Capadura Cigar Trade Card, ca. 1880s

Let's Go Mets!

I found this excellent trade card on eBay. It's one of five in a series, and I hope to find the others in as pristine a shape as this one! Always fun to have something to hunt.

Baseball cards

No, I do not own the legendary Honus Wagner card. I took this picture at the exhibit of Jefferson Burdick's legendary collection at the Metropolitan Museum this summer -- it's still up, through Dec. 1, and well worth the visit.

Here's Dan Barry's excellent (and humorous) take on the collection.

I thought the playoff season would be a good time to post some of the cards.

Hassan Triple Folders, Cigarette Issue, 1912

Domino Discs, Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, 1909-1912

Philadelphia Caramels, 1910

Cracker Jack Issue, c 1914-15

Christy Mathewson

Ty Cobb

Ed Sweeney

World Champions Philadelphia Athletics, Thomas Cullivan Tobacco Issue, 1910.