ABOUT MY COLLECTION-I started collecting baseball cards at age 5, in 1955, in my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. I quit collecting during high school, but as Michael Corleone would say, "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in."
So, I found myself collecting again at age 29, in 1979, about the time when card collecting became a mainstream hobby for adults. There were hobby publications and price guides, card shops and conventions.
I left the hobby in the early 1990's only to return in 1998, at age 48, to a hobby world of eBay, internet auctions, chat boards, and most importantly, encapsulated graded cards.
My main collecting interest had been the inaugural baseball card set produced by the Goudey Gum Company in 1933 advertising Big League Chewing Gum. I sold that set and other cards in anticipation of my retirement. I just sold my non sport Indian Gum cards issued in 1933 by the Goudey Gum Company, marking the beginning of the Bubblegum Era in card collecting. Some offbeat 1930's movie star sets from around the world remain in my collection but many have been sold.
Prior to the 1930's, cards were predominantly issued by tobacco companies. I still enjoy working on my 1888 Great Americans set issued by W. Duke, Sons & Company Cigarettes and my 1914 Coupon Cigarette cards, a rare regional baseball set advertising cigarettes only produced and distributed in Louisiana.
My 1952 Red Man Chewing Tobacco set represents the first cards advertising a tobacco product since the Golden Era prior to World War I. Included in this set are the baseball stars I grew up watching.
In short, I collect what I like, in the best condition I can find and afford. I think there is something of interest here for almost anybody. I am thankful for my hobby friends and contacts, a wife that understands my addiction, and a website like ImageEvent that allows me to look at my collection which is, by necessity, locked away in a bank vault.
NEW ADDITIONS-The easiest way to respond when asked what's new in my collection is to provide a link to here. Plus, this can act as my pictorial collecting blog.
My most recent additions have been dominated by beautiful 1914 T213 Coupon Hall of Famers, many of which came from a new hobby find. Do not be fooled by grades that are lower than I normally collect. These cards are tough to find and simply do not exist in high grades.
Those who have followed my collection for many years, have seen that I buy fewer cards in a year than I used to buy in a month.
However, check out the most recent additions to my collection, which I will continue to update.
Album by RONALD GOLDBERG. 1 - 121 of 121 Total. 9709 Visits.
1 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 John Hummel Brooklyn Nat. SGC 40 Added 2/28/19
2 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 Frank Chance Batting Los Angeles SGC 40 Added 2/2/19
3 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 Steve Evans Miscut Partial Name on Top PSA 3MC Added 10/17/18
4 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 Doc Crandall St. Louis Fed. SGC 40 Added 9/6/18
5 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 John McGraw Glove At Side PSA 4 Added 8/15/18
6 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 Al Bridwell St. Louis PSA 4 Added 8/15/18
7 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 Fred Merkle PSA 3 Added 8/15/18
8 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 Ira Thomas Philadelphia Amer. SGC 35 7/2/18
9 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 Bob Groom SGC 55 Added 3/1/18
10 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 John McGraw Portrait PSA 3 Added 10/24/17
11 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 Ed Summers SGC 45 Added 3/17/17
12 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 Ed Lennox SGC 40 Added 3/17/17
13 1914 T213 Coupon Type 2 Billy Campbell SGC 40 Added 3/17/17
