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Hey, my first posting! So, a bit about the importance of baseball cards.
By way of introduction, I have collected baseball cards for over forty years, since I was a skinny ten year old in June of that wonderful summer of 1969. To be precise, it was June 9th that my love...
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What’s in the name Helmar? Sand.
When I finally decided to develop a baseball themed beer back in 2000, I had some trouble settling on a company name. My first choice, Budweiser, had already been taken. Being a collector, I wondered...
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1912 Helmar Silks & their brothers, the 2007 Helmar Silks, Part 1
More capable curators have described the 1912 S81 Helmar silks far more eloquently than I am able to do. They are effusive in their praise, encouraging us to savor the vibrant colors, the sharp detail...
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Here’s a great Helmar photo from 84 years ago today…
Visit our current auctions of hand-made cards here! I love this great black & white photo of a neighborhood shop. Of course I was first attracted to the large Helmar sign across the facing but the...
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The Top 15 Sought After Hand-Made Baseball Cards
Here they are, listed by the highest auction prices realized over the past twelve months. It is nice to see that these top cards are spread over the several different series that we’ve been working on....
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An old piece of art resurfaces: Helmar Joe Jackson
To jump directly to our auctions of hand-made cards click here. I notice that Steve’s Sportscards (Staten Island, New York) is auctioning off one of our best known original paintings on eBay. It was...
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Helmar Brewing Co. Creates Classic Cards Today//Sports Collector’s Digest...
Sports Collector’s Digest has a nice article about Helmar in the lastest issue. You can read it HERE.Filed under: Helmar History
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3rd Party Helmar Items Currently on eBay: some interesting stuff!
Once in a while I do like to check eBay to see what old Helmar items resurface. Here are a few of my current eBay favorites: A nice grouping and a springboard to collecting the full series. Most...
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Back in history…
I first became entranced with Indian Mughal-style art about thirty years ago. It is easy to go a little crazy with these; at one time I had several hundred pieces. These days I have perhaps a dozen or...
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