Finally picked up a copy of this Mike Cramer trading card. It was also featured on the cover of the Summer 1975 issue of The Sport Hobbyist! #TheHobby #HobbyLibrary #MikeCramer

Perhaps one of the earliest hobby publication advertisements? From the December 1935 issue of Cigarette Card News. #HobbyLibrary

The Sports Collectors Bible by Bert Sugar is widely considered one of the essential early hobby publications, offering full checklists of many sets. Apparently C. Christian Stiehl was not as fond of it and expressed his thoughts in the March 1976 issue of The Trading News

The 1973 Johnny Pro Orioles set is fairly obscure, but if you look at any listings for it, they will mention that the Orlando Pena card wasn't die-cut. This ad in the Summer 1975 issue of The Sport Hobbyist helps to shed some light on why! #HobbyLibrary #TheHobby #HobbyHistory

A couple hobby adjacent pickups for the library:

A "new" addition to my autographs collection, from the Oct-Nov 1964 issue of Collectors' Digest. I've actually had this issue for awhile but never realized it was signed by the editor Nick Stout on the first page: #HobbyLibrary #HobbyHistory

Today's look back at hobby publication ads is a double feature for the legendary Non-Sports Bible by Chris Watson, a massive tome of a book that now regularly sells for over $500! From issue #231 of The Wrapper, Nov. 15, 2008. #HobbyLibrary #HobbyHistory

Edward Wharton-Tigar (1913–1995)

Another hobby publication review: Lew Lipset appears to not be a huge fan of the 3rd edition of The Standard Catalog of Baseball cards and published this review in the December 1992 issue of The Old Judge: #TheHobby #HobbyHistroy #HobbyLibrary

A short article from the December 1998 issue of Canadian Sportscard Collector offers some insight to the last days of Pinnacle and their bankruptcy. #TheHobby #HobbyHistory #HobbyLibrary

Flipping through the Nov. 1993 issue of Canadian Sportscard Collector and found this 1994 O-Pee-Chee Baseball Pre-Production sheet nestled within the pages. TCDB.com lists this sheet but doesn't say how it was issued. 1/2 #TheHobby #HobbyLibrary #MikePiazza

I can't find anywhere in the magazine that mentions this sheet, so I can't be 100% certain that it was originally included with this issue. Anyone else know if this is where the sample sheet came from?

I've always loved oddball disc cards, here's 2 of my favorites that I own: #CalRipken #thehobby

I'm back! Picked up a small lot of The Wrapper magazines, but was more interested in this NonSport catalog from Roxanne Toser that was included. To my surprise, had her signature inside!

I've been looking for this one for awhile! The first dedicated error and variations guide in the hobby, Ralph Nozaki's The Mistake Manual. This is the 2nd edition from 1980, I'm still on the hunt for a 1st edition. #thehobby #hobbylibrary

Another recent pickup, program for the 2nd Baseball Nostalgia Expo. Features reprints of a few great articles, including one from the May 4, 1929 issue of The New Yorker, and one that was familiar to me. Also some great ads for hobby pubs of the era! #HobbyLibrary #TheHobby

"Recent" pickups pile that I'm still adding to my inventory list and trying to find room for. Something for almost everyone in here! For some reason my wife won't let me take over her office for library expansion... #HobbyLibrary

First issue Friday! The first Goober's auction catalog from December 1990. It's refreshing to see all these cards before they were entombed in a clear plastic coffin! #FirstIssueFriday #HobbyLibrary #TheHobby

Was happy to add a signature of WWII spy and super collector Edward Wharton-Tigar to my collection. These are matching serial number autographed editions. Not the best condition, but the price was right!

First issue of one of the early semi-regular sports card publications: Sept-Oct 1962 Sports Gazette. Rough condition, but tough to find! #HobbyLibrary #TheHobby #HobbyHistory