George Brett - 2003 Flair Greats Sweet Swatch JUMBO GAME-USED JERSEY PATCH
RARE !!! ONLY 53 MADE !!!Great multi-colored patch card !!! (#13/53) (5x8 inches) (Royals)
| Grade | NM/MINT |
|---|---|
| Book Value | $ 150 |
| Our Price |
$ 129
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1954 Bowman Baseball |
Perhaps distracted by it's competition with Topps, the 1954 Bowman set was
filled with errors and variations. Nearly 20% (40/224 cards) had some sort
of variation, with some having more than 2. 
TOP ROOKIES: Don Larsen, Harvey Kuenn, Frank Thomas
1991 Cardboard Dreams Baseball Cards |
Neat oddball set with a very unusual mix of players.
A promotional lead-in for "Cardboard Dreams" a soon to be
sportscard magazine. Promo cards were given out at a few
regional baseball card shows mostly in So. Cal.
1968 Topps Action All-Star Stickers |
Boxes had 12 packs (10 cents each) with 1 sticker per pack. Sets could be
made back then for $1.60. Today, the Mantle panel goes for around $2,000. 
Starting approximately in 1886, sportscards, mostly baseball cards, were often included with tobacco products, for promotional purposes and also because the card reinforced the packaging and protected cigarettes from damage. These sports cards are referred to as tobacco cards in the baseball card hobby. Over the next few years many different companies produced baseball cards. Tobacco cards soon started to disappear as the American Tobacco Company tried to develop a monopoly by buying out other companies.
They were reintroduced in the 1900s, as American Tobacco came under pressure from antitrust action and Turkish competition. The most famous and most expensive, baseball card is the rare T206 Honus Wagner. The card exists in very limited quantities compared to others of its type because Wagner forced the card to be removed from printing. It is widely (and incorrectly) believed that Wagner did so because he refused to promote tobacco, but the true explanation lies in a dispute over compensation.
Soon other companies also began producing baseball and football cards. Sports magazines such as The Sporting News were early entries to the market. Candy manufacturers soon joined the fray and reflected a shift toward a younger target audience for cards. Caramel companies were particularly active and baseball cards were one of the first prizes to be included in Cracker Jacks. World War I soon suppressed baseball card production.
