Number 5 Type Collection

I'm a fan of strip card issues from the 1920s and 30s. They're relatively plentiful in low grades, often feature interesting designs...

Earlier this week, eBay sent this note to non-store accounts who sell with some frequency. (A few items a month for me.) Starting March 3...

A friend traded this curious #5 to me in 2004, without any supporting set info. It's slightly longer than a typical baseball card and us...

The Rain of Error blog recently challenged readers to create a card for Damon Rutherford, a focus character from the classic baseball book T...

Since August 2009, #5 type collection follower CPDungan ("Captain of Police Dungan?") has blogged interesting cards and classic ba...

In an era steeped with tobacco, NJ-based Philadelphia Caramel produced one of baseball's earliest "candy" issues, this compara...

More voters from last week favored teams and decades over card value and best-of . I'll take that angle when updating blog labels in ...

How far can an American travel to see some baseball? Back in 1979, a Boston resident could circumnavigate a fifth of the globe, 5087 miles t...

Between 1976 and 1981, the Yankees won 100+ games 3 times, the AL East 4 times, and the World Series twice. Most accuse them of buying playe...

Check it out, Clean Sweep is auctioning off an original Yankee Stadium seat stamped #5! ( Listing details .) It started at $700 and I as...