A rare 1959 Topps Football 1-cent wax box proof sheet reveals production details hidden on surviving display boxes.
Posts published in “Cards”
From the post-war boom to the junk wax era and beyond.
Follow-up on the 1992 Topps Stadium of Stars Beckett card with a wider history of hobby media and publicity cards.
A fascinating George Chastain parody painting spoofing the 1888 Goodwin Champions King Kelly card surfaced in a 1994 Christie’s sports memorabilia auction.
A simple mail-in offer turned nearly impossible, the 1961 Nu-Card Dinosaur Album may be one of the toughest redemption items of its era.
How many T206 Honus Wagner cards are still hiding in collections? A look at the hobby’s biggest mystery after Goldin’s $5.1M sale.
Nine David Bier Canadiens photos matched to their Parkhurst cards offer a great look at how late-’50s hockey cards came together.
Keith Olbermann explores the self evident theory that card designs influence each other over generations, with a closer look at one often assumed connection.