1913 National Game - looking for info

[BeanTown]

Very popular set and still affordable. Tremendous amount of HOFers are in it. Was able to pick this up at the National in Atlantic City last year.

[Leon]

They are found in high grade because they came as playing cards with round corners and were stored in decks, many times, for decades. Most can be found high grade for not a ton of money. Just be patient and do some more pricing research and you will make out fine. Here a few from my previous collection...

[KingFisk]

Thanks guys....Appreciate the info.

No sooner did I post this that the card I was thinking about buying but seemed overpriced was snapped up on eBay! Oh well. Guess I'm going to be forced to take that "patient" approach now.

[clydepepper]

Carl-

I don't have much to add to what the previous posters have said...except to say that this set along with the Polo Grounds set have long been favorites of mine as an inexpensive way of collecting Hall-of-Famers, though not all the photos are appealing. The National Game does have the Patent Date on the Back - which I find to be really cool!

I wound up deciding to resell all I had collected except five: Cobb, Wagner, Johnson, Mathewson (as one of the concentrations of my collection is the First Five) and Alexander (which, IMO, is as close to a rookie card of his as exists).

As Leon noted, it is easy to find these in better condition because they were originally produced with rounded corners.


Be Patient and Good Hunting,
Raymond

[clydepepper]

I have yet to purchase the National Mathewson as it is one of those aforementioned less than appealing photos and the Polo Grounds set does not include a card for Walter.

1913 National Game Grover Alexander PSA-9.jpgHONUS WAGNER 1913 National Game PSA-8.jpg
TY COBB 1913 National Game PSA-8.jpgWALTER JOHNSON 1913 NATIONAL GAME PSA-8.jpg

CHRISTY MATTHEWSON 1914 POLO GROUNDS PSA-10.jpgHONUS WAGNER 1914 Polo Grounds PSA-9.jpg
TY COBB 1914 POLO GROUNDS PSA-9.jpg

[drcy]

I've always like the National Games. Nice looking and affordable cards of all the stars.

[The-Cardfather]

Here are some links to sites with information on the 1913 National Game set and it's nearly-identical cousin, the 1913 Tom Barker set.


http://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/bas...ional-game/216

http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewAllSet.cfm/sid/72833

http://www.oldcardboard.com/wg/wg5/w...?cardsetID=950

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...er-game-cards/

http://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/bas...rker-game/4667

http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewAllSet.cfm/sid/72717