The T206 Tobacco Set is the penultimate issue in the hobby. Issued over the period of 1909 - 1911, these cards were the first mass marketed baseball card issue.

This 200 card Tobacco Set from 1912 is considerably scarcer than it's T205 and T206 antecedents. A dark brown background frames a partially colorize player drawing. The set contains a number of extremely scarce cards including many of the more obscure players in the set.

This set of 16 oversized team cards were issued in 1913 with Fatima brand cigarettes. The set consists of eight teams from each of the Major Leagues, featuring a total of 369 different players, managers and mascots. Due to the presence of many of the game's original greats, the Fatima Team Card set is very popular with collectors.

This set of 240 subjects was produced by the American Caramel company in 1922. The set back shows the roster of the 15 players for the given team that was to be included in the set. The set is scarce in any grade and very popular with advanced collectors.

Cards in this set were available as a premium with Butterfinger and other candy products. The unnumbered cards measure approximately 7-3/4 inches by 9-1/2 inches and can be found printed either on paper or heavy cardboard. The black and white cards feature a player photo with facsimile autograph.

Over a three year period, National Chicle issued this classic issue, featuring many HOFers and impossible high numbers. The quality artwork and striking colors are uniformally praised by collectors.    

 Bowman's premier set was a 48 card, black and white offering produced in 1948. Despite their somewhat drab appearance, the set is fairly popular with collectors due to the inclusion of twelve difficult single prints, and the Hall Of Fame rookies of Yogi Berra, Warren Spahn, Ralph Kiner and Stan Musial    

1948-49 Leaf Baseball 

The elusive set has always been a favorite of advanced collectors due to the collection of current and past legends and some impossible single prints. The skip numbered set features 96 subjects - 49 of which are fairly easily to find and 49 of which are nearly impossible. The set contains many top stars such as Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, a long-retired Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner, highlight the standard set, and the rookie cards of such notables as George Kell, Larry Doby, Hal Newhouser and especially Satchel Paige are all among the scarcer run. The 1948 Leaf set is widely regarded as one of the significant collecting challenges in the hobby.