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Baseball Card Stories

A Baseball Card Collection History

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Scott

Do you remember how your baseball card collection started?  I do.  Well, sort of.  When I was a kid, my father would take my brother and I down to the local candy shop.  We’d both get a dollar to spend … Continue reading →

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Baseball Card Gifts

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Scott

A buddy of mine, who knows that I’m a collector, and that my wife is a major Yankees fan (while I am not,) gave me a couple of baseball cards he found in some food product.  They are pretty nice … Continue reading →

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Babe Ruth Orioles Card From 1914

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Scott

Did you know that there was a baseball card of Babe Ruth on the Baltimore Orioles International League team from 1914?  There is.  And it’s very valuable.   The Baltimore Sun produced cards of the 1914 Baltimore Orioles for whom Babe Ruth … Continue reading →

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Hank Aaron Was a Lefty?

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Scott

Okay, we all know Hank Aaron was not a lefty.  He swatted his second-best 755 home runs as a right handed batter.  However…..in 1957 Topps produced Aaron’s card with a reverse image, which was never corrected.  The card can now … Continue reading →

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Ty Cobb Card….Gone

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Scott

Ever lost one of your favorite baseball cards?  Maybe a Wade Boggs or Don Mattingly rookie?  Did your wife, mother, or girlfriend throw out a prized card of yours?  Maybe, say a Roger Clemens, Cal Ripken, or Rickey Henderson rookie … Continue reading →

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