Library and Reference Material

Checklists

• Topps Insert, Test And Supplemental Baseball Issues 1949-1980, by Dave Hornish
• Tobacco Issues, by Dave Hornish
• Checklist Central!
• Type Card Checklist, by Dave Hornish

Articles by OBC members

HOBBY PIONEER JEFFERSON BURDICK

• JEFFERSON BURDICK AND THE AMERICAN CARD CATALOG, by George Vrechek
• BURDICK REVISITED, by George Vrechek
• ANOTHER LOOK AT THE BURDICK COLLECTION, by George Vrechek
• LETTERS FROM JEFFERSON BURDICK, by George Vrechek
• HOBBY ROYALTY REVISITED - AN UPDATE ON BURDICK, CARTER, GOLDFADEN AND SOLON, by George Vrechek
• BURDICK’S FIRST CATALOG OF CARDS, by George Vrechek

OTHER HOBBY PIONEERS

• MEET BUCK BARKER, by George Vrechek
• MEET LIONEL CARTER, by George Vrechek
• IN MEMORY...LIONEL CARTER, by George Vrechek
• HARRY LILIEN - PIONEER COLLECTOR, by George Vrechek
• BOB SOLON - A COLLECTOR STARTING IN 1931, by George Vrechek
• MEET GOODWIN GOLDFADEN, by George Vrechek
• GOODWIN GOLDFADEN, PIONEER HOBBY DEALER 1914 - 2012, by George Vrechek
• IRV LERNER, HOBBY VETERAN FROM PHILADELPHIA, by George Vrechek
• RAY MEDEIROS, COLLECTING BASEBALL HISTORY AND FRIENDS SINCE 1941, by George Vrechek
• HOBBY ROYALTY REVISITED - AN UPDATE ON BURDICK, CARTER, GOLDFADEN AND SOLON, by George Vrechek
• BRUCE YEKO, FIRST FULL-TIME CARD DEALER, by George Vrechek
• BOB THING, CONTINUALLY COLLECTING SINCE 1951, by George Vrechek
• HOBBY ODDS AND ENDS – BERGER, LOUGHMAN, ZAK, ENGLAND, AND OBC, by George Vrechek
• FRANK KEETZ, COMIC BASEBALL CARD COLLECTOR, by George Vrechek
• RAY HESS, COLLECTED IN THE 30S AND SAW RUTH’S LAST GAME, by George Vrechek

ALL ABOUT THE CARDS

• MAJOR FIND OF RARE AL DEMAREE DIE CUTS R304) IN WISCONSIN, by George Vrechek
• COLLECTING 1933 - 1941, by George Vrechek
• COLLECTING IN THE 50'S, by George Vrechek
• A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PRINTING OF 1952 AND 1953 TOPPS, by George Vrechek
• VARIATIONS AND ODDITIES FROM THE 1950s STILL TURNING UP, by George Vrechek
• TOPPS AND BOWMAN CARDS DURING THE "WAR YEARS" OF 1951 - 1955, by George Vrechek
• MYSTERIOUS 1956 BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL CARDS, by George Vrechek
• 1962 GREEN TINT VARIATIONS, by Tom Housley
• POST AND JELLO SETS FROM THE 1960's, by Peter Mead
• A BRIEF HISTORY OF O-PEE-CHEE, by Grant Rainsley
• ELEVEN NEW VARIATIONS FOUND IN 1963 TOPPS, by George Vrechek
• VARIATIONS AND PRINTING DIFFERENCES STILL TURNING UP YEARS LATER, BUT ARE WE STILL INTERESTED?, by George Vrechek
• COLLECTING THE BEATER, by Chris Stufflestreet
• BALLPLAYERS ON THE TUBE - THE STORY OF THE 1955 BOWMAN SET, by Chris Stufflestreet
• THE THIRD MAJOR LEAGE, by Chris Stufflestreet
• 1973 TOPPS PHOTOGRAPHY: A CLOSER LOOK, by Chris Stufflestreet
• COLLECTING THE GAME - GAME USED BATS, SEASON SCHEDULES, STADIUM TREASURES, STADIUM POSTCARDS, by Chris Stufflestreet
• STADIUM AND SPORTS POSTCARD COLLECTING, by George Vrechek with Ray Medeiros
• FOOTBALL 50 YEARS LATER, by George Vrechek
• THE VRECHEK VINTAGE BASEBALL CARD PRICE INDEX, by George Vrechek
• SUPER SENIOR PLAYERS STILL GOT GAME, by George Vrechek
• HOW TO PACK IF YOU ARE A DEALER (SAVAGE, ROSEN, DE COURCY, TOURDOT), by George Vrechek

PUBLICATIONS

• THE FIRST ARTICLE ON BASEBALL CARDS?, by George Vrechek
• HOBBY PUBLICATION HISTORY, by George Vrechek
• A LOOK AT EARLY HOBBY CORRESPONDENCE, by George Vrechek
• HOBBIES MAGAZINES FROM THE 1930s HAVE BURDICK JOE E. BROWN, COOPERSTOWN AND MORE, by George Vrechek
• IN 1945 ESQUIRE MAGAZINE REPORTED ON THE "ERA OF THE CIGARETTE CARD", by George Vrechek
• HOBBY PUBLICATIONS FROM THE 1970S, by George Vrechek
• A $1 BURDICK CARD AND BASEBALL CARDS IN A 1945 MAGAZINE, by George Vrechek
• WHO'S WHO AND COLLECTORS HALL OF FAME BOOK 1970, by George Vrechek

PLACES TO SEE

• AU SPORTS MEMORABILIA STORE, by George Vrechek
• THE NEWPORT SPORTS MUSEUM – EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED AND MORE, by George Vrechek