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Hobby Publications
11 Lots
 Lot 423. 3 Non-Sport Reference Books Including Hake’s Political Collectibles. All paperbacks. 1. Curios and Collectibles: A Price Guide to the New Antiques, 1971, ex with some cover wear. 2. Hake’s Guide to Presidential Campaign Collectibles, 1992, catalog and price guide, ex-m+. 3. A Treasury of Nostalgic Collectibles by Charles J. Jordan, first edition, 1980, ex.
Minimum Bid $10.
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 Lot 424. 39 Issues of The Trader Speaks 1972-1983. This publication was the premier hobby periodical of its era. These issues, which average ex, contain excellent reference and research material. 1972: Jan., April-June, Aug.-Nov. 1973: Jan.-April, Dec. 1975: Jan. 1980: March-June. 1981: Feb., May. 1982: Jan., March, Aug., Nov., Dec. 1983: Jan.-Oct. 1984: Jan.-March.
Winning Bid $273.
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 Lot 425. 125+ Early Hobby Publications – 1970s-90s. This collection includes unusual and useful reference material, including two Philadelphia Phillies references by Bob Schmierer: Phillies Baseball Card and Memorabilia Checklist Book, written with Ted Taylor, 1979, and 100 Years of Phillies Memorabilia, 1983. These magazine-format publications are vg-ex. Sports Collectors Digest: Published every two week. 1975, 15 issues. 1976, 5. 1977, 11. 1978, 17. Vg to vg-ex. Baseball Bulletin: 1975, 5 issues. 1976, 6. 1977, 2. 1978, 6. Vg to vg-ex. Sports Collectors News, published by Mike Bondarenko of Black River Falls, WI: 1975, 1 issue. 1976, 3 issues. 1977, 11. 1978, 5. Vg+. Also, 1977 A Beginners Guide to Sport Collecting pamphlet. Collectors Quarterly: Winter 1975 with 18 SSPC cards including Berra. Vg-ex with ex-m cards. Sports Collectors’ Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 15, 1978, Ruth cover, vg+ to ex. T’s Paper Americana: Dec. 1976, Bob Laughlin discusses his 1967 card set and changes he had to make for 1970. The Sports Hobbyist, one issue each for 1975, 1976, vg-ex. Beckett Baseball: 1985, 6 issues including #6 with Sutcliffe. 1986, 10 issues. 1987, 5. 1988, 3. 1989, 2. 1990, 1 issue. These issues average ex+. Legends: Fall 1990, DiMaggio cover, ex-m. Baseball Cards: Aug 1985, Oct. 1985. Also, a Yankees checklist and a Phillies checklist prepared by collectors. Accompanying these publications are a variety of catalogs and collector sales lists from the 1970s.
Winning Bid $61.
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 Lot 426. 18 Sports Collector Digest Issues 1976-1983. These issues, which average ex, contain a wealth of information. Some have pen notations on the cover. 1976: May 31, Oct 30. 1977: June 30, Nov. 15. 1979: Sept. 15, 30. 1980: Feb. 29, Mar. 15, May 31, June 15, 30, July 15, Nov. 15, Dec. 15. 1981: Jan. 31, Sept. 25. 1982: Jan. 15. 1983: July 8.
Winning Bid $30.
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 Lot 428. The First 9 Issues of Baseball Cards Magazine. Published by Krause Publications from 1981-84, these magazines range from ex-m to nm-m. The front cover of Vol. 1 No. 1 boldly announces “$17,500.00 Value Honus Wagner Tobacco Card” and “1952 Mantle Worth $1100.00.”
Winning Bid $35.
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 Lot 429. 15 Original Issues of Lew Lipset’s Old Judge Newsletter Including the First. Lew remains one of the top very few contributors to the development of baseball card collecting. Beginning in the spring of 1985 and continuing well into 1994, he published a periodic newsletter in which he updated checklists, traced the history of various card issues and provided commentary, often controversial, on the status of the hobby. This collection includes the first issue, as well as issues 9 from 1987; 25 from 1989; 31-33 from 1990, 35 and 39-41 from 1991, 42-46 from 1992, 47/8 1993 and 50 (the last issue) for 1994. There also is a photocopy of issue 26 from 1989. Average read issues with writing on one.
Winning Bid $68.
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 Lot 430. 1987 First Printing of Classic Baseball Cards: The Golden Years 1886-1956. Hard-to-find first printing of this trusted reference book by Frank Slocum, which has a foreword by Yogi Berra. Beautiful hardcover, coffee-table-sized book with more than 9,000 high-quality, full-color photos for easy identification. A solid ex condition book and dust jacket, and a must-have reference for anyone interested in early cards.
Winning Bid $125.
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 Lot 431. 1988 Printing of the American Card Catalog by J. R. Burdick. Subtitled The Standard Guide on All Collected Cards and Their Values, this ground-breaking reference covers the earliest of advertising cards to gum cards and everything in between. Ex+ softcover with 211 pages and a 48-page addendum.
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 432. 4 Baseball Memorabilia Reference Books – Autographs, Postcards, Etc. All ex-m or better paperbacks that are extensively illustrated. 1. Baseball Autograph Handbook, Mark Baker, 1991. 2. Collector’s Guide to Baseball Cards, Troy Kirk, 1990. 3. Sports Postcard Price Guide, J. L. Mashburn, first edition, 1998. Excellent reference with 480 pages of photo, real-photo and artist-drawn pcs. 4. Complete Guide to Baseball Memorabilia, Mark Larson and SCD, 1992. This book has a chapter on a wide range of collectibles.
Minimum Bid $15.
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 Lot 433. Run of 36 Issues of The Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, 1995-2003. For most of a decade, this magazine served as an important resource for collectors of vintage baseball cards. Dennis Purdy Sr. was the editor and publisher from the debut issue in March 1995 through issue #23 in Dec. 2000. Don Betz then took over the publication. This collection includes issues 1-36 (July 2003) plus #37 from June 2004. Ex to ex-m.
Winning Bid $113.
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