Pre-War Baseball Cards

Pre-War Baseball Cards
The listings below feature baseball cards for sale from long ago tobacco companies, candy companies -- and the first bubble gum baseball cards, as well. Pre-War Cards have the most value on a per card basis. The most popular Pre-WWII set is the T206 White Border cards featuring the famous T206 Honus Wagner card.  Although the prices quoted for these cards are typically high, much depends on the condition of the cards. Dean's Cards will purchase these baseball cards in almost any condition. 
 
Dean literally wrote the book on Pre-War baseball cards, and you can find this best seller on Amazon.com: Before There Was Bubble Gum: Our Favorite Pre-World War I Baseball Cards. Most of the popular of the pre-war sets have been reissued in the form of reprint (or archives) sets. These sets provide an affordable alternative for budget collectors.

1940s Baseball Cards

1948 Bowman Baseball Cards (223)

1949 Bowman Baseball Cards (970)

1949 Bowman Pacific Coast League (PCL) (1)

1939-46 Exhibit Salutations (43)

1949-50 Menko JRM (3)

1940-41 Cincinnati Reds Team Issue (W711-2) (10)

1947-66 Exhibit (818)

1948 Hall of Fame Exhibit (3)

1948-49 Leaf Baseball (211)

1948 Topps Magic (196)

1948 Blue Tint Baseball Cards (57)

R-Cards: Bubble Gum Baseball Cards

1929 Kashin Publications (R316) Baseball Cards (14)

1932 U.S. Caramel (R328) Baseball Cards (11)

1933 Tattoo Orbit (R305) Baseball Cards (6)

1933 Goudey Baseball Cards (R319) (947)

1933 DeLong Gum (R333) Baseball Cards (6)

1933 Sport Kings (R338) (46)

1933 World Wide Gum (V353) Baseball Cards (1)

1933 George C. Miller (R300) (1)

1934 Goudey (R320) Baseball Cards (269)

1934 Goudey Premiums (R309-1) Baseball Cards (2)

1934 World Wide Gum (V354) Baseball Cards (10)

1934-36 Diamond Stars (R327) Baseball Cards (199)

1934-36 Batter-Up (R318) Baseball Cards (249)

1935 Goudey 4-in-1 (R321) Baseball Cards (64)

1936 National Chicle Fine Pen Premiums (R313) Baseball Cards (105)

1936-37 Goudey Wide Pen Premiums (R314) Baseball Cards (140)

1936 Goudey (R322) Baseball Cards (12)

1936 National Chicle Premiums (R311) Baseball Cards (2)

1936 R312 Pastel Photos (69)

1938 Goudey Heads-Up (R323) Baseball Cards (46)

1939 Goudey Premiums (R303B) (7)

1939 Play Ball (R334) (509)

1940 Play Ball (R335) Baseball Cards (903)

1941 Goudey (R324) Baseball Cards (21)

1941 Double Play (R330) Baseball Cards (45)

1941 Play Ball (R336) Baseball Cards (218)

1943 M.P. & Co. (R302-1) (33)

1949 M.P. & Company (R302-2) Baseball Cards (3)

T-Cards: Tobacco Baseball Cards

1910-11 Turkey Red (T3) (57)

1913 T200 Fatima Teams (13)

1911 T201 Mecca Double Folders Baseball Cards (77)

1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders Baseball Cards (206)

1909 Ramly T204 (20)

1911 T205 Gold Borders (574)

1909-11 T206 White Borders (2,325)

1909-11 T206 White Borders with Semi-Scarce Backs (70)

1909-11 T206 White Borders with Rare Backs (2)

1910 T210-1 Old Mill South Atlantic League Series 1 (12)

1910 T210-2 Old Mill Virginia League Series 2 (9)

1910 T210-3 Old Mill Texas League Series 3 (3)

1910 T210-5 Old Mill Carolina Association Series 5 (17)

1910 T210-6 Old Mill Blue Grass League Series 6 (5)

1910 T210-7 Old Mill Eastern Carolina League Series 7 (1)

1910 T210-8 Old Mill Southern League Series 8 (10)

1912 T207 Brown Backgrounds (342)

1912 T207 Brown Backgrounds with Scarce Backs (5)

1910 T209-1 Contentnea Color (4)

1910 T209-2 Contentnea Black & White (73)

1910 Obak T212 (38)

1911 Obak T212 (16)

1910-19 T213 Coupon Baseball Cards (41)

