A 1981 Baseball Cards Magazine article on Drake’s return to cards—and a prediction that their advertisements will be rare and valuable.
Post War Cards
A few-dollar card captures one of baseball’s great what-ifs: Roberto Clemente, briefly a Dodger, before history sent him to Pittsburgh.
A complete scan of The Trader Speaks, Vol. 3 No. 2 from December 1970. Before comps, slabs, and social media—this was the hobby.
The 1982 Topps football set looks modest, but the return of NFL team logos make it one of the more important releases of the era.
Six cards, from Ripken to Jordan, trace how childhood collecting moments shaped my lifelong perspective on the hobby.