Six Venezuelan baseball albums in Heritage’s summer auction highlight an overlooked, story-rich corner of the hobby with global roots and real collector appeal.
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Scans, stories, and history from a lifetime of collecting hobby literature.
A 1978 Stevens Point Journal article captured hobby legend Larry Fritsch in his element—surrounded by Topps cards and a growing empire.
Classic Auctions’ June 2025 sale is packed with hockey treasures—and one surprise I never saw coming: 1965-66 Hood Ice Cream booklets.
A complete scan of The Trader Speaks, Vol. 4 No. 3 from February 1972—offering a great look at the hobby as it was over 50 years ago.
One of the best things Topps Magazine did was publish Skip Rozin’s Topps Remembers series. In issue 13, released in the winter of 1993, they…
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Ever wonder what the going rate for 1977 Topps Baseball cards was in the spring of 1977? Well, here’s an advertisement that Ted & Linda…