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Pre-Rookie Cards
Awhile back, a collector called to ask if I had any 1962 Post Cereal cards, because he was interested in the Bob Lilly card from that set. He said he collected pre-rookie cards of hall-of-famers, and...
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Sites I Like: Ed Meador Tribute
Earlier this week, via the Remember the Rams blog, I came across the Eddie Meador Hall of Fame Nomination site. The site is well-done and thorough–did you know that he worked in an Arkansas pickle...
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A Y.A. Tittle Pre-Rookie Card
One of my readers, Steve, recently called my attention to the card shown here, a 1949 Silber’s Bakery Colts Y.A. Tittle card. Huggins & Scott has the card up for sale in their current auction, and...
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Maybe the Buyer’s Name is Leo?
A few weeks ago, when I added 1967 Royal Castle Dolphins cards to the Vintage Football Card Gallery, I wrote that I had seen only one example of the Bob Griese card, an autographed copy in the SGC set...
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New in the Gallery: 1964 Kahn’s Wieners Football Cards
Today I added 1964 Kahn’s Wieners cards to the Vintage Football Card Gallery. Kahn’s, which is still in business, included football cards in packages of wieners each fall from 1959 to 1964. Only the...
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New in the Gallery: 1969 Glendale Stamps
Last week I added 1969 Glendale Stamps to the Vintage Football Card Gallery. There are 312 stamps in the set, 12 each for the 26 NFL teams of the time. The stamps are slightly smaller than 2×3 inches....
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New in the Gallery: 1953 Rams Team Issue Cards
Last week I added 1953 Los Angeles Rams Team Issue football cards to the Vintage Football Card Gallery. This was the first of five team sets that the Rams issued in the 1950s. The 1954, 1955, and 1957...
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Interesting eBay Auction of the Day: 1961 Lake to Lake Ray Nitschke
I put this 1961 Lake to Lake Packers Ray Nitschke card up for auction on eBay last night. The good news is that it’s a popular Packer, a pre-rookie card of a Hall of Famer, and a short print in a tough...
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Curley Culp’s Pre-Rookie Card and Stamp
Not surprisingly, there has been a lot of interest in Curley Culp’s 1973 Topps rookie card since he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame a week ago. Less known are Culp’s pre-rookie issues, but...
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