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December 30, 2013 Volume 2 • Issue #17 Published by Professional Print Management • Serving Northeast South Dakota & West Central Minnesota • Advertising Information 605-541-0110 • www.LakeAreaTidbits.com
Laugh-A-Bit with Tidbits An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in.
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December 30, 2013
A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.
Baseball Cards
Q: My son has purchased older baseball cards for more than 30 years and has quite a collection. We need a reliable price guide so that we have a better idea of current values. Can you help us? -- Mark, Santa Fe, N.M. A: There are several excellent price guides available, but my personal pick is the “Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards” edited by Tom Bartsch, and published by Krause Books. This guide covers sets printed between 1863 and 1980 including even minor-league players. There are descriptions introducing the various sets, full, updated checklists and values for three condition grades. Best of all, it is easy to use, and the prices seem to reflect the current marketplace. It is $29.99 and well worth it. ••• Q: While cleaning out my mom’s storage area, I found a shoebox full of older valentines, mostly from the 1930s and ‘40s. Is there someone I can contact about them? -- Jane, Hope, N.J. A: Nancy Rosen is president of the National Valentine Collectors Association, P.O. Box 647, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417; nancyrosen@aol.com; and info@valentinecollectors.com. There are several excellent price guides that also might be helpful: “One Hundred Years of Valentines” by Katherine Kreider, and “Valentines -- A Collector’s Guide 1700-1950” by Barbara Johnson. Both are available at amazon.com. ••8 Q: I have a Lone Ranger comic book, Vol. 1, No. 139, issued in May 1961 by Dell. Is there any value to it? -- Ted, Casper, Wyo. A: According to the “Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide”
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