What is a baseball card?

Baseball card is a cardboard image of the size of the wallet with a picture of a baseball player and their game statistics. The term “baseball card” can sometimes be used to refer to a pocket size image for any topic. Baseball cards were first established in the 18th century in the United States and enjoyed popularity in the following centuries. Baseball became popular at the same time that the photograph raised the public interest for the first time. Fans enjoyed pictures with the motif of baseball supported on cardboard. Large versions were called "Cabinet cards" and were to be displayed on or near the cabinet. "Carte de Viste" were pocket versions of these cards.

The first commercially made cards were made by the manufacturer of the baseball equipment Peck and Snyder, who used them as ads for their products. They were called "Business Cards" because advertising trade. They were distributed on the street like a paper leaflet.

In the second part of the 18th century, trade cards increased in popularity. Were available to the municipalityRemoves cards not only for baseball, but for different topics. During this time period, the baseball card found a solid house with tobacco manufacturers. Cards with pictures of baseball players or team photos were placed in packages of cigarettes and tobacco products to try to increase sales and draw customers from competitors.

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cards also recorded a return during this time. They were used as a form of reward for loyal customers. Tobacco users could collect bonuses from packages to apply large versions of their favorite cards.

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cards in the period 1909-1915 grew significantly in popularity, often called the golden age of the baseball card. There were several tobacco companies competitions for customers at the time, who created a wide range of cards that were in many ways art works. They are some of the best award -winning cards of all time, while some card values ​​rise up to $ 500,000ricky dollars (USD) on the card.

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chewing rubber has become another large outlet for baseball cards. Goudey Gum from Boston was one of the first, followed by the National Chicle Company and the DeLong Gum Company. During World War II, baseball cards briefly relaxed from popularity because the paper became more rare.

After World War II, Bowman Gum began to produce baseball cards, followed by the Topps ™ chewing rubber rubber. They both competed for some time until Topps Inc. Finally she bought Bowman. The first set of cards manufactured by Topps in 1952 is still one of the most sought -after collector cards. Topps has been the primary producer of baseball cards for some time.

In 1980, the rules that Topps could no longer have a monopoly on baseball cards, and competitors fired and Dunruss were brought to the mix. At the end of the 90s. There were many cards selling cards, each with several brand options. At the beginning of the 21st century were baseball kartY still manufactured with competing companies such as Topps Company, Inc and Upper Deck Company leading packaging. The values ​​are based on the rarity, statistics of players, printing, age, condition and completeness in the case of whole sets.