Ephemera & Memorabilia

1940s

Images are all from the Retro Baloncesto collection and are ascending by year. The rarity scale (for cards) is based on graded POP reports, online exemplars, past listings, available sales history and is subject to change

Basketball Cards

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HUGHES FROZEN CONFECTIONS BENNIE BORGMANN (F66) (BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME)

1940 Hughes Frozen Confections Bennie Borgmann Basketball Hall of Fame F66 Card

1940 Hughes Frozen Confections Bennie Borgmann Basketball Hall of Fame F66 Card

1940

FOTO ATLANTIC BILDSCHAU VOM TAGE PRESS PHOTO CARD

circa 1940 Bildschau Vom Tage Foto Atlantic Basketball Card from Germany

circa 1940 Bildschau Vom Tage Foto Atlantic Basketball Card from Germany

circa 1940

1940s-tabacalera-costarricense-s.a.-deportismo-basketball-cards-rare-costa-rica-men-s-team

1940s-tabacalera-costarricense-s.a.-deportismo-basketball-cards-rare-costa-rica-men-s-team

early 1940s

TABACALERA COSTARRICENSE, S.A. DEPORTISMO COSTRARRICENSE BASKETBALL CARDS

1941-first-edition-of-basketball-it-s-origin-and-development-by-james-naismith

1941-first-edition-of-basketball-it-s-origin-and-development-by-james-naismith

1941

BASKETBALL - ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT BY JAMES NAISMITH (FIRST EDITION)

EDITORIAL CISNE ALBUM CISNE COLECCION DE 120 CROMOS SERIE 13 #3 BALONCESTO

1942 Album Cisne Sports Serie 13 #3 Baloncesto Basketball Card

1942 Album Cisne Sports Serie 13 #3 Baloncesto Basketball Card

1942

WALT DISNEY COMICS R161 PANCHITO PLAYS BASKET BALL

Disney Vintage Basketball Card Rare

Disney Vintage Basketball Card Rare

early 1940s

PRODUCTOS LA GOLOSINA ALBUM DEL DEPORTE (1a EDICION) ATENEO DE LA JUVENTUD BASKETBALL TEAM CARD

1943 Productos La Golosina Album Del Deporte Basketball Card - Ateneo De La Juventud (Argentina)

1943 Productos La Golosina Album Del Deporte Basketball Card - Ateneo De La Juventud (Argentina)

1943

AGUILA COLECCIÓN, CULTURAS Y DEPORTES, SERIE 7 NO. 276 BASKET-BALL

1940s rare Uruguay basketball card

1940s rare Uruguay basketball card

1944

1945 Esquire Esky Card Great Moments in Sports #14 Hank Luisetti #2 Rookie Basketball Card

1945 Esquire Esky Card Great Moments in Sports #14 Hank Luisetti #2 Rookie Basketball Card

1945

ESQUIRE GREAT MOMENTS IN SPORTS ESKY CARD SET #14 CARD #2 HANK LUISETTI

FLECHAS Y PELAYOS SELLOS EDUCATIVOS SERIE D ESCENAS DEPORTIVAS NO 3 BALONCESTO

1945 Flechas Y Pelayos Sellos Educativos Serie D Deportivas #3 Baloncesto Basketball Card Spain

1945 Flechas Y Pelayos Sellos Educativos Serie D Deportivas #3 Baloncesto Basketball Card Spain

1945

1946-47

KELLOGG'S ALL-WHEAT SPORTS TIPS CARDS FC9-2 & FC9-3

Vintage Kellogg's Basketball Card

Vintage Kellogg's Basketball Card

NANNINA TUTTOCOLOR PALLACANESTRO CARDS

1946-1947-1948-nannini-tuttocolor-pallacanestro-women-s-basketball-cards-from-italy-rare

1946-1947-1948-nannini-tuttocolor-pallacanestro-women-s-basketball-cards-from-italy-rare

1946-1948

CONCORSO A PREMI MOTTA SPORT PALLACANESTRO TEAM CARDS

1947-concorso-a-premi-motta-sport-pallacanestro-team-cards-italy

1947-concorso-a-premi-motta-sport-pallacanestro-team-cards-italy

1947

SPORTLANDIA ALBUM OLIMPICO NO. 2 RODOLFO BRASSELI BASKET-INTER

1947 Sportlandia Olimpico R. Brasseli Basket-Inter Basketball Card from Uruguay

1947 Sportlandia Olimpico R. Brasseli Basket-Inter Basketball Card from Uruguay

1947

CHICLES TABAY #A-43 BASKETBALL, ALBUM DEPORTIVO REPORTAJES FOTOGRAFICAS

Vintage gum cards Spanish cromo basketball

Vintage gum cards Spanish cromo basketball

1948

1948

TOPPS MAGIC PHOTOS - BASKETBALL THRILLS & ALL-AMERICAN CARDS

1948 Topps Magic Photo George Mikan #5Q DePaul Basketball Card Rookie

1948 Topps Magic Photo George Mikan #5Q DePaul Basketball Card Rookie

*Some Magic Photos seem slightly rarer than others. All are rare in high grade condition.

