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Association Football (soccer) cigarette cards and trade cards have been under-rated for years. They could be purchased very cheaply from British fairs and auctions. However, rare specimens have recently been fetching record amounts at auctions. A single Rutherfords football card was sold for £6,200, December 2009. This doesn’t sound a lot compared with the $2.8 million Honus Wagner baseball card, but I believe that this and numerous other cases show a clearly upward trend.
I’m not surprised, since association football has gone from a sport played by 19th century Britons to a global phenomenon in just 100 years. Most importantly, the US has started to embrace this world sport alongside their more traditional favourites. It’s only a matter of time before the world starts to value the heritage and origins of this great sport. Cigarette cards and trading cards provide the best pictorial record of the early days and are currently only available in Britain. Snow-balling global demand will inevitably put a strain on supply and push prices ever higher for what will become the new baseball cards. That's why I'm buying quirky and unusual football cards.
Rutherfords, Famous Footballers, 1900
Includes:R.S. McColl, Queens Park Football Club
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