My dad was born in the 1940s and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He retired from his business job when I was in 5th grade and ran a Coin and…
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1989 Score football wasn’t the most popular football set the year it was released. That honor went to Pro Set. However, it’s now considered a landmark modern football set and…
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1975 Topps Baseball cards are an incredibly popular product. The set has both the George Brett and Robin Yount rookie cards and a slew of other Hall-of-Famers. Additionally, there is…
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This site is called PostWarCards, but what exactly is a post-war card? I feel I should probably define it so that you, the audience, can have a better idea of…
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Introduction James Edward “Pete” Runnels MLB career spanned from 1951-1964 as a player with a short stint as the Boston Red Sox manager from 1965-1966. He was a solid hitter…
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In 1958, Topps introduced their first subset, a group of All-Star cards sponsored by SPORT Magazine. Yankee Slugger Mickey Mantle was, of course, included. In their 1959 release, Topps expanded…
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Like many kids in the 80s and early 90s, I collected sports cards with a relentless passion. I was lucky to live in cities with iconic athletes and a bunch…
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There are so many criteria one could use to call a baseball card underrated. A baseball card’s merit has a lot to do with the player’s popularity. But, a teammate…
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Introduction The price of unopened sports card material has been skyrocketing for a few years. In particular, 1970s Basketball has seen an unusually high growth rate over the past two…
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Introduction & Background The Frank H. Fleer Corporation was looking to make a jump into the sports card game to grow its share of the bubble gum market. While Bowman…
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