BOWMAN BASKETBALL CARDS

1948 Bob Davies Rochester Royals #12 Bowman RC

1948 Bob Davies Rochester Royals #12 Bowman RC

1948

*2nd Series (cards #37-72) are rarer due to lower circulation.

CIGOGNA OLIMPIADI #19 PARTITA OLIMPICA PALLA CANESTRO ITALIA VS CANADA

1948 Cigogna Olimpiadi #19 Pallacanestro Italy vs Canada Basketball Card

1948 Cigogna Olimpiadi #19 Pallacanestro Italy vs Canada Basketball Card

1948

ÉDITIONS D'ART YVON SPORTS SERIE I. K.141 BASKET-BALL DECKLED-EDGED CARD

1940s Editions D'Art Yvon Sports Serie No. 141 Basket-Ball Card (France)

1940s Editions D'Art Yvon Sports Serie No. 141 Basket-Ball Card (France)

circa 1948

EXHIBITS SUPPLY COMPANY SPORTS CHAMPIONS

1948-1949

1948 Exhibits Supply Co George Mikan Card SGC 5

1948 Exhibits Supply Co George Mikan Card SGC 5

EXHIBITS SUPPLY COMPANY SPORTS CHAMPIONS "SLICKS" GLOSSY PAPER DISPLAY VARIATION

1948-49-paper-display-glossy-exhibits-supply-company-rare-basketball-card-tarmac-bob-cook

1948-49-paper-display-glossy-exhibits-supply-company-rare-basketball-card-tarmac-bob-cook

1948-1949

W.M. LOWNEY CRACKER JACK V410 SPORT YESTERDAY & TODAY

1949 Lowney Cracker Jack Basketball Card

1949 Lowney Cracker Jack Basketball Card

1949

NOBEL VALENTINI ÁLBUM CAMPEÓN – URUGUAYOS CAMPEONES BASKETBALL CARDS

1949 Uruguayos Campones #214 Martin Acosta Lara Basketball Card

1949 Uruguayos Campones #214 Martin Acosta Lara Basketball Card

1949

ALBUM FIGURITAS BICICLETA, CAMP DE BASQUET-BALL DISC CARDS

1949-1950

1949-50-album-figuritas-bicicleta-camp-oscar-furlong-basketball-disc-card-OSCAR FURLONG

1949-50-album-figuritas-bicicleta-camp-oscar-furlong-basketball-disc-card-OSCAR FURLONG

GALLINA BLANCA, 2nd ALBMUM, SERIE 126 BALONCESTO

Collecting vintage basketball cards

Collecting vintage basketball cards

1949

MENKO BASKETBALL DISC (UNKNOWN MAKER)

Late 1940s Early 1950s Japanese Menko disc featuring basketball player and team (Japan) Rare

Late 1940s Early 1950s Japanese Menko disc featuring basketball player and team (Japan) Rare

late 1940s

Vintage Rare 1942 Japanese Basketball Postcard

Vintage Rare 1942 Japanese Basketball Postcard

BASKETBALL THEMED POSTCARDS (VARIOUS COUNTRIES)

circa 1930s

1914 Turkish Trophies Hamliton King Girl with basketball AI animated card

1914 Turkish Trophies Hamliton King Girl with basketball AI animated card

1924 Bobbie Rosendfeld First Basketball Card Animated GIF

1924 Bobbie Rosendfeld First Basketball Card Animated GIF

1933 C.A. Briggs # 8 - The rarest vintage basketball card

1933 C.A. Briggs # 8 - The rarest vintage basketball card

Marques Haynes Rookie Card Highest PSA graded 1952 Figuritas Lali Harlem Globetrotter

Marques Haynes Rookie Card Highest PSA graded 1952 Figuritas Lali Harlem Globetrotter

1961 Fleer Bill Russell Animated GIF

1961 Fleer Bill Russell Animated GIF

James Naismith animated rookie card from 1934

James Naismith animated rookie card from 1934

1950 Lavazza Torino Avvenimenti Harlem Globetrotters Animated Card

1950 Lavazza Torino Avvenimenti Harlem Globetrotters Animated Card

1936 Sidol-Werke Siegel Animated Basketball Card

1936 Sidol-Werke Siegel Animated Basketball Card

1960 Kahn's Jerry West Animated GIF basketball card

1960 Kahn's Jerry West Animated GIF basketball card

1905-1910 Archie Gunn Basketball Girl Animated Postcard

1905-1910 Archie Gunn Basketball Girl Animated Postcard

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