From the earliest playing cards up through the most modern sports collectibles, people have always loved playing with and collecting cards.
How did I start collecting Victorian trade cards? In the late 60s I was a bottle collector, early American bo… [more]
Dave Campbell contacted me after reading a post on The Baseball Card blog. He's been collecting baseball card… [more]
Ben Crane's excellent reference site on Victorian trade cards. Includes a scrapbook containing hundreds of beautifu… [more]
The gum is gone, but the cards are going strong... 2,500 of them in 38 categories. From 'American Beauties' to Elvi… [more]
Paul Holstein’s impressive collection of vintage Star Wars cards from 1977 to 1984. Includes everything from PSA … [more]
A full house of great images and reference information on vintage playing cards. Browse cards by country and subjec… [more]
This Dutch site showcases a wonderful international collection of old playing cards, with themes as varied as the P… [more]
Roll up your socks for this Library of Congress collection showcasing hundreds of players on colorful early basebal… [more]
Ben Henry's lively vintage baseball card blog, started in January 2006, offers hundreds of great posts on (and pict… [more]
Dave Campbell's in-depth blog on old baseball (and some football) cards lives up to it's motto: 'do cards, not drug… [more]
Check out this well-organized collection of 500 sets of baseball cards, each over 50 years old. Browsable by type a… [more]
This great database of pro and collegiate football cards from the 1950s and 1960s offers scanned images of cards fo… [more]
Great reference on ephemera... includes examples and descriptions of various ephemera categories, selected special … [more]
Marty Weil's wide-ranging, in-depth blog on ephemera, including lots of great interviews with ephemera collectors. … [more]
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