Ephemera & Memorabilia

18XX - 1919

1914 Turkish Trophies Hamliton King Girl with basketball AI animated card
1914 Turkish Trophies Hamliton King Girl with basketball AI animated card

​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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1894

MCLAUGHLIN COFFEE XXXX Z9 PAPER DOLL & COSTUME SERIES 5-4

Rare early Victorian basketball doll manufactured by McLaughlin Coffee Company of Chicago XXXXRare early Victorian basketball doll manufactured by McLaughlin Coffee Company of Chicago XXXX
United States Flag Vintage Sports Cards
United States Flag Vintage Sports Cards

J.L. PRESCOTT & CO ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY BOY ENAMELINE Z12 COLLEGE DOLL

1899 J.L. Prescott Enameline Basketball Wesleyan Doll Card1899 J.L. Prescott Enameline Basketball Wesleyan Doll Card

1899

United States Flag Vintage Sports Cards
United States Flag Vintage Sports Cards

WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY SOUVENIR CARD, LITTLE FALLS, NY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL TEAM

1901 Little Falls New York Athletic Association Basketball Team Souvenir Card1901 Little Falls New York Athletic Association Basketball Team Souvenir Card

1901

United States Flag Vintage Sports Cards
United States Flag Vintage Sports Cards

TETLOW COLLEGE GIRL SERIES PRINCETON BASKETBALL

1903 Tetlow College Girls playing basketball card1903 Tetlow College Girls playing basketball card

1903

United States Flag Vintage Sports Cards
United States Flag Vintage Sports Cards

BAINES SHIELD SCHOOL GIRLS E.S.B. OPEN COLLAR & NET BALL ​E.S.B. CLOSED COLLAR

1904-05 J. Baines Shield Net Ball E.S.B. Closed Collar Rare Basketball Card1904-05 J. Baines Shield Net Ball E.S.B. Closed Collar Rare Basketball Card

1904-05

JAMES NAISMITH & PHOG ALLEN EARLY UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS YEARBOOKS

1908-university-of-kansas-jayhawker-yearbook-phog-allen-1st-year-james-naismith1908-university-of-kansas-jayhawker-yearbook-phog-allen-1st-year-james-naismith

1906-08

RUNKEL'S COCOA & CHOCOLATE TRADE CARD WOMEN PLAYING BASKETBALL

1900s Runkel's Cocoa & Chocolate Women's Basketball Trade Card1900s Runkel's Cocoa & Chocolate Women's Basketball Trade Card

1906-1909

United States Flag Vintage Sports Cards
United States Flag Vintage Sports Cards

FABRICA DE CROMOS FRIEDRICHS BARCELONA TRADE CARD ADVERTISING JOAQUIN MARANES

Vintage French Advertising Sports Women's Basketball CardVintage French Advertising Sports Women's Basketball Card

1908-1910

Spain Flag Spanish Vintage Sports Cards
Spain Flag Spanish Vintage Sports Cards

MURAD CIGARETTES T51 COLLEGE SERIES CARDS

1909 Murad Cigarettes Williams College Series 1 Basketball Card PSA 21909 Murad Cigarettes Williams College Series 1 Basketball Card PSA 2

*Rarer in high grade, Williams 1st series rarest of the set, Williams 1st series #14 variation rarest of all.

1909-1911

MURAD CIGARETTES T6 COLLEGE SERIES WILLIAMS #24 TYPE 1 & 2 CARDS

1910-11 Murad Williams College Basketball Type 1 T6 Cigarettes1910-11 Murad Williams College Basketball Type 1 T6 Cigarettes

1910-1911

Tufts Vintage B33 College Basketball FeltTufts Vintage B33 College Basketball Felt

MURAD B33 COLLEGE ATHLETE, PENNANT, SEAL TOBACCO FELTS

*Some Colleges/Universities rarer than others. There is no known example of Bucknell University.

1910-1912

POSTCARD FEATURING A CIRCA 1895 PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM

circa 1910

RICHMOND STRAIGHT CUT S23 COLLEGE FLAG, PENNANT, SEAL, SONG, YELL OBERLIN COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER TOBACCO SILKS

1910 University of Rochester Basketball S23 Silk1910 University of Rochester Basketball S23 Silk

1910-1912

B16 COLLEGE SEALS FLANNELs, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (TYPE 1A) & KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY (TYPE 2A)

1910-12 B16 (Type 2A) College Seals Flannel Kentcuky1910-12 B16 (Type 2A) College Seals Flannel Kentcuky

1910-1912

*The Kentucky flannel is the rarer of the two.

A.T.C. L40 LEATHER COLLEGE PENNANT, YELL, EMBLEM, COLUMBIA COLLEGE (SILVER)

Prewar Basketball College Leather Columbia UniversityPrewar Basketball College Leather Columbia University

1911-1912

HAMILTON KING GIRLS SERIES T7-6, BASKET BALL GIRL #8

Hamilton King Girl Basketball Card RareHamilton King Girl Basketball Card Rare

1912-1913

1910s Hamilton King Basket Ball Girl S58 Rare Tobacco Silk #331910s Hamilton King Basket Ball Girl S58 Rare Tobacco Silk #33

HAMILTON KING GIRLS SERIES S58 SILK, BASKET BALL GIRL #33

1912-1913

1912 Hamilton King Sports Series Girl S110 Premium Pillow Case Top #81912 Hamilton King Sports Series Girl S110 Premium Pillow Case Top #8

HAMILTON KING GIRLS SERIES S110, PREMIUM PILLOW TOP #8

1912-1913

1912 Calendar Advertising Trade Card, Morgan Guaranteed Hardwood Doors of Chicago full advertisement1912 Calendar Advertising Trade Card, Morgan Guaranteed Hardwood Doors of Chicago full advertisement

ADVERTISING CALENDAR TRADE CARD FOR MORGAN SASH & DOOR COMPANY OF CHICAGO

1912

YMCA, YWCA & SCHOOL POSTER "CINDERELLA" STAMPS

Rare Early Basketball Stamps featuring the YWCA for women and the YMCA for menRare Early Basketball Stamps featuring the YWCA for women and the YMCA for men

1910-1920

*Rarity varies. Some stamps are the only known examples.

VARIOUS POSTCARDS

Early 1900s Arctic Brotherhood Basketball Team from Alaska PostcardEarly 1900s Arctic Brotherhood Basketball Team from Alaska Postcard

1900-1920

*Rarity and location varies.