I don’t often dive into pre-war sets—they’re not my specialty. But when I spot an elusive premium issue in an old catalog with a ‘hobby-library…
Post War Cards
Today, I wanted to look back at and share information from the early days of Topps as a card company, particularly the Federal Trade Commission…
Here’s the original artwork Dick Perez painted for the 1989 Donruss Frank Viola #23 Diamond Kings card. Ron Oser Enterprises offered it in a lot…
Variety is the spice of life, and Topps definitely mixed things up with the introduction of tall boy sized cards with their 1964 Hockey set.…
A few rare cards have managed to trickle into the hobby despite Topps’ intention not to release them. These cards were usually caught and updated…
It’s always amused me how hobby periodicals advertised on each other’s pages, almost like an endless loop of cross-promotion. So, I wasn’t surprised to find…
Here’s one of the most gorgeous pieces of sports memorabilia: an extremely rare 1942 Rose Bowl Program for Duke vs. Oregon State, played in Durham,…