1914 T222 Fatima (21)

1912 T227 Series of Champions (6)

E-Cards: Caramel Baseball Cards

1909 E90-1 American Caramel Baseball Cards (55)

1910 E90-2 American Caramel Baseball Cards (2)

1910 E90-3 American Caramel Baseball Cards (2)

1909 E91-B American Caramel Baseball Cards (30)

1910 E91-C American Caramel Baseball Cards (23)

1909 E92 Dockman & Sons Baseball Cards (55)

1909 E92 Nadja Caramel Baseball Cards (5)

1910 E93 Standard Caramel Baseball Cards (8)

1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Baseball Cards (16)

1910 E96 Philadelphia Caramel Baseball Cards (9)

1909-10 E97-1 C.A. Briggs (Color) Baseball Cards (14)

1909-10 E97-2 C.A. Briggs (B&W) Baseball Cards (1)

1909 E101 Anonymous "Set of 50" Baseball Cards (1)

1909 E102 Anonymous (6)

1910 E103 Williams Caramel Baseball Cards (13)

1910 E105 Mello-Mint Baseball Cards (1)

1915 E106 American Caramel Baseball Cards (5)

1903-04 Breisch-Williams E107-1 (2)

1922 E120 American Caramel Baseball Cards (67)

1921 E121-80 American Caramel Baseball Cards (15)

1922 E121-120 American Caramel Baseball Cards (10)

1910 E125 American Caramel Die Cuts Baseball Cards (10)

1912 Zeenut PCL (1)

1913 Zeenut PCL (1)

1917 E135 Collins-McCarthy Baseball Cards (2)

1914 Cracker Jack Baseball Cards (14)

1915 Cracker Jack Baseball Cards (197)

1921-23 E220 National Caramel Baseball Cards (1)

1927 E210 York Caramels Baseball Cards (6)

1914 E224 Texas Tommy Baseball Cards (1)

M-Cards: Newspaper Supplements & Cards

1916 M101-5 Sporting News (1)

1916-1957 M114 Baseball Magazine Premiums (1)

1910-11 M116 Sporting Life Baseball Cards (113)

D-Cards: Bread Company Baseball Cards

1911-14 D304 General Baking Co. Baseball Cards (1)

1947 W571 Bond Bread Baseball Cards (1)

1910 D322 Tip Top Bread Baseball Cards (6)

1947 D323 Tip Top Bread Baseball Cards (116)

1916 Weil Baking Co. (D329) (2)

1916 D381 Fleischmann Bakery Baseball Cards (1)

W-Cards: Strip Cards

1921 Exhibits Baseball Cards (W461-1) (1)

1925 Exhibits Baseball Cards (W461-4) (1)

1926-29 W461 Exhibit Blue / Green Tint Blank Back (1)

1925-27 W512 Baseball Cards (1)

1928 W513 Baseball Cards (1)

1919-21 W514 Baseball Cards (2)

1923 W515-1 Baseball Cards (11)

1923 W515-2 Baseball Cards (8)

1920 W516-1 Baseball Cards (1)

1931 W517 Baseball Cards (17)

1921 W516-2-1 Baseball Cards (4)

1921 W551 Baseball Cards (1)

1927 W560 Baseball Cards (9)

1923 W572 Baseball Cards (1)

1922 W573 Baseball Cards (1)

1922 W575-1 Baseball Cards (1)

1922 W575-1 Henry Johnson Baseball Cards (1)

N-Cards: 19th Century Baseball Cards

1887 N28 Allen & Ginter World's Champions Cards (5)

1889 N29 Allen & Ginter World's Champions Cards (18)

1888 N43 Allen & Ginter World's Champions Cards (1)

1887-90 Old Judge (N172) (159)

1887 Gypsy Queen (N175) (1)

1895 Mayo's Cut Plug Baseball Cards (N300) (21)

Miscellaneous Pre-War Baseball Cards

1907-09 Dietsche Detroit Tigers Postcards (12)

1909 Sweet Caporal Domino Discs (8)

1910 Sweet Caporal Pins (P2) (153)

1913 National Game Baseball Cards (2)

1914 B18 Baseball Blankets (12)

1917 Boston Store H801-8 Baseball Cards (3)

1922 Neilson's Chocolate Type 1 Baseball Cards (2)

1930 Cracker Jack Pins (4)

1934 Quaker Oats Ask Me Trivia (17)

1935 Schutter-Johnson Baseball Cards (3)

1936 Wheaties (Series 3) Baseball Cards (1)

1936 S & S Game (5)

1937 Kellogg's Pep Sports Stamps (21)

1937 Kellogg's Pep Sports Panel (18)

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