Fleer was back in 1981, having finally won its court battle. Donruss also entered the sports card business and in less than ten years later, the 1989 Upper Deck baseball cards began a bit of a revolution, with an eye toward higher quality cards, counterproof holograms on the back and the advent of autographed insert […]

Few card sets were issued after the outbreak of World War II, but in the late 1940s, baseball cards entered their golden era.  Leaf Gum produced a set that included what is now regarded as Jackie Robinson’s rookie card.  Also in the late 40s, the Bowman Gum Company snapped up the license to produce large […]

The trend of tobacco cards continued as the 20thcentury unfolded.  The sports card hobby’s most popular vintage baseball card set is undoubtedly the 1909-1911 T206 set, issued via more than a dozen different brands by the American Tobacco Company.  It’s home to the famous T206 Honus Wagner card, and contains more than 500 cards.  Fairly […]

As photography began to become more widespread among the masses during the latter half of the 1800s, baseball teams began to pose for photographs.  What are widely considered the first baseball cards ever issued were, in fact, team photos of the Cincinnati, Brooklyn and Philadelphia clubs issued by sporting goods maker Peck and Snyder as […]