What happened to baseball cards in the 1920's?

[Luke]

It's funny how everyone sees things differently. The 20s are my second favorite decade for cards (behind the 1910s). The endless variety of the e121 family of cards and brands is one of the best sets (or grouping of sets) ever produced. The Exhibit sets and Exhibit Style Postcards are amazing. Oxford and Diaz sets are great, r315, Wm Paterson, Spalding Champions, and Zeenuts are all great sets.

[qed2190]

I agree with Luke.

[brianp-beme]

The 1920's was another great Prewar decade for baseball cards, and I also believe just second to the 1910 era. You just have to shift gears and appreciate the black and white photographic aesthetic. The 1910 era will probably continue to reign supreme, because of the color artwork on most of the issues, but also because of the huge availability and interest in various sets (hello T206 and Cracker Jacks, for example). No set in the 1920's comes anywhere close to the availability of even the T205 set.

But as mentioned, there are great and interesting sets during the decade that deserve some attention and respect, and below are pictured some of my favorites from the decade (not all mine), just for the fadoodle of it.

Brian

[riggs336]

Those are some great cards from some great sets.
But they reminded me of what my then five-year old daughter once asked me, "Daddy, did they have color when you were a boy?".

[Lobo Aullando]

On the gap around the turn of the 20th Century, there was also a law that was in place on tobacco-related inserts.

https://prewarcards.com/2019/02/11/t...902-amendment/