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A free magazine was published by Pro Set called the Pro Set Gazette. It was mailed to 1.2 million collectors twice a year. [ 5 ] Beckett Publications noted that in 1991, sports cards grossed about $1.9 billion in sales in North America, so Pro Set had a dramatic impact, albeit briefly.
Desert Storm trading cards are sets of trading cards that feature people and equipment involved in the Persian Gulf War.The cards were published in the United States by various companies and the size of sets varied great in between companies (such as the nine-card set published by Crown Sports Cards, and the 250 card-set published by Pro Set).
Tuff Stuff is an online magazine that publishes prices for trading cards and other collectibles from a variety of sports, including baseball, basketball, American football, ice hockey, golf, auto racing and mixed martial arts.
The 1991 and 1992 sets at 900 (1991) 910 (1992) cards were among the largest card sets of that time. The first Score football set in 1989 made even bigger waves for collectors of NFL trading cards. Pinnacle Brands began production of its first premium quality set, called Pinnacle , in 1991 for American football and 1992 for baseball and used a ...
Eli Global was established in 1991 by Greg Lindberg. In 2010, Beckett Media embarked on a major revamp of its digital presence. On March 8, 2010, they revealed a collaboration with SeatGeek to enhance their website's functionality. As a result of this partnership, links to the sports ticket search engine SeatGeek were incorporated on the ...
John Dunlop on a Mayo's Cut Plug card of 1894, the first-ever American football card set The first American football cards were included in cigarette packages in the late 1800s. [ 1 ] In 1888 Yale player Henry W. Beecher was included as the only football player in a set of 50 cards distributed in packs of "Old Judge" and "Gypsy Queen ...
From 1984 to 1991, Topps released a limited edition version of both their regular and traded sets called "Tiffany" sets. These sets were released in hobby dealer exclusive factory set format only and are identical to the regular cards, but these were printed in Ireland with white cardboard (instead of the then-standard gray cardboard) with a glossy finish on the front.
Parkhurst Products was a Canadian confectionery manufacturing company based in Toronto.Parkhurst also produced Parkies and Zip trading cards in the 1950s and 1960s. Led by George Kennedy, it primarily produced hand-size picture cards mainly for ice hockey, but also for baseball, Canadian football, wrestling and other subjects.