Christie’s East offered these 14 original 1952 Bowman paintings of never-issued cards in its October 1992 Sports Memorabilia Auction. They were offered as Lot 93…
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Here’s a scan of Dr. Jim Beckett’s first report on baseball card prices from the April 1977 issue of The Trader Speaks. The survey he referenced…
The other day, I published a piece about the 1952 Topps baseball progressive proof uncut sheets. I shared that, after buying all seven of them…
I’ve been sharing my collection of Dynamite and Hot Dog Magazines on X, highlighting those with 6-card baseball and football panels. Issue two included 1974…
How many of you used a tool like ‘The Judge’ in the early 90s as a Mintfinder? The cutout pictured above is from the following…
Here’s a neat piece of hobby history: Reggie Jackson’s signed Topps Baseball Card Contract from August 1971. The piece was available in Ron Oser Enterprises’…
Terry Melia’s Editor’s Game Plan intro to Trading Cards Magazine’s June 1992 issue reminded me how elite Darryl Strawberry was and how much hype Dodgers’…