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  eNews Issue #131 (March 2015)       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
2. Set Profile: 1938 PM8 "Our National Game" Pins
3. Latest Additions to the OldCardboard.com Website
4. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)


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 Key Events Calendar on the Old Cardboard website.

Have an event that needs to be on the OC Calendar?
Email editor@oldcardboard.com.


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March 2015

17-19Phone/Internet Hake's Americana & Collectibles Auction (incl. baseball; website).
19Phone/Internet Mile High Auction (see website for details).
25Internet All-Sports Auctions (see website for details).
25-26Phone/Internet Clean Sweep Auctions (see website for details).
26Internet Bagger's Auctions (see website for details).
26Phone/Internet Giovanni Sports Auctions (see website for details).
28Phone/Internet Small Traditions Auctions (see website for details).
28Internet Love of the Game Auction (see website for details).

April 2015

1Phone/Internet Hunt Auctions (see website for details).
7Phone/Internet Prestige Collectibles Japanese Auction (see website for details).
9Phone/Internet Huggins & Scott Auctions (see website for details).
9Phone/Internet Bussineau Sports Rarities Spring Auction (see website for details).
15Austin, TX Distribution of Issue #32 (Spring 2015) of Old Cardboard (renew now).
16Phone/Internet Sterling Sports Auctions (see website for details).
17-19Strongsville, OH Ohio Sports Collector Convention (see website for details).
17-19SF, CA (Cow Palace) Tristar Collector Show (see website for details).
25Phone/Internet Robert Edward Auctions (see website for details).


2. Set Profile: 1938 PM8 "Our National Game" Pins

The 30 pins in this set are listed as PM8 in the American Card Catalog. However, they are most often referenced as "Our National Game" pins by collectors because of the title printed on the cards on which they were distributed.

The PM8 set contains an abundance of star players, with half of them later inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame.

The 7/8-inch diameter metal disks were produced around 1938. They have a bendable tab on the back rather than the more common pin used in other sets.

Shown about 2 times
actual size
The player image (head protrait only) is printed in shades of two colors (blue and fleshtone) over a cream-colored background. The player's first and last name is placed below the image in all capital lettering followed by his team name (also all caps) on a second line in smaller type. The individual pins unnumbered. The backs are blank and have no markings.

The card stock backing on which the pins were distributed is printed with a border of blue stars and red stripes. In addition to the "Our National Game" title at the top, the subtitle "A Baseball Hero" is positioned below the pin. All card backings for the pins are identical for all 30 players without the player's name. Due mainly to a large find in Oklahoma in the early 1990's, the pins are often found today with the backing still intact.

Signs of scuffing, especially around the top circumference of the pins, are common.

"Our National Game" pins are relatively common. Their value remains relatively low, starting at around $15-$20 for a common player in reasonably good condition. HOFers are somewhat higher.

Little is known about the origins of the PM8 set and several hobby "old-timers" that we contacted had no knowledge of the manufacturer or original distributor. An Internet search results in little if any additional background information. Please let us know if any of our readers have further knowledge of the pins (especially the set's manufacturer or distributor) and we will post an update in a future eNewsletter.

A Player Checklist and Set Gallery of the PM8 are provided on the Old Cardboard website.



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3. Latest Additions to the OldCardboard.com Website

We are continually expanding the Old Cardboard website with more set profiles, checklists and card galleries. Recent (past 30-40 days) additions include:

Set Checklists have been added for:
1937   W463-7   "Four-on-One" Exhibits
1938   W463-8   "Four-on-One" Exhibits

Set Galleries have been added for:
1937   W463-7   "Four-on-One" Exhibits

Updating the website with checklists and full set galleries for additional vintage sets is an ongoing project, so check back often to check out the latest additions. There are now many thousands of card images on the website and the list continues to grow every month. We welcome and encourage feedback with checklist additions, card images, error corrections and suggestions. Please send all input to editor@oldcardboard.com.

Beyond the above pages recently added to the Old Cardboard website, we continue to expand and refine our eBay Custom Search Links to make finding vintage baseball cards on eBay easier than ever. The results of these searches are continuously changing, so check back often to find the most recent eBay listings. Samples of a few of these custom searches are provided below. Hundreds more are provided on the Set Profile pages throughout the Old Cardboard website.

Foreign
C46 Imperial Tobacco (Canada)
V61 Neilson's Choc. (Canada)
V300 O-Pee-Chee (Canada)
Propagandas Montiel (Cuba)
Stamps/Transfers (Germany)
Menko Cards (Japan)

Miscellaneous
S74 "Silks"
1914 B18 Blankets
1939 Centennial Stamps
1930s Diamond Matchbooks
Baseball Sheet Music
1943 Yankees Stamps

(more custom searches
by major card group)



4. News Briefs (A Digest of Recent Hobby Happenings)

OC Website Partially Down. We are happy to report that the Old Cardboard website is back in full operation after a partial outage that lasted several days. While the home page and other key functions remained up, the problem involved links to the important vintage card Set Profiles. We regret any inconvenience to our website visitors but unfortunately were totally dependent on technical support (or lack thereof) from our hosting provider. We consider the outage unacceptable and will be evaluating alternative hosting services going forward. Meanwhile, we appreciate your patience.


Lyman and Brett Hardeman
Old Cardboard, LLC.

Old Cardboard, LLC. was established in December 2003, to help bring information on vintage baseball card collecting to the hobbyist.  Produced by collectors for collectors, this comprehensive resource consists of three components: (1) Old Cardboard Magazine, (2) a companion website at www.oldcardboard.com and (3) this eNewsletter. The Old Cardboard website contains more than 500 pages of descriptive reference information for baseball card sets produced fifty years ago or longer.  Each of these set summaries has a direct set-specific link to auctions and a similar link to 's powerful search engine for further research.  The website also includes a Show and Auction Calendar, an eBay Top 50 Vintage Sellers List, and much more.  As a result, the Old Cardboard website makes a great "Alt-tab" companion for vintage card shoppers and researchers.  Old Cardboard eNews provides current hobby news, upcoming shows and auctions, and updates to the website and the magazine.  It is published around the middle of each month.  For a FREE subscription to the eNewsletter, or for subscription information on Old Cardboard Magazine, please visit the website at www.oldcardboard.com.  If you find this information resource helpful, please tell your friends.  We need your support and your feedback. Thank you.