Here's one you don't see every day, especially in triplicate: a 1984 Topps Football Cut Card Case! One of each sheet (“A”, “B”, and “C”). 

 Reggie Jackson is known as a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but did you know he also had a passion for classic cars? In the early 80s, Argus Publishing released a unique set of three cards featuring Jackson alongside some of the vehicles from his personal collection.

https://www.postwarcards.com/the-1980-81-argus-publishing-reggie-jackson-cards/ https://image.nostr.build/d44a1fe367a2d7ba2cd461c66ded114b760117a0402691245b333fd052140dd9.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7eae3f284a3a9bbcf609eb881987beb166ac1ab09e902ec4a989e5776c043eb1.jpg  

 Here's the original artwork Dick Perez painted for the 1984 Donruss Mike Schmidt Diamond Kings card.
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 What's super cool about the 1955 Topps Doubleheaders uncut panels is how clearly they show the continuous artwork designed into the backgrounds on the cards! https://image.nostr.build/3bda6d10cb6c8948e2027846b76975db365303d0506c6f271f81fe8ef9af0026.jpg  

 Who remembers when super premium packs were just $5.99? Anyway, the Dec 1996 issue of Sports Card Trader had an excellent article about Mike Cramer taking on the goliaths of the industry that I wanted to share.

https://www.postwarcards.com/pacific-takes-on-the-goliaths/
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 Who doesn't love the mouse? These four sheets from Gum Inc. were auctioned off together in April 2004 and included three from the R89 Mickey Mouse set, and one from the R90 Mickey Mouse with the Movie Stars set. https://image.nostr.build/77b5a7eb548ab7cc25a2a5d6e86316b7c51a0e88a22932ddfa6fe7352d11aae3.jpg  

 In a 'sort of related' follow-up to my post the other day about the Top 25 Most Expensive Baseball Cards In 1993, are the Top 75 All-Time Classic Baseball and Football Cards In 1992. https://image.nostr.build/3446e6b9fa837d38972d00f5f709dbe9c94eb96873ddf42f6f3c99772bd09618.jpg https://image.nostr.build/015310389f573ea4dbb7901794beb698eeceb5b46c6d217e98b260c893f58ef2.jpg  

 For those with cash, here are the top 25 most expensive baseball cards...as reported in the October 1993 issue of Sports Cards Magazine. https://image.nostr.build/54034aaed6e66226681b75354fd1682114c387e85f2cdd3b5dd99540e9db42a1.jpg https://image.nostr.build/5da1cf6337b49d4d7ec9186c1c9f62c3b1ca87dbe20706c62490218c4bd9f0cf.jpg  

 A little of what I’ve been working on:

Long form pieces:
- The golden age of baseball autograph inserts
- All about salesman samples
- Vintage baseball set advertising
- MSA Discs
- Dealer sell sheets 
- Venezuelan Albums
- Baseball sets sponsored by meat companies

Short form pieces:
- Wrapper redemptions in 1992
- Skybox T-shirts
- Topps remembers Jim Thorpe
- The Gelman Collection
- 1952 Topps double and triple print sets

Ultra short form:
- The weekly Post War Cards Newsletter: https://www.postwarcards.com/newsletter/ 

 Have you had your Wheaties today? I previously wrote about a 1940s Tommy Henrich Wheaties ad; Pee Wee Reese was a spokesman for the brand, too! https://image.nostr.build/67c8d4b58d41684f9d1910deec07430498f46aec4eaaa161c36c08eba3783413.jpg  

 You just don't see lots with this many vintage Topps display boxes as you used to when Ron Oser Enterprises offered these 14 together in April 2001. https://image.nostr.build/385130f3354b3cd568e20efa923b81708e5fa6bc93570c249d4e46e648539ace.jpg  

 Shoeless Joe Jackson autographs are super scarce. Sotheby’s offered this one, obtained directly from the Jackson family, in their April 1994 Important Baseball Cards and Sports Memorabilia auction. https://image.nostr.build/f12c0f0d3ba949c7c560c8d67a56dfe6a3f8ca428ba49a3c873c26943013bf55.jpg  

 I've been looking for a Minor League Baseball Card reference for a while. Finally, I ran across an ad for one in a June 1993 issue of Sports Cards Magazine! There's also a Standard Catalog of Minor League Baseball Cards out there. https://image.nostr.build/7173c4e41fd217f36498a1b89c21092f8fc4c46ef80a76324b06c7de2158df78.jpg  

 Mastro offered five scarce hockey wax packs in their August 2004 Sports Premier Catalog Auction. Here's the oldest, from the 1954/55 Topps set featuring a "who's who" of hockey greats: Kelly, Howe, Worsley, Bathgate, and Sawchuck! https://image.nostr.build/47f5cc355beee52800e64122b6fdc4024faac49f77a6f5aea77fe6d045025564.jpg  

 I ran across an item in Ron Oser’s Dec ‘00 catalog that perplexes me. It was described as a 3 1/2'' x 5 1/2'' “flexichrome artwork” for Darrell Johnson's ‘57 Topps card, but I always thought flexi's were used to color B&W images. 

Any ideas? Maybe intended for another set? https://image.nostr.build/f708c01ab1cce281a1b6a1adb806c1221a56efc341df37c959f267ba6134f08e.jpg  

 Richard Wolffers Auctions, Inc. offered three 1914 Boston Garter cards in their June 1993 auction and included these color photos of the Frank "Home Run" Baker and Walter Johnson cards. https://image.nostr.build/227ce10d1d96924d67f73263c577815790f883e93ebd22f026e62e29e031833e.jpg  

 In "I wish I owned a time machine" hobby history is this advertisement from the December 1979 issue of The Trader Speaks for "sealed gum cases at the lowest prices ever seen!" And yup, that would be from Mike Cramer's Pacific Trading Cards. https://image.nostr.build/f4dfdcf944ce01d63f6361cb4a84aa750eb29f60158f34ff7cd011ce9d55e703.jpg  

 It's a set that I've considered collecting, started, and stopped multiple times. What is 1941 Goudey baseball? Christie's offered these nine (as part of a complete set) in October 1992. https://image.nostr.build/708a573cbe6c3c5257a17eacb49315d862019ea053eb8121210efa8289d8d83b.jpg  

 I ran across the following pair of advertisements for card shows in the February 1983 issue of The Trader Speaks. https://image.nostr.build/fee5bcad0b80729d136b821e68e9e923d90ffa54b59885ade012216451d0e08d.jpg  

 Christie's offered this extremely scarce 1941 Play Ball paper sheet of twelve cards in their October 1993 catalog. It had an expected sales price of $750-1,000. https://image.nostr.build/11305b8f01cbc63059a45a794d76751c8770c9e24396b3c6fa93cf6fd0bff05f.jpg  

 I found this 1938 dealer advertising sheet for the Canadian counterpart of the U.S. Gum, Incorporated 1938 Horrors of War set in Mastro's 2004 auction catalog. https://image.nostr.build/1430d079c425211082f37ddfa39c346f5778ab52f30fdc4a9819a6ec24773812.jpg  

 Mastro offered a complete set of 96 1934 Goudey cards in their November 2000 auction. That's a cool enough set on its own, but what set the lot apart was the inclusion of the two albums Goudey produced to house the 1934 production. https://image.nostr.build/16d0e440ff4310c398e88af42a4b008c3921cb1616292da17df66d4be4398fdb.jpg  

 Here's a really cool item from Mastro's Classic Collector Auction in June 2006: a 1947-66 Exhibit Baseball unopened partial cello box of 25 packs. https://image.nostr.build/00bb04794108647e7568925dd67221814b40ee109cab3243403445753859f5c7.jpg  

 One of my favorite things from back issues of The Trader Speaks is seeing all the game's greats who were regular signers at card shows. Brooklyn's second Baseball Card And Sports Memorabilia Show had Cal Abrams, Gene Hermanski, and Billy Loes! https://image.nostr.build/67c14fc174089427c233f34aeaa4b0e379104217258e95abc5062893a2b3b57e.jpg  

 Mastro offered this 1976/77 Topps basketball unopened vending case in their April 2006 catalog; what are the odds it's still sealed today? https://image.nostr.build/2ff99f71ea07c2bb5905c20431b1e340e4d0846e45cb727738322ddf5c17702b.jpg  

 Tony Galovich wrote a three-page article about "investing" in unopened card packs and boxes for the June 1992 issue of Alan Kaye's Sports Cards News & Price Guides; it brought about a lot of conversation on FB, so I thought I'd share the entire thing on the blog.

https://www.postwarcards.com/the-1992-galovich-report-on-unopened-material/ 

 Hey…I found fiat that’s maintained its value!

Oh, this dollar bill happens to be signed by Mickey Mantle.

#Fiat #MickeyMantle #Money https://image.nostr.build/886f27f33163d98cab4ff7d9fab22b7d2dc98540cc191d6fb50b46bca90d7bf0.jpg  

 PSA has slabbed 141 1959 Topps Football Cello Packs; I have to presume a few of them are crossovers from when Mastro sold this lot of 36 GAI-graded 2nd-Series examples in August 2004

More on the blog: https://www.postwarcards.com/36-1959-topps-football-cello-packs/

#Football #SportsCards https://image.nostr.build/06284bfee907b75b4a91d872b8266cad7cd87a8a1f017fd80e393cdf9ca60e8c.jpg  

 Before Cramer Sports Productions became Pacific Trading Cards, they competed with TCMA in the 70s to produce minor league sets; I ran across this ad for a set they made for the Tucson Toros in the Sept 1977 issue of The Trader Speaks.

More on the blog: https://www.postwarcards.com/1977-tucson-toros-baseball-cards/

#Toros #Baseball https://image.nostr.build/b99df8c10c1c7b5cb617449edee7a18f62a9c974df2d435c0aee78afcb81721c.jpg  

 I came across a 1951 Bowman Baseball one-cent display box in Ron Oser Enterprises' April 2001 catalog, which inspired me to revive posts on the blog highlighting complete unopened product runs from various sets. This time, instead of dedicated pages, I'll be sharing them as blog posts with a bit of added commentary.

https://www.postwarcards.com/1951-bowman-baseball-unopened-products/ https://image.nostr.build/6b2269d47b8c71800956726adf174ff00c3147631d3334eb070268a3f62a5c2a.jpg  

 Popsicle is Topsicle!

Thanks Bob Feller! https://image.nostr.build/3b23154bc2b968ad969959e0ea21265b4df6cb9f33efcdf3460ec5ed6ccca542.jpg  

 Another incredible set I learned about by flipping through an old copy of The Trader Speaks (Sept. 1977) was the 1977 Tom Daniels Burleigh Grimes release. Grimes was the last pitcher allowed to throw to throw the spitball!

More about the set, including an example of an uncut sheet, here: https://www.postwarcards.com/1977-tom-daniels-burleigh-grimes-baseball-cards/

#BaseballCards #TheHobby #SpitBall https://image.nostr.build/06fd2cd147a5779a4b801e01ca0d4c322dfdb26a454e4a6d0834ce04ed4d32c5.jpg  

 Continuing what seems to be a "hobby hoarding" series dedicated to REA's July 2000 auction is this lot of 429 1970 Topps Super baseball cards.

#baseball #topps https://image.nostr.build/321f6fc1f0aed507bf04b46c758bd923533e0fd49473af4c398f3270585e676d.jpg  

 gm, good people!

This morning’s hobby research…Baseball Buttons! I think this display is from the ‘50s.

#Baseball #Buttons #Collect https://image.nostr.build/4e3c28426aa769384ae9a267d1d12c1ab1fcdac9aff0a10db4dd449566d32f8d.jpg  

 Today, here's a little hobby history courtesy of The Trader Speaks. It's an advertisement for the 1977 Indianapolis Indians baseball card set, confirming they were a Team Issue.

More about it on the blog, if you’re curious: https://www.postwarcards.com/1977-indianapolis-indians-team-issue-baseball-cards/

#Baseball #Indians #Indianapolis https://image.nostr.build/c999af7974d98890263a40963af2a9007d9591a00024820b474795b881c24457.jpg  

 Before Memory Lane Inc. sold the lone PSA 10 1948 Bowman Yogi Berra RC for $192k in 2017, Mastro moved the gem mint example in their April 2006 Sports Catalog Auction. https://image.nostr.build/7a2b3ffc98c080bbfb5374c192230f9201635b4dc805f08092db4bc23aeda027.jpg  

 I've studied the unopened hobby niche for a while, and this is the first 1952 Topps Look 'n See One-Cent Display Box I've seen. It was offered for sale in an April 2004 auction catalog along with a five-cent wrapper. https://image.nostr.build/af0bd4c555e6a672785dfda0e8614ff2ba778dd7e423871c488c5800c923ae19.jpg  

 When REA, then a division of MastroNETInc. offered this 1927 Babe Ruth "Babe Comes Home" lobby card for sale in their July 2000 catalog, it was the only example of this particular type known to exist.

More here: https://www.postwarcards.com/1927-babe-ruth-babe-comes-home-lobby-card/

#baberuth https://image.nostr.build/b5b6a49940ac32c7cf59d258bb9acc34488dc91c0cbaee9a6b46fcb104d31486.jpg  

 I ran across this advertisement for what is now a Hobby Library essential, The American Premium Guide to Baseball Cards by Ron Erbe, in the October 1981 issue of The Trader Speaks.

More about it here: https://www.postwarcards.com/the-american-premium-guide-to-baseball-cards/

#baseball #books #thehobby https://image.nostr.build/24939ccf6040d72f4697f3e084f8740c6f9270dae23538e939e4cd90b81b66b8.jpg  

 High on The Hobby Library want list is a 1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo Cuban League original album, ideally with a complete set inside; this one, from Mastro in June 2006, came with a near set (98/100).

More here: https://www.postwarcards.com/1945-46-caramelo-deportivo-cuban-league-set-in-original-album/

#Cuban #TheHobby #Baseball https://image.nostr.build/6c57e9b6e9f41e0ee5b9948298471fd5284959aab1368a4d226d5d3e07fa738f.jpg  

 Weekend goals: RBI Baseball 2!!!!

#Nintendo #Baseball #NES https://image.nostr.build/53d16fcab3ef05bd60a1f7c3c457ea0fc1f3f4ef213458729719b682926a839c.jpg  

 Despite its short run of only nine issues, Topps Magazine produced a ton of amazing content, including this brief piece from Skip Rozin on New York heroes Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Duke Snider.

More here: https://www.postwarcards.com/topps-remembers-willie-mickey-the-duke/ https://image.nostr.build/d704bd2c90e46db8e5e8db6d5b88a3dd32afd017bd451e3ca64032cd6570d912.jpg  

 Here’s a unique unopened adjacent collectible that I highlighted in this morning’s newsletter, a 1977 Topps Wax Tray Ad Sheet.

https://www.postwarcards.com/newsletter/ https://image.nostr.build/fbfc862f9e2fb96ab30ebde5642dfde7661517fae6182277917f8fdc7f874323.jpg  

 TCMA was ahead of its time, as evident in this advertisement from the June 1978 issue of The Trader Speaks, which offered a subscription to their 1978 Minor League card sets. https://image.nostr.build/f5509e242d5574e96946918ebba0eedcac8c5f4bf323832749dddec6772ed341.jpg  

 A little Centennial Flour research to kick the day off!

#Collect https://image.nostr.build/bb2400d32304d8bd7b2ee3c6c38a2b405948dc14e38957f6fc2fb3817efb110e.jpg  

 Just before the 2024 National, there was a lot of noise across the hobby about a PSA 9 graded 1953 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle hitting the market; imagine if this printer's proof set came up for sale now, too!

#Baseball #BaseballCards #MickeyMantle https://image.nostr.build/5eca8eabbd5c23e3a2ad20e29a1ba725a38eb023f1a697fd68c622c5c457cb69.jpg  

 While individual 1982-83 OPC Hockey rack packs are some of the most common of those OPC released between 1979 and 1989, cases are rare. This one was offered for sale in April 2006. https://image.nostr.build/38ab8f2289639b73db0fe071a3c8f6c69f6cf60a1e817518b5ed1f2321064a71.jpg  

 Bobby Bonilla was a spokesman for Ultra PRO in early 1992. Do you think they're still paying him today, like the Mets? https://image.nostr.build/3f29faf79f3efb83da5690a258e697ee20b36171ba895f224494ec84bae8f31c.jpg  

 I scanned this advertisement for a 'limited edition signed lithograph honoring the most dominating collegiate basketball force in history' from Alan Kayes Sports Cards News & Price Guides Number 5 from April 1992.

More here: https://www.postwarcards.com/ucla-legends-limited-edition-signed-lithograph/
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 This morning’s research topic: a circa 1937 Goudey Flip Movie Window Sign

#Goudey #Baseball #Advertising
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 Putting together a complete run of 1967 Topps Venezuela Retirado cards is pretty hard, particularly ones in decent condition, making this complete set of 50 that were auctioned off together in April 2006 all the more impressive.

