I recently republished a piece titled Collecting Bobby Thomson and The Shot Heard Round The World Game, but I missed something! In the spring of…
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Scans, stories, and history from a lifetime of collecting hobby literature.
Do you have a favorite “other” player from famous rookie cards? Can’t think of any? Well, Jon Brecka broke down some of the best in…
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I came across a fantastic piece of hobby writing in the December 1994 issue of Sports Cards Magazine. In it, O’Connell highlights his picks for the Top Five Horizontal…
Ever wonder how Maury Wills’ rookie card ended up in Fleer’s 1963 set instead of Topps? Daniel Stone explained the history in a great interview…
A few weeks ago, after sharing an article from Baseball Cards Magazine about 1952 Topps cards, a collector wrote how much he missed baseball card…
In May 1995, Trading Cards Magazine ran a piece by Jim Stevens asking which hockey cards were worth buying with $500. I thought it’d be fun to see how John…