Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball Cards
eNews Issue #21 (January 2006) www.oldcardboard.com
Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball Cards
eNews Issue #21 (January 2006) www.oldcardboard.com
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Welcome to Old Cardboard, the most complete reference resource for information about collecting vintage baseball cards and related memorabilia. More information about this eNewsletter and its companion website and magazine are found at the bottom of this page.
Contents:
1. Updated Auction and Show Calendar The following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next 30-45 days. For the most current listings on additional vintage card shows and auctions, see the Show and Auction Calendar on the Old Cardboard website. |
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January 2006 | ||
| 25 | Phone/Internet | Clean Sweep Auctions (see website for details). |
| 29 | Internet | Heritage Internet Auction (see website for details). |
February 2006 | ||
| 10 | Internet | CubanBaseballCards.com (see website for details). |
| 22 | Phone/Internet | Goodwin and Co. Auction (see website for details). |
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2. E271 Darby Chocolates Discovery Adds Two Cards to Checklist! A complete box produced and originally distributed by Darby Candy Company in 1910 has been recently discovered. Even more importantly, neither of the two player poses pictured on the box (one from the front and one from the back) have been previously known on hobby checklists. And to add icing to the cake, one of those cards features a second pose for Ty Cobb--the same fielding pose found in other "E-Card" series.
The E271 set is among the rarest of the early candy and gum cards. Although listed in the American Card Catalog, only several cards from the set were known until a discovery in North Carolina in 1982 surfaced 22 new cards. Even with the two new cards found on this recently discovered box, the checklist now stands at only 36 different cards. Today fewer than 50 Darby Chocolates cards in total are known to exist. Prior to this recent discovery, only four full Darby Chocolates boxes were known. Thus, the Cobb-Vaughn box is just the fifth full box reported in the hobby. In addition to the new Cobb pose, the box contains the only known card from the set that pictures "Jim" Vaughn.
The Darby Chocolates box was found by a non-collector in the New England area. It has been consigned to Robert Edward Auctions and is planned for auction by REA in their Spring auction scheduled for April 29, 2006. According to Robert Lifson, president of REA, "the box has been assembled but could easily be disassembled, if desired, and displayed flat." Technically, according to Lifson, the box is in overall Good condition, with various flaws including some minor creasing and staining. As seen in the image above, the staining is light on the side with Cobb, and much more pronounced on the side with Vaughn. The top flap is detached but present. The Cobb side appears much cleaner and brighter, but does have some small creasing and light staining. Additional information about the set, along with an updated checklist that includes the newly discovered cards, can be found on the Old Cardboard website at E271 Darby Chocolates.
3. Latest Card Set Updates to the OldCardboard.com Website
We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and set galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:
Set Checklists have been added for:
Set Galleries have been added for: We continue to update the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage issues, so check in often to check out the latest additions. Any assistance from website viewers in adding new checklists and scans for card galleries is most welcome. Please send input to editor@oldcardboard.com. 4. The New OldCardboard.com
1. Old Cardboard Audio section. We have added an audio section to the website to accompany magazine articles and other editorial features that benefit from pointing to old radio programs. We will add to this section as we obtain more audio files from collectors and dealers. See separate article below. 2. Ebay Sellers List. This extremely popular page has been updated and is now more accessible from the homepage. The Ebay sellers list displays the Top 50 sellers of pre-war baseball cards. Information about each seller is provided including their eBay rating, the approximate portion of their auctions that contain vintage material as well as their typical S&H charges and stated payment options. A direct link allows connection to their Ebay store with a single mouse-click. In addition, links to some of the most popular vintage card categories can now be accessed directly from the Old Cardboard homepage. 3. Vintage bookstore. In conjunction with Amazon.com, we have added a vintage online bookstore with some of the most popular and interesting books about vintage baseball and related memorabilia. Note: back issues of Old Cardboard Magazine are not sold through Amazon; they can still be ordered from the Old Cardboard Subscriptions page at www.oldcardboard.com/subscriptions.asp. Links to the Auction/Show Calendar, Collector's Dugout guidelines, eNews Signup and archive, card group galleries, etc. are still located on the homepage but have shifted into new positions. They are still easy to find. 5. 1947 NBC Ruth Premium Helps Launch New Audio Section
A Babe Ruth Premium issued in 1947 by the National Broadcasting Company has helped spur the launch of a new Audio Section on the Old Cardboard website. We have tracked down the original NBC 30-minute broadcast that the premium card was used to promote, and the broadcast has become the lead recording for the new section of Old Time Radio broadcasts. In time, the section will feature additional baseball-related broadcasts from the golden age of radio. The one-card "set" was distributed by NBC to promote its weekly DuPont "Cavalcade of America" programs. The premium card (shown at right) is printed on heavy stock. It's six-by-nine-inch format displays an impressive black and white image of Ruth in a batting pose, and is free of any other labeling on the card front. On the reverse is a reminder for listeners to tune in to hear "The Story of Babe Ruth on the DuPont Cavalcade of America." The program was aired by NBC on Monday, September 29, 1947. Following the card's promotional message is a full listing of "The Babe's 54 Major League records" provided courtesy of The Sporting News. The Cavalcade of America might well be considered as the old-time radio equivalent to the current A&E Biography channel, or the programming now seen on the History Channel. The long-running (mid 1930's until the early 1950's) weekly broadcast was well funded by its sponsor, DuPont Company. Programming was written, directed and acted by many of the period's leading personalities from the stage, screen and radio. A full orchestra accompanied the action narrative. Authors, playwrights, artists, inventors, industrialists and sports personalities were among the many subjects profiled in the broadcasts. In addition to the NBC Ruth broadcast, the new Audio Section includes the recorded broadcast of a 1934 game played between two of the strongest teams of that era--the Yankees and the Tigers. All files in the Old Time Radio Audio Section are provided in "MP3" format. When selected, they will download and play automatically on most computers. Additional information about the premium card (along with a near-full-size image of the card's front and back) is provided in an article in Issue #6 (Winter 2006) of Old Cardboard Magazine.
Lyman and Brett Hardeman
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