec, 1992: The Studio System
- Beckett Basketball Monthly
- Sept, 1996: Landmark Set – 1986 Fleer Basketball
- Dynamite Magazine
- Apr, 1974: The All-American Game
- Sports Cards Magazine
- May, 1993: The Hobby’s Biggest Scam
- Sept, 1993: Cardboard Dream Teams
- Oct, 1993: I’d Pay A Dollar For That
- Dec, 1994: Making A Comeback? Horizontal Baseball Cards Are Second-Class Citizens No More
- Apr, 1995: World Series Cards
- Jul, 1996: 1991 Topps Desert Shield – A Gift From Topps To The Troops
- Aug, 1996: Unopened Packs – To Open Or Not To Open?
- Feb, 1997: World Series Programs – Buy the Book
- Mar, 1997: The Harper Collection
- Apr, 1997: Be Aware Of 1951/52 Parkhurst Hockey Counterfeits
- Sports Card Trader
- Nov, 1996: And in This Corner…Boxing Cards!
- Dec, 1996: Pacific Takes On The Goliaths
- Nov, 1996: And in This Corner…Boxing Cards!
- Topps Magazine
- Spring, 1990: The Start of an Era
- Summer, 1990: The Rarest Rookie Cards
- Summer, 1990: The Tradition Continues
- Fall, 1990: Series Spectacular: Complete Topps World Series Card Guide
- Winter, 1990: Bidder Up! The Great Topps Auction
- Summer, 1991: The Flip Side
- Fall, 1991: The Topps 10
- Winter, 1991: A Day In Duryea
- Spring, 1992: Journey Into the Unknown – Obscure Facts and Tantalizing Trivia About Topps Baseball Cards
- Summer, 1992: Get With The Program!
- Fall, 1992: That’s The Ticket!
- Winter, 1992: Topps Remembers: Willie, Mickey & The Duke
- Summer, 1993: Winning the Numbers Game
- Summer, 1993: Topps Remembers – Playing To The Crowd – Reggie Jackson
- Fall, 1993: Rookie Sensation
- Fall, 1993: Topps Remembers: Of Fame & Fantasy
- Fall, 1993: Beyond the NFL
- Winter, 1993: Topps Remembers The People’s Choice Roberto Clemente
- Trading Cards Magazine
- Apr, 1992: Newspaper Collecting Is Making Big Headlines
- Jun, 1992: Take Me Out To The Ball Game
- Nov, 1994: Baseball’s Tops Ten Most Sought-After Cards
- May, 1995: With $500, Which Hockey Cards Would You Buy?
- May, 1995: Just How Great Are Gretzky’s Rookie Cards?
- Aug, 1995: How The Dodger Great Was Ignored By Topps
- Aug, 1995: What About Me? The Other Players On Famous Rookie Cards
- Oct, 1995: World Series Special – Topps Captured The Moments
- Historical
PostWarCards Archives And Projects
- The Unopened Archive
- The Uncut Sheet Archive
- The Original Artwork Archive
- The Oddball Archive
- Tracking all of the Signed 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Cards in PSA’s Population Report
- Beautiful Wrecks: The Most Beat-Up 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Cards in the Hobby
- Cataloging Wayne Gretzky’s NHL Debut Ticket Stubs
- 1952 Topps Baseball Type Photos And Crossovers
- 1934–36 National Chicle Diamond Stars Baseball Cards: Cataloging the Original Artwork
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