Many months ago, a collector asked me, disregarding value completely and going strictly by design, what years were my top 5 standard Topps sets. The…
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From the post-war boom to the junk wax era and beyond.
I ran across an item in Ron Oser Enterprises’ December 2000 catalog that perplexes me. It was described as a 3 1/2” x 5 1/2”…
Richard Wolffers Auctions, Inc. offered three 1914 Boston Garter cards in their June 1993 auction and included these color photos of the Frank “Home Run”…
It’s a set that I’ve considered collecting, started, and stopped multiple times. What is 1941 Goudey baseball? Christie’s offered these nine (as part of a…
Christie’s offered this extremely scarce 1941 Play Ball paper sheet of twelve cards in their October 1993 catalog. It was expected to sell for $750-$1,000.…
Mastro offered a complete set of 96 1934 Goudey cards in their November 2000 auction. That’s a cool enough set on its own, but what…
The 1977 Topps Star Wars #207 C-3PO error card is one of the most infamous error cards in the hobby, right up there with the 1989 Fleer…