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There's More To The Story

Some readers may remember our story from two months ago about the gentleman who had cigar boxes filled with 1950 Bowman Football cards and 1950 Freedom's War cards.  Well, we shared the story behind the football cards in the collection already, but there was more.

Most of the cards were from the early 1950's through the early 1960's and included a wide array of non-sport issues such as Flags of the World, Zorro, Isolation Booth, 3 Stooges, Dinosaur, Civil War News (including a display box which can be seen in the video below), Wacky Plaks, Monster Laffs Midgees singles and Monster Laffs complete panels as well as a myriad of other cards from the timeframe.

Aside from the Bowman Football cards, there was a small smattering of football cards from 1960 and 1961 and a couple of 1948 baseball cards. While this standard assortment had some value, it wasn't anything out of the ordinary.  However, the sheer volume of the Freedom's War cards was very impressive.  Several rows of cards neatly organized cards stacked in one of the cigar boxes yielded several hundred vending fresh 1950 Topps Freedom's War cards.  There were several general cards, including George Patton, George Marshall, James Doolittle, Dwight Eisnehower and Omar Bradley as well as the tougher die-cut cards.  The condition varied, but many were in near mint to mint condition. To give you an idea how rare these cards are in high-grade, the PSA population reports that only one card from the Freedom's War set has ever recieved a PSA 10 grade, while only 15 have reached the PSA 9 threshold! The majority of cards that have been graded from this set fall into the PSA 6 (EX/MT) range. So you can see why we were super-excited to see this group of cards in the higher-end of condition. The M-18 Gun Motor Carriage Die-Cut, seen below, is a very rare card and even more so in high grade. There are zero examples graded PSA 9 or PSA 10, and only one example has graded a PSA 8. 

Is Bigger Better?

There were some issues that were the now standard 2 1/2" x 3 1/2", a few of the "pre-1957" larger Topps cards and a few other oddball cards.  While the Topps Freedom's War cards were the smaller size, similar to the 1948-50 Bowman issues, there were a few oversized cards in the collection as well.  The relatively scarce 1959 Topps Wacky Plaks, 1961 Topps Sports Cars and the 1963 Monster Laff Midgees Panels were all oversized (think 1964 Topps Hockey, 1965 Topps Football and 1969 and 1970 Topps Basketball).

 

We are still very glad that he thought enough to bring them to our Somerset, NJ office for a free appraisal. When we presented him with the payment for the collection, he was happy he brought them, too! He was more than pleased with our offer and like many other sellers, had great things to say about our process. You can read a few of what our customers have had to say about us on our Google Reviews.

Our Buying Philosophy

We've run into a wide range of people and collections over the past decade. Although we are known for buying vintage sports cards and especially vintage basketball cards, we are also extremely interested in buying non-sports cards, also!

Every collection and every collector is different and we treat EVERY collection with the respect and attention that we show for our own collections. We understand that many have put their heart and soul into building their collection. So when you're ready to sell, Just Collect understands the feelings that you're going through and we will work with you to help you reach a decision that is a WIN/WIN, because if you're not happy, we're not happy.

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We Are Always Buying

Just Collect is always buying vintage sports and non-sports cards from 1879 to 1979 as well as select modern cards. If you have a collection that you are considering selling, contact us today to discuss your collection and get our industry leading purchase offer. If you have a collection that you want appraised, please contact us and we would be happy to discuss your collection and help you understand the real cash value of your collection in the current marketplace.

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The Non-Sport Hoard Collection Video: