These 1951 postaco stamps are extremely scarce, only 1 complete sheet with twelve stamps was found  in the 1990’s making this set collectible and not extinct. The stamp features a black and white portrait of the player with a bright background either red-orange or yellow. Backs are blank. Players to look for are Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner and Christy […]

Although the year issue date of these baseball cards are unconfirmed Christy Mathewson is the only baseball player shown in this card set. These baseball cards were distributed with cereal boxes. Other cards feature presidents, generals, indian chiefs, explorers, etc. The front is printed in red and blue and the back is blank. Card front shows portrait […]

With over two hundred different players included in this baseball card set but with different variations Post Cereal included these baeball cards in cereal boxes. The front of the baseball card shows a portrait of the player in full color, their bio and staticstics for their 1960 career. The backs were left blank. Some cards […]

Topps Teams release of the 9 baseball card scarce set is a hard to complete. These cards came in two versions with and without the date, cards without the date are more valuable. The picture shows the full team, Cardinals and Red Sox are the most difficult cards to obtain.  Cards to look out for: 1a & […]

Amazing set to complete, with 407 baseball cards this was the largest set released by Topps of its time. Players photos are black and white and logos are colored, this was the first time color was used in the logos. High numbers were distributed in limited areas and are considered extremely rare. Cards to look out […]

Hockey cards have been around much loneger than football and basketball cards. Hockey cards were included in cigarette packs from the early 1900’s till the 1930’s then Canadian World Wide Gum Co. and O-pee-chee issued the cards with their gum products. Bee Hive Photos a very popular food premium that lasted decades made an appearence on […]

Topps released a set of die cut cards in 1951 all 11 players are Hall Of Famers. The baseball card features a black and white action player photograph with a colored name plaque at the bottom of the card. These cards were made with a fold so that they can stand on their own, this […]

Topps release two 52 baseball card sets of cards with red and blue backs in 1951 that sold for 1 cent. The blue backs are considerably more scarce than the red back counterparts. The black backs include the players black and white picture on red, white and yellow background along  with the players name and their 1950 record […]

Topps chewing gum company entered the sports card market in 1951. The first year Topps cards were very unattractive compared to their counterpart Bowman. Today topps cards are the most traded cards on the market.
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Baseball card collecting has been a hobby to many since the 1800’s. Advertisers used baseball cards for advertising campaings and included samples of promotional products. Today, baseball card manufacturers promote themselves and the player at hand with stats and other valuable information on that specific player. Obtaining sports cards from the 1800’s is quite easy if your willing to […]