History Flashcards
Who made the first Baseball Cards?
Peck & Snyder
What year were the first cards made?
1868
Who was the first Tobacco Card manufacturer and what year?
Goodwin & Co. in 1886
What famous set was released in 1903?
E107 Breisch Williams
Who printed the T206 set?
American Tobacco Company
What year were the T206 white border set printed?
1909
What year did Cracker Jack Print its first of 2 sets?
1914
3 Manufacturers of 1933
Delong, George C Miller, Goudey Gum co.
What Company became Bowman?
Gum Inc.
What set did Gum Inc print in 1939?
Play Ball set
What famous card was printed in Topps 1952?
Mickey Mantle Rookie Card
In 1948, who was printing cards post WWII?
Bowman Gum and Leaf Candy Company
Topps first set was printed in:
1952
What year did Topps purchase Bowman?
1956, making them the only manufacturer of baseball cards
What year did Topps change card sizes?
1957
What were the size of the original Topps Cards?
2 1/2 by 3 1/2
What cards were released with cookies in 1963?
Fleer set containing 66 cards, sued by Topps a year later
Who released cards in 1976-77
TCMA, 630 card set sold by mail without full Baseball licensing. Topps Sued 1 year after made.
What year did the Topps card monopoly end?
1980, ruling that their rights on the market only applied to cards being sold with gum.
What year did Donruss and Fleer print their first modern baseball sets?
1981
What year did Score print their first set?
1988
What year was the first Upper Deck Set?
1989
What is significant about the first Upper Deck set?
Holographic Logo, tamper proof packaging, and Short printed for collectability
What company did Donruss bring back in 1990?
Leaf
