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Latvia: Basketbola Speles Noteikumi 1944
Lowe and Campbell Catalog 1928/29
Man-to-Man Defense (NIC) 1963
Manual of Basketball Officiating 1958-59
Manual of Basketball Officiating 1960-61
Manual of Basketball Officiating 1961-62
Mexico: Reglas de Basket-Ball 1918-19
Naismith Autographed Card 1939
Naismith World War I Identification 1917
Naismith's Phog Allen Portrait Print 1936
Nat'l Assn. Approved Officials Handbooks
Nat'l Federation Official's Manuals
Nat'l Federation Player Handbook 1946-47
Nat'l Federation Player Handbook 1948-49
Nat'l Federation Player Handbook 1952-53
Nat'l Federation Player Handbook 1964-66
Nat'l Federation Player Handbook 1966-68
NBA for Press, Radio, and TV 1951-52
NBA for Press, Radio, and TV 1952-53
NBA for Press, Radio, and TV 1953-54
NBA for Press, Radio, and TV 1954-55
NBA for Press, Radio, and TV 1955-56
NBA for Press, Radio, and TV 1956-57
NBA for Press, Radio, and TV 1957-58

My Most Recent Blogs

Story-paper Tabloids - Feb. 28, 2017

You may be familiar with the term pulp, used to describe some of the older, cheaply made periodicals from many years ago. However, the term "story-paper tabloid" may not be as common. Story-paper tabloids are similar to pulps in the low quality of the materials used, but differ in their format and size. Produced using cheat wood pulp paper, they ...

Seldom seen Clark Candy Cards! - June 19, 2016

Recently, I was lucky enough to find 10 of the 16 cards from the 1954 Clark Candy basketball set. These cards are quite rare and seldom seen, even by advanced basketball collectors.

Rare Album Postcard Acquired - March 1, 2016

Recently, I came across a surprising find - the 1928 Cuban Aguilitas Album Redemption postcard. When I've seen these in the past, they have always been baseball related. This one is basketball themed and shows the same image as card #397, the HNOS Maristas. The seller of this item said he found it in Cuba three decades ago. It is a nice and une...

The rarest card ever in vintage basketball - C.A. Briggs - Feb. 7, 2016

On January 20, 2016, the 1933 C.A. Briggs card was added to the VintageBasketball.com collection. I am excited to share info about this card with all of you. While there are many rare items in our hobby, speaking specifically about cards, this is probably at the very top of the list in terms of rarity. Take a few minutes to read a little more a...

My Favorite Items

1933 C.A. Briggs Basketball
B33 Basket Ball Flannels 1912
Basket Ball Rules for 1893
Hamilton King L5 Leather 1912
Ken-Wel Advertising 1920
Naismith's Phog Allen Portrait Print 1936
Spalding Men - 1896
Spalding Men - 1899/1900
Spalding Women - 1901