#Topps #BaseballCards #Venezuela
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 #Nostr needs more Bryant “Big Country” Reeves content. 

 And this morning’s research centers around this Exhibits Uncut Sheet

#Baseball #Exhibits #BaseballCards
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 Miss the first issue of The Post War Cards Newsletter this morning? I kicked it off with a rare look at a 1954 Topps Ted Williams Advertising Sign-I know of only two examples in the hobby!

Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next one: https://www.postwarcards.com/newsletter/
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 This morning’s cardboard research find; the 1953 Topps #136 Ken Heintzelman original artwork

#Topps #Baseball #Art
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 Here's a card I only recently learned about, a 1933-36 Zeenut Pacific Coast League B&W Joe DiMaggio "Minor League" card.

#Baseball #JoeDiMaggio #SportsCards https://image.nostr.build/dc2bf4c594004ec1bce614a17089afa84d35a568447cd61793df981b56011533.jpg  

 Roundin’ up some 1951 Bowman baseball unopened product photos for a new article…

#baseball #bowman #baseballcards https://image.nostr.build/58c10032a5704a44d4838f83834574be6b1c1a32b56191362540f55ec529b745.jpg https://image.nostr.build/b8f0cb9a67c4ace6ab0a1192cab027b7c57913dce8e7f5f541708bcf8abc0960.jpg  

 Today, we present a 1949 Pixie Bubble Gum X-Ray Round-Up Advertising Poster from Topps' early days.

More on the blog: https://www.postwarcards.com/1949-topps-pixie-bubble-gum-x-ray-round-up-advertising-poster/ https://image.nostr.build/ec071057c345c7a6dfc10d6aed398fcf4336fd8f0f28912b468008219ad62257.jpg  

 I ran across this super cool signed 1933 Goudey Mel Ott card in Mastro's March 2006 Classic Collector Auction catalog. Why so cool? It was part of Frank Nagy's collection!

A few more details about it on the blog: https://www.postwarcards.com/frank-nagys-signed-1933-goudey-mel-ott-card/ https://image.nostr.build/d44db401a9bb015f15efd9286da52d3e1360f90a3ff942d4ad60b7cb062ac851.jpg  

 Here's an awesome advertisement, scanned from a June 2005 auction catalog for B.F. Goodrich P-F Canvas Shoes featuing a slew of MLB legends. https://image.nostr.build/d6af7ce704e69ec67067eb17888594c6c1a517d0ecca4d92a678a8a090608c94.jpg  

 How's this for rare and historically significant: a Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti signed 1983 All-Star Game First-Day Cover?!
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 Here's an incredible advertising contract featuring the full-name signature of "George H Babe Ruth." 
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 You'd think wrappers from the 1930's would be super scarce and super pricey. You got the pricey part right, but they're more common than you'd think; Mastro offered this lot of 11 together in July 1998. https://image.nostr.build/32642b6904bac45236c818592ea6b0c5099d4899cc88ff83c90c6c80a95fe431.jpg  

 REA, then a division of MastroNetInc., offered this massive find of 768 1952-55 Red Man Tobacco cards (760 with tabs) in their July 2000 Baseball Cards and Memorabilia auction. https://image.nostr.build/4c0b1b876975026177216f5d89106912f6fe7b4635febd4e177208ce36658720.jpg  

 If you read modern hobby guides about the 1976 Laughlin Diamond Jubilee set, most will say that the cards were available from the artist for $3.50. Well, here's an ad from the March 1977 issue of The Trader Speaks proving it! https://image.nostr.build/f5e6be5cd053d9b1f1bd1c6c1ee77e09c5713b8305c5a061681e3a87fa438d2c.jpg  

 I always feel bad for vintage hockey unopened collectors; finding these items is tougher than tracking down a unicorn. Here's one of them, a 1961/62 Topps Five-Cent Display Box.

More about this one here: https://www.postwarcards.com/1961-62-topps-hockey-five-cent-display-box/

#Hockey #WaxBox #SportsCards
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 A fantastic addition to The Hobby Library

#sportscard #books #collect 

 Pennants!
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 Hobby content!!!! nostr:note17d87nxw05se4j8r57l4vt7cceu098f8gp32ktfnnqakausfua05q9geeuq