Babe Ruth had a legendary baseball career, and his larger-than-life character created a fascination for him. He was, and remains, bigger than the sport of baseball, continuing to have a…
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The great thing about Card Twitter is the constant flow of surprisingly awesome cards it presents. Recently, a collector shared a photo of the 10 1976 Topps Sporting News All-Time…
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The 135-card 1952 Topps Look ‘N See set is often described as the ideal non-sports set in the post-war hobby and is incredibly popular. Its popularity probably stems from the…
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If you look closely at the 1957 Topps #95 Mickey Mantle card’s right side, you can see that Topps tried to air-brush someone out of the card. But who is…
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A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about collecting Bobby Thomson items related to his Shot Heard ‘Round the World Game. And it’s encouraged me to continue looking at…
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There’s a group of iconic pre-war baseball players who transcend their era. Players like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Joe Jackson, Lou Gehrig, Honus Wagner, and Christy…
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In my post, What’s a Post-War Card, I defined pre-war cards too as any card created in 1939 or earlier. And while the focus of my attention in the hobby…
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