1954 Bowman #187 Vern Law (Pirates)

Grade	EX/MINT
Book Value	$ 20
Our Price	$ 19.95 Add to cart

1954 Bowman #187 Vern Law (Pirates) cards value

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Michael Jordan's Best Basketball Cards

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 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan RC #57
 1996 SPx Michael Jordan Autograph
 1996-97 E-X2000 A Cut Above Michael Jordan #5
 1996-97 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Row 2 Michael Jordan #23 #/150
 1996-97 Metal Net-Rageous Michael Jordan #5
 1997-98 E-X2001 Jambalaya Michael Jordan #6
 1997-98 Fleer Thrill Seekers Michael Jordan #7
 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Michael Jordan #23 #/100
 1997-98 Ultra Star Power Supreme Michael Jordan #SPS1

Roger Clemens, Pitcher

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*** 24-year MLB career *** Boston Red Sox (1984-1996),
Toronto Blue Jays (1997-1998),
New York Yankees (1999-2003, 2007),
Houston Astros (2004-2006) during his 24-year MLB career.

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How long have sports cards been around ? (part 1)

The first baseball trading cards date back to 1869. For many years, baseball cards were packaged in packs of tobacco as a way to increase sales the same way that today prizes are packaged in boxes of cereal. In the 1920's and 1930's, candy and gum companies started packaging baseball cards in their products as well.

Baseball card production was virtually halted in the early 1940's due to paper shortages created by World War II. The "Modern Era" of baseball cards began in 1948 when Bowman Gum Inc. offered one card and one piece of gum in a pack for a penny.

The first important football set was the Mayo set featuring college players in 1984. Other than the 1935 National Chicle set no other key football set was issued until 1948 when noth Bowman and Leaf produced sets.