Each January, I put together a collecting recap of my favorite card pickups of the previous year. Here were my top 25 pickups from 2023.
On Twitter, I posted my favorite cards from the previous year. Here they are in gallery format. You can read my accompanying notes on these pickups on the original Twitter post.
25 – John Sullivan Ogden Cigarettes
24- Buffalo Bill Newsboy Cabinet Card
23 – John Sullivan Champion of the World Cabinet Card
22 – Amelia Earhart 1930 Exhibit
21 – 1909 Jack Johnson Ogden’s Pugilists Rookie Card
20 – Major Taylor 1908 Felix Potin
19 – Charlie Chaplin 1916 Moriarty
18 – c1875 Jaques and Son 19th Century Game
17 – Mutt and Jeff Baseball Variations
16 – 19th Century Parlor Foot Ball Game
15 – W.G. Grace 1901 Wills Cricketers
14- 1940 Joe DiMaggio
13 – George McBride E91 American Caramel Autographed Card
12 – 1887 P.T. Barnum Ticket
11 – W565 Strip Card Uncut Red Sheet
10 – 1900 Stollwerck Chocolate Album 3
9 – Newsy Lalonde Imperial Lacrosse Cards
8 – Bert Freeman Baines Proof Card
7 – Mike Krzyzewski 1987 PSA 10 Rookie Card
6 – Walter Johnson T206
5 – 1952 Felix Potin Album
4 – Smoky Joe Wood E91 American Caramel Rookie Card
3 – Fred Snodgrass Autographed T207 (with signed letter)
2 – E90-1 American Caramel Shortprints of Lobert, Shean, and Stone (Only Lobert Shown)
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