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Post War Cards

1934 Quaker Oats Babe Ruth Advertising Sign

In 1993, Sotheby’s offered this Quaker Oats Babe Ruth Advertising Sign in their Important Baseball Cards and Sports Memorabilia auction. Sign me up for this club!…

1965 Topps Battle Five-Cent Proof Wrapper

This is a one-of-a-kind production relic for the five-cent wrapper for the 1965 Topps Battle series. Ex-Topps Vault. I presume Mastro was the first auction house…

1991 Topps Desert Shield Soldier Stories

Topps Magazine usually had a section up front called “Fans Notes,” essentially letters to the editor. The first “note” in the Summer 1991 edition was…

The Hobby’s Biggest Scam

I jokingly shared a scan of the May 1993 issue of Sports Cards (former Baseball Cards) magazine and tagged Dr. Sports Antagonist, who wrote, “Coincidence…