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Welcome to the Internet's Best Older Sports Card Resource
The origins of modern trading cards lie in the cigarette cards issued
in the late 19th century and cartophily, or card collecting, is a hobby
as old as the cards themselves. Whilst many topics have been covered
over the years, from wildlife to military uniforms, this site is devoted to
the ever popular sports trading cards.
In the first half of the twentieth century countless confectionery and
tobacco companies all over the world issued cards with a sports theme
and many of these are now scarce and valuable. Virtually every sport
you can think of has been the subject of a cigarette or trading card
over the years.
The popularity of this hobby has exploded, especially in the last few
years, with manufacturers concentrating on the cards themselves
rather than the confectionery, with collectors buying factory sealed
sets rather than cards by the packet.
Even now, many areas of sports trading cards are not covered on the
Internet but this site will assist collectors in bringing the information
that is available together in the one place, and focuses on benefiting
the collectors of older issues rather than the modern releases.
In Canada and the USA, baseball, football (NFL), basketball and hockey
are the favourite sports cards to collect. In Australia, New Zealand and
the United Kingdom, cricket, rugby league and rugby union cards are
all popular.
Other in demand sports cards include football (soccer), Australian rules
football (AFL), as well as golf, tennis and boxing.
No matter where you live or what sports cards you collect, this site
brings together the very best the Internet has to offer. By following the
links to the left, you will find lots of information that will enhance your
enjoyment of this fabulous hobby.
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