Trading Cards

Vintage story cards offer a fascinating glimpse into the fads and fantasies of times past - whether they be Science Fiction, Historical Interest, War Stories or Entertainment figures. Competing on the shelves with more popular Sports cards, the Non-Sports issues were frequently found with very colorful and often intricate wrappers and display boxes. In many cases, the wrapper and pack are miniature works or art - often more interesting and appealing than the cards themselves.

Of course, kids of the day may have found the wrappers an enticement, they were no doubt torn open and tossed out with startling regularity. Ironically, this behavior has left the packs, wrappers and boxes tremendously scarcer than the cards they once housed.

We recently added a fantastic collection of vintage Non-Sports Cards wrappers - from 50s icons Elvis Presley and Davy Crockett to the exploits of attacking Martians and Maxwell Smart - we've got it so Check 'em Out!

We're breaking a near-complete set of this 1951 classic - you know a set is a classic when it features a green flesh tone Chairman Mao and cards such as Atomic Doom and Ghost City. This set was released at the height of the Cold War fifties and the stories on the card reverses alone make it a must own.

Sixties

Seventies

Vintage Wrappers

1933 Sky Birds

Art Deco designs highlight this classic set from National Chicle - issued over the period of 1933 and 1934. The set features the typical back variations and scarcer high number cards that were typical of the period. We recently broke a registry set - here's a great chance to fill in some of those tougher numbers.

New In Stock! (July 2011)

1933 Sky Birds

1933 Goudey Indians

1947 Goudey Indians

1933 Goudey Indians

1951 Bowman Red Menace

Goudey's Indian Gum set is among the classic Non Sports sets of all-time. The set contains 216 numbered, multi-colored artwork cards highlighting individual Indians, tribes, famous action scenes, and US military and leaders of the time. The set was reissued many times throughout the 30s, making numerous color and set numbering variations and bringing the total set count to 432.

1938 Horrors Of War