1962 Topps # 30 Eddie Mathews [#] (Braves)
Grade |
EX/MINT |
Book Value |
$ 40 |
Our Price |
$ 24.95
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on vintage baseball, football, basketball, hockey, sport and non-sports cards.
1951 Bowman Football Cards Checklist & Values
Bowman Gum Company had rights to produce NFL football cards from 1948 thru
1952. 1951 Bowman football cards were available in 6-card packs for a nickle
and single-card packs for a penny !!! Each with a piece of gum.
WHAT A BARGAIN !!!
The top rookie card in this set is of future Cowboys Hall-of-Famer Tom Landry.
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1951 Bowman Football cards checklist, values and prices.
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1977 Topps AUTOGRAPHED Baseball Cards
The following autographed vintage cards come with an auction house LOA
(Letters of Authenticity) from the top authenticators in the hobby
- PSA/DNA / James Spence / UDA / GAI !!!
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1977 Topps Autographed Baseball card checklist and prices
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Autographed Gateway Cachets

Gateway Stamp Company has provided collectors over 1 MILLION
authenticated certified autographs over the last 30+ years.
Though a "stamp company", Gateway went down a new creative road
combining art, color photographs, historical events & autographs
with their full-color silk cachet envelopes.
WHAT IS A SILK CACHET ?
A "cachet" is a design on an envelope marking an event.
"Silk" refers to the delicate material the art and photography are
printed on after which it's signed by the player and then post-marked by
the Post Office IN THE EVENT'S CITY !!!
WHY POSTMARKS?
A postmark is a great way to mark historical events and the rules
governing postmarks GUARANTEES that NO Gateway issue can EVER be
re-issued protecting their value !!!
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Autographed Gateway Cachets info, values & prices.
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How long have sports cards been around ? (part 1)
The first baseball trading cards date back to 1869. For many years,
baseball cards were packaged in packs of tobacco as a way to increase sales
the same way that today prizes are packaged in boxes of cereal.
In the 1920's and 1930's, candy and gum companies started packaging baseball
cards in their products as well.
Baseball card production was virtually halted in the early 1940's due to paper
shortages created by World War II. The "Modern Era" of baseball cards began in
1948 when Bowman Gum Inc. offered one card and one piece of gum in a pack for a penny.
The first important football set was the Mayo set featuring college players
in 1984. Other than the 1935 National Chicle set no other key football set was
issued until 1948 when noth Bowman and Leaf produced sets.