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06-24-2021, 03:02 PM
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Anyone collect 1934-36 Diamond Matchbooks?
Show us your matchbooks!
About a year ago, I saw a listing on Ebay in the UK for 2 1934 Diamond Matchbooks. They were something I'd never seen before and it piqued my interest. I did a bit of digging and they're pretty cool but still reasonably priced. I've been slowly adding to my collection since then. I now have about 35. Here's some of my matchbooks. The first 6 are near mint with the matches still intact. ....let's see some others.
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06-24-2021, 05:36 PM
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Just looking briefly through the internet, they are all over the place, price wise, but many of the stars are very reasonable. Here is just one example of many I found:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313479151353 They are pretty darned cool, aren't they?
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06-25-2021, 02:06 PM
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I agree James.
There doesn't seem to be much love for the matchbook here though. Come on...there bound to be a few eccentric collectors amongst our midst who chase these.
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06-25-2021, 02:25 PM
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 "Ty Cobb, Spikes Flying"Collecting Detroit 19th Century N172, N173, N175. N172 Detroit. Getzein, McGlone, Rooks, Wheelock, Gillligan, Kid Baldwin Error, Lady Baldwin, Conway, Deacon White Positive transactions with Joe G, Jay Miller, CTANK80, BIGFISH, MGHPRO, k. DIXON, LEON, INSIDETHEWRAPPER, GOCUBSGO32, Steve Suckow, RAINIER2004, Ben Yourg, GNAZ01, yanksrnice09, cmiz5290, Kris Sweckard (Kris19),Angyal, Chuck Tapia,Belfast1933,bcbgcbrcb,fusorcruiser, tsp06, cobbcobb13
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06-25-2021, 05:47 PM
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These are pretty common and can be found for football and hockey as well! Condition like anything is key, finding ones complete with matches can be rare. I like them - due to the fact they are cheap pre-war items I can resell to collectors at a good price.
Jimmy
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06-25-2021, 07:23 PM
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I always thought the matchbook route would be an inexpensive but challenging avenue to pursue to obtain 1930's players. But I had to narrow things down somehow, and items like matchbooks, pins, stamps and postcards had to be pushed aside so that cards could remain my main focus. Here are my 3 examples. Good luck on your quest.
Brian
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06-25-2021, 11:35 PM
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Matchbooks as a general collecting (sport, non-sport) is an interesting area. As shown, these issues include other sports-- hockey, American football, etc. I had a few sets way back when.
Last edited by drcy; 06-25-2021 at 11:36 PM.
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05-18-2022, 08:14 AM
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Seeing that matchbook of Jim Mooney reminded me of a story. Mooney and his wife lived their later years in Johnson City, TN. That's where I lived for the first 60 years of my life. Mooney died in 1979. In the early 1980's, I got a call one day from an elderly lady who told me she was Mooney's widow. She had gone to a local card shop looking for a card of her husband and the shop owner hooked her up with me. She asked if there were any cards of Jim and I told her about the 34 Goudey and this matchbook. I told her I would give her my 34 Goudey and look for a matchbook for her. We set a date for me to go to her house. I told her I was a huge Cardinal collector. She said she would show me Jim's uniforms, etc. I was very excited! Only a few days before we were to meet, her house burned and she perished in the fire. I never met her but think of her every time I see a Mooney card. Her name was Maude Elizabeth Mooney, but everyone called her "Sweetie".
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09-27-2022, 02:58 AM
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I've found it hard to find these in nice condition for any sort of reasonable price lately...but I've had a bit of luck.
These 30 more matchbooks arrived in the mail today 
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09-27-2022, 08:04 AM
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Nice group pickup. They look good all laying out together. Even a U4 hof Klein
And I agree that the prices have picked up of late. Maybe we should close this thread and not share our passion for this match covers so we can keep all them ourselves
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#12
09-27-2022, 12:53 PM
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Only 1,364,964 more views needed. So let's get posting!
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