When Mastro Auctions sold the following Lou Gehrig new-service photograph in May 2008, they described it as being from the 1930s. They described it as a 6-1/2″…
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Ridiculous Collection of 1966 O-Pee-Chee Batman Cards, Boxes, Packs, Sets, Singles, and Uncut Sheets
This has to be the most incredible grouping of 1966 O-Pee-Chee Batman card collectibles the hobby has ever seen. Two display boxes, 58 packs, 10…
Sotheby’s offered this circa 1935 uncut sheet of Diamond Stars when they sold Copeland’s collection in 1991. The cards were meant to be the high…
The 1950 Japanese Menko baseball card set features 52 leading Japanese players printed as playing cards, plus a joker featuring Babe Ruth. This uncut sheet…
There are some incredibly unique collectibles out there, like this 1940/41 O-Pee-Chee double-sided “uncut sheet” I found in a 2005 Mastro auction catalog. Here’s the…
Do you know how folks found cards for their collections in the early 80s? They took out ads in hobby periodicals like John Spalding did…
The 1960 Post Cereal cards were issued on the backs of Grape Nuts Flakes cereal boxes and measure 7″ x 8-3/4″. The full-color cut cards are…