Leaving Their Mark We see collections with initials, marks and notations all of the time. It was not uncommon for brothers and sisters to put an initial or a mark on their cards to differentiate them from their siblings or to identify them when they were sharing or trading with friends. Many times, cards with pencils, crayon or marker have little to no value after being defaced, but still are great for collectors that are looking for bargains in building
About a month ago, I had the opportunity to meet up with a young couple from New York. They were getting ready to tie the knot, and were looking for some extra cash to help out with their wedding expenses. They had recently found a few vintage baseball cards which they thought had value - and to be honest, so did we. Although the collection was really small, it was jam packed with Hall of Famers Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Hank Greenberg. The cards were from the 1939 Play Ball set - one of the best sets known to
War raged in Europe and Asia. Tensions were taut in other parts of the world. And baseball reigned in the sports arena in these last few months of peace in the United States. Enter Gum, Incorporated, and its third issue of baseball themed trading cards. The Philadelphia based confectioner, founded by Jacob Bowman, controlled over 60% of the bubble gum market in that period. In the late 1930’s, Gum, Inc., added various trading cards to packs of their main product, and in 1939 through 1941, Gum, Inc. issued annual baseball themed series. The 2-1/2” by 3-1/8” cards were larger than
Everyone seems to have heard a story about how their parents or siblings threw out their childhood baseball card collection. While these stories are commonplace, such losses helped add to the increased scarcity of vintage baseball cards in the modern day. Recently, Just Collect met with an individual that had a collection that most in the family thought had met the same unfortunate fate. The gentleman that contacted Just Collect mentioned that this collection had been his father’s and was collected during his childhood in 1941. At some point, the collection vanished and the thoughts turned to whether it had
Offered this week is a 1939 Play Ball #92 Ted Williams Rookie HOF Red Sox SGC 60 Baseball Card. This amazing example is Well Centered! Ted was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 22-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox. Williams was a two-time American League Most Valuable Player winner, led the league in batting six times, and won the Triple Crown twice. A nineteen-time All-Star,
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