Vintage Sports Cards – Baseball – Basketball – Football – Hockey
I wrote about Alan “Mr. Mint” Rosen’s first book, The Insider’s Guide to Investing in Baseball Cards and Collectibles, previously on the blog – and had really wanted to get a copy of his second book, published three years later in 1994, but resellers on eBay and Amazon had wanted $70-100 for a copy for a … Read more
I haven’t really written about hobby finds here on PostWarCards before. I implied a find in my article about the 1971 Topps Winner Baseball Cards and the 4 Wax Boxes Seen at the 2021 National, and I mentioned that the hobby mocked Alan Rosen for advertising his finds in my review of his book. Given … Read more
Alan Rosen was one of the hobby’s first and most famous sports card dealers; some say infamous. And in 1991, with the help of Doug Garr, he published a fantastic book called Mr. Mint’s Insiders Guide to investing in Baseball Cards and Collectibles. The subheading on the cover read How to buy, sell, and make … Read more
There are a few classic images that get shared around the hobby a lot. I thought it would be cool to consolidate a few of them in one place and share a bit about their backgrounds. 1952 Topps Baseball Woolworth’s Display This photo is from the Woolworths in the Bronx, on Fordham Road, displaying a … Read more