1930s Baseball Cards - Colors and Artwork

[SAllen2556]

With the Diamond Stars, doesn't it seem like the 1934 cards from 1 to 24 are very undervalued? Prices run pretty much the same as the 1935 versions, yet if you look at card target or other "sold" prices, the ratio of '35 versions to '34 versions are at least 5 to 1. I looked up Maranville and the ratio was even greater, yet the prices don't reflect the rarity at all, especially in comparable condition. I wonder how popular they were when they first came out in '34? It seems like either the print run was shorter or they just didn't sell well that first year.

My raw Diamond Star set. I'd love to somehow frame the entire set like this on a wall.

[Beatles Guy]

Outside of my Cardinals/Browns collection, I am almost exclusively collecting 30s cards. The artwork is second to none.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

With the Diamond Stars, doesn't it seem like the 1934 cards from 1 to 24 are very undervalued? Prices run pretty much the same as the 1935 versions, yet if you look at card target or other "sold" prices, the ratio of '35 versions to '34 versions are at least 5 to 1. I looked up Maranville and the ratio was even greater, yet the prices don't reflect the rarity at all, especially in comparable condition. I wonder how popular they were when they first came out in '34? It seems like either the print run was shorter or they just didn't sell well that first year.

My raw Diamond Star set. I'd love to somehow frame the entire set like this on a wall.

Gorgeous set!! Well done.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I agree with all of the praise for the 1930s issues. My frustration continues that no one is producing 9 pocket pages for the majority of these cards.

I would even put my raw HOFers in pages to enjoy the sets!

[TanksAndSpartans]

I wasn’t going to post at first because its a baseball card topic, but in the end I couldn't resist. I really love the cards from this era too and Al opened the door a little bit by mentioning football. Aesthetically, I think these are my two favorite cards. Caddel looks like he’s running right off the card at you with the white uniformed official about to enthusiastically signal for a TD. And Grange wearing the classic vertical striped jersey with the facial expression I’ve seen in several other photos perfectly captured.

And speaking of artwork, here's a link to an auction write up for an example of a piece of original Chicle artwork which mentions: "When the original National Chicle find surfaced in the 1970s directly from the family of a National Chicle employee...":

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/...2005/1268.html

[Leon]

A bit of football cards, 1930s style, is very cool too. Thanks for sharing...

Originally Posted by DezHood

I wasn’t going to post at first because its a baseball card topic, but in the end I couldn't resist. I really love the cards from this era too and Al opened the door a little bit by mentioning football. Aesthetically, I think these are my two favorite cards. Caddel looks like he’s running right off the card at you with the white uniformed official about to enthusiastically signal for a TD. And Grange wearing the classic vertical striped jersey with the facial expression I’ve seen in several other photos perfectly captured.

And speaking of artwork, here's a link to an auction write up for an example of a piece of original Chicle artwork which mentions: "When the original National Chicle find surfaced in the 1970s directly from the family of a National Chicle employee...":

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/...2005/1268.html

[Louieman]

Love the 30s cards