A nine-year-old in 1971 remembers bold black borders, the set's size, airbrushing, and more!
Posts published in “The Hobby Library”
Scans, stories, and history from a lifetime of collecting hobby literature.
Hobby archaeology: The first issue of The Trader Speaks (November 1968).
A complete scan of The Trading News, Vol. 1 No. 2 (April 1976), The “collectors’ magazine!”
A 1981 Baseball Cards Magazine article on Drake’s return to cards—and a prediction that their advertisements will be rare and valuable.
A complete scan of The Trader Speaks, Vol. 3 No. 2 from December 1970. Before comps, slabs, and social media—this was the hobby.