Your Information Resource for Vintage Baseball
Cards
eNews (August
2004, Issue
#4)
www.oldcardboard.com
Hello vintage card collecting friends! 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. The
2004 National In
Review 3. Launch Status of Old Cardboard Magazine4. OC's featured Set
of the Month (Rittenhouse
Candy)
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1. Updated Auction and Show
Calendar*
The
following is a summary of vintage card events coming up in the next
30-45 days. For details on all upcoming vintage card shows and
auctions, see the auction
calendar on the Old
Cardboard website.
*To add
an auction or vintage show date to our calendar just send an email to editor@oldcardboard.com and
we'll be happy to post it for you. The designates an Old
Cardboard sponsor.
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2. The
2004 National In
Review
The
National Convention in Cleveland was a positive
experience for most dealers and collectors alike! A brief overview of the show can be viewed at www.oldcardboard.com/national.asp.
For more detailed coverage with lots
of color photos taken at the show, see Issue #1 of Old Cardboard
Magazine.
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MagazineAt the National Sportscard Collectors Convention in Cleveland, we announced the launch of Old
Cardboard Magazine, a full-color
hard-copy publication devoted to
collectors of vintage baseball cards and memorabilia. The magazine was created as a companion to
the Old Cardboard website
and this eNewsletter. The three publications work together to bring you
the broadest range of information on baseball card sets and related
memorabilia produced before 1950. The primary focus for each of the three
components is:
OC
Website--A comprehensive reference of summary data on each of some 500 card
sets
OC
eNews--The latest news on hobby events as well as updates to the website and
magazine
OC
Magazine--Provides in-depth coverage for selected card sets and
closely
related topics
The quarterly magazine will
be distributed around the 15th day
of January, April, July and October. The inaugural issue will be
going to the printer soon and is on track to
be in your hands by mid-October
2004.
We
are deeply gratified with the
response received so
far. During the National convention,
we filled all
advertising space for
the first issue and signed up
scores of charter subscribers. The initial feedback has been extremely encouraging. A few of the comments that we have received so
far include:
For subscriptions and a closer look at Old Cardboard Magazine,
visit:
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OC's featured Set of the
MonthOur "Set of the Month" for August is the 1933 Rittenhouse
Candy set produced in
Philadelphia. The
52-card issue is one of the less
attractive sets in pre-war baseball, yet
relatively obscure and highly valued among collectors.
Designated as E285 by the American Card Catalog, the fronts of the cards were
produced in red, green, and blue ink variations, and contained a player image in
the center of the card with a playing card
border.
The backs of these cards were
printed as part of a redemption promotion with letters
spelling "Rittenhouse Candy Company." In
case you haven't noticed, the backs also inspired the design of the Old
Cardboard logo.
OK! Now, more than 70 years
later, we decided to play the Rittenhouse game--and we could use a little help
from our friends. As you can see, we still have a ways to go. Any assistance
that you can provide in completing the puzzle is most welcome. Just attach a
scan with a missing letter from the back of your original E285 card and send to
editor@oldcardboard.com. We will
be happy to credit you as the supplier of any missing letters that you
provide! With a little luck, we will be
able to present the completed puzzle in next month's
eNews.
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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 before 1950. 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 the newly launched Old Cardboard Magazine, please visit the home page of the website at www.oldcardboard.com. If you find this
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feedback. Thank you.
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