For all the era of overproduction insert chasers out there—one of my favorite ads from 1992. The Cal Ripken Jr. 1992 Donruss Signature Series card,…
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From the post-war boom to the junk wax era and beyond.
Here’s the original picture used for Jim Thorpe’s 1955 Topps All-American card. The April 2002 auction that featured the item described the original wire photo…
Here’s the original 5” x 7” pen and ink artwork used for Ted Williams’ 1969 Topps card. Here’s the front of the card for reference.…
Here’s a gem from the past: a 1952 Topps Baseball High Numbers Partial Uncut Sheet featuring Eddie Mathews in the lower right corner. It’s been…
Over my years studying the post-war hobby, I can’t recall ever reading about the 1961 National City Bank Cleveland Browns set. The priciest card to…
I recently discovered that this 1961 Post Cereal baseball advertising display sign existed when I found it inside an auction catalog from April 2000. The…
Here’s the original artwork used for the 1934 R135 National Chicle Skybirds #48 Amelia Earhart card. Mastro auctioned it off in their April 2004 catalog. The painted…