Pre "The Other War"

[birdman42]

Originally Posted by Steve D

That may be, but it was only a matter of time before Wernher von Braun and his team perfected it. They did make the V-2, the first man-made object to leave Earth's atmosphere.

Steve

"Once they go up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department," said Werner von Braun.
---Tom Lehrer

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by birdman42

"Once they go up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department," said Werner von Braun.
---Tom Lehrer

Ahh, Professor Tom Lehrer. Who can forget such classics as "Be Prepared," "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "The Irish Ballad," ...

[darkhorse9]

So, if there is a definite break in card production due to the war , why isn't "preWWI" considered a collecting subset?


We see to only live in a two world market. There is such a difference in cards from 1988-1911 at least that there should be a separate qualifier for that at least.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by darkhorse9

So, if there is a definite break in card production due to the war , why isn't "preWWI" considered a collecting subset?


We see to only live in a two world market. There is such a difference in cards from 1988-1911 at least that there should be a separate qualifier for that at least.

There was no production break for WW1. WW2 there most definitely was. That's why this forum is called Vintage (WWII & Older).

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by jingram058

There was no production break for WW1. WW2 there most definitely was. That's why this forum is called Vintage (WWII & Older).

I would agree with this.
Regardless we have great cards from many years pre WW1 and pre WW2.
Pick a name is not what is important to me as the great cards and sets from these times

[BobC]

Originally Posted by darkhorse9

So, if there is a definite break in card production due to the war , why isn't "preWWI" considered a collecting subset?


We see to only live in a two world market. There is such a difference in cards from 1988-1911 at least that there should be a separate qualifier for that at least.

I actually think 19th century stuff gets treated as its own separate market/subset. Burdick did give the entire era its own designation as N cards. In which case Pre-WW I cards would cover about 16 - 17 years, which seems a little too short to designate as its own separate collecting era maybe?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by BobC

I actually think 19th century stuff gets treated as its own separate market/subset. Burdick did give the entire era its own designation as N cards. In which case Pre-WW I cards would cover about 16 - 17 years, which seems a little too short to designate as its own separate collecting era maybe?

He started out in the 1939 catalog without having any letters before the numbers...

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Leon

He started out in the 1939 catalog without having any letters before the numbers...

That's a pretty cool "Pre War" card, Leon. Gold Coin cards are interesting to me for their use of color. That Wood card is particularly cool for his horizontal depiction.

[judsonhamlin]

Originally Posted by jingram058

That's a pretty cool "Pre War" card, Leon. Gold Coin cards are interesting to me for their use of color. That Wood card is particularly cool for his horizontal depiction.

Technically also pre-Spanish American War

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Leon

He started out in the 1939 catalog without having any letters before the numbers...

Hmmm, was always under the impression the N designation was eventually attributed to him. Who/where did it actually come from then?