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1887–1989 · Source-linked set research

Vintage Baseball Card Database

Research historic baseball card issues from tobacco and caramel cards through post-war gum and late-vintage production.

12 source-linked set records

1887 · Pre-war tobacco

World’s Champions (N28)

Allen & Ginter

Multi-sport tobacco issue with nineteenth-century baseball subjects; issuer and reverse evidence are central to first-pass identification.

lithographic registrationtobacco stainingcorner rounding
1887–1890 · Pre-war tobacco

Old Judge (N172)

Goodwin & Company

Sepia photographic tobacco-card issue with numerous player and pose variations; reverse and mounting evidence matter alongside the image.

albumin-photo fadingmounting remnantsbrittle edges
1895 · Pre-war tobacco

Mayo’s Cut Plug (N300)

Mayo’s Cut Plug

Black-border sepia portrait issue; compare card size, issuer, portrait treatment, and reverse construction before cataloging.

black-border chippingsurface scuffscorner softening
1909–1911 · Pre-war tobacco

T206 White Border

American Tobacco Company

White-border tobacco issue with advertising reverses; a complete reverse is required for useful first-pass documentation.

border balancetobacco stainingback legibility
1914–1915 · Pre-war food issue

Cracker Jack Baseball Stars

Cracker Jack Company

Red-background candy-card issue; document the full front and reverse before comparing editions or preservation needs.

caramel stainingcolor losscorner wear
1933 · Pre-war gum

Goudey Baseball

Goudey Gum Company

Color gum-card issue with a strong portrait-led layout and numbered reverse evidence.

print registrationcorner roundingborder tone
1934–1936 · Pre-war gum

Diamond Stars

National Chicle

Art-deco color issue; use front artwork, reverse copy, and number treatment as a combined evidence set.

color fadesurface scuffscorner wear
1948 · Post-war color

Leaf Baseball

Leaf Gum Company

Post-war color issue with compact formatting and period-specific print characteristics.

color registrationpaper wrinklesedge chipping
1952 · Early Topps

Topps Baseball

Topps Chewing Gum

Early large-format Topps issue; full reverse, card number, design, and dimensions should be documented together.

print bubblesborder balancecorner wear
1956 · Mid-century gum

Topps Baseball

Topps Chewing Gum

Horizontal illustration-and-photo Topps design; full front and reverse evidence supports a safer issue record.

photo areasurface glosscorner wear
1971 · Late vintage

Topps Baseball

Topps Chewing Gum

Black-border Topps issue where border condition is highly visible in documented photographs.

black-border chippingcorner softeningsurface scuffs
1989 · Late vintage transition

Upper Deck Baseball

Upper Deck

Premium late-1980s issue with glossy stock and hologram-era production details.

gloss scratcheshologram areacorner wear