Marty Appel’s 1998 argument that Mickey Mantle ignited the baseball card hobby not once, but three different times.
Post War Cards
Sixteen original production artworks for the 1931 W517 set were offered together in 2000.
A 1997 look at how Stadium Club, Finest, Bowman and Chrome helped Topps fight its way back to the top of the hobby.
A rare 24-card 1934 World Wide Gum sheet offers a great look at how Canadian Goudeys were numbered and produced.
A rare 1962 Bazooka short-print box surfaced in a 2007 Mastro catalog before reappearing at REA twelve years later.
A fascinating contemporary look inside Fleer as the company tried to reinvent itself, and expand the trading card market, in 1993.
Four Wonder Bread hockey labels led youngsters to the real prize: a set of very rare 1960/61 hockey photo premiums.