On a lower level, back in the 90’s, Consumer Reports had a book on baseball cards detailing every major set released into the 1890’s. Generic, I know, but had a lot of info to digest. Inch thick or so. Pretty good book (with pictures
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Currently, Scot Readers T206 ebook is a must read for the Monster collector. Go as deep as you want. But here, I learned of the different backs,scarcity and things to look for.
Net54 is all about friendship and education. In the few years I have been here, I have learned so much about prewar cards, that I would not learned anywhere else.
P.S. - I am not related to Uncle Leon