Tobacco card prices, 1944-1957

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I love this stuff ... On this one in particular is very interesting!! It mentions bray having 2000 different n172's...having a t231 up for auction... I wonder who the player was Leon? And the fact that he had never seen T214-t217 is a testament to their rarity .

I saw that....my guess is Carson Bigbee...

great stuff, thanks for posting it!!

[ullmandds]

Oh and there was a mention of b/w trade cards prior to 1870 if I remember correctly...what does this refer to?

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Oh and there was a mention of b/w trade cards prior to 1870 if I remember correctly...what does this refer to?

I think he's probably referring to tobacco trade cards, because he then contrasts them with insert cards. But he's just guessing on the dates, because most trade cards are not dated. The earliest copyright date I've seen on a trade card is 1872, I think.