ABCs of Vintage Football Cards
I recently came across a site called Alphabetilately, a terrific introduction to stamp collecting in the style of a children’s alphabet book. Alphabetilately has now become an exhibit at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Though I don’t have aspirations to appear in the Smithsonian, I thought it might be fun to try an alphabetic primer for vintage football cards. I try to add a letter a week, so check back periodically.
- A is for (1955 Topps) All-Americans
- B is for Bowman
- C is for Checklists
- D is for Defensive Players
- E is for Error Cards
- F is for Fleer
- G is for Grading
- H is for Hall of Famers
- I is for Inserts
- J is for Joe Namath–and the 1965 Topps Tall Boys
- K is for KDKA Steelers–and Other Regional Sets
- L is for Leaf
- M is for Mayo Cut Plug
- N is for National Chicle
- O is for Oddball
- P is for Philadelphia
- Q is for Quarterbacks
- R is for Rookie Cards
- S is for Scratch-Offs
- T is for Topps, Part 1: the 1950s
- T is for Topps, Part 2: 1960-1963
- T is for Topps, Part 3: 1964-1969
- T is for Topps, Part 4: the 1970s
- U is for Uncut Sheets
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