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Posted By: Tim

Althought I have been collecting baseball cards for many years, I'm new to vintage cards. I am a huge baseball fan (Dodgers are my team) and am not happy with the attitudes of the modern day player. I will continue to watch games and support the Dodgers, but am going to limit collecting modern cards.

I have decided to concentrate on older cards fromt the 50's, 60's and some 70's.

I found the old cardboard site and like it as well as this forum.

Do you have any suggetstions on where I can read about vintage cards as well as the pre war cards?

I plna on collecting cards of Dodgers players. Where can I do research on cards such as the tobacco ones?

Also, I know it depends on the condition of the card and the player, but can you collect these pre war cards without breaking the bank?

I appreciate any help. Thanks and take care.

BC

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Posted By: Julie

"'50s, '60s and '70s" is not "pre war." The war around here is usually the first world war (1914-1918), but occasionally the second world war (1941-45).

We are occasionally allowed by our master to post "post war" cards and memorabilia, especially during World Series time, but sometimes, stuff from the '50s will disappear without a trace.



I imagine there are several people on the Vintage Baseball Card Forum who would buy, sell, or trade with you, but probably not ON the board. Click on any blue name--like yours--that appeals to you.

If you want to see some collector's sites from this board, click on "Vintage Links" at the top of the main page, and scroll down to "collector sites." Some great early stuff, and lots of TOBACCO CARDS (1886-1920s).

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Posted By: hankron

For card desriptions and checklists, you should get a copy of the the Standard Catalogue of Baseball Card by Bob Lemke (Krause Publications). Covers all eras, 1800s to today.

You should be able to gather a nice assortment of lower grade Pre-War Dodgers cards on a normal collecting budget. High quality issues like T206, T205 and Goudeys can be collected by most anyone.

Beyond the Topps and Bowmans, there are a lot of great 1950s-70s oddball cards that feature Dodgers. Bell Brand, Armour Coins, Swift Meats-- lots of great stuff, and all detailed in said Standard Catalog.

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Posted By: Julie

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