Sports Schedule Identification and Price Guide: Professional Teams 1870-2003

Teams come and go, games are won and lost, records are made and then broken – all the while sports schedules have continued to record history, rally support and inform fans for well over one hundred years. From early schedules that were printed in black and white ink to the present-day colorful mini-brochures, each sports schedule captures a unique time in history for each team. This has turned them into much sought after sports collectible memorabilia items.

Authors Sanjiv Purba and Sandy Sicilia have documented a multitude of sports schedules from the early 20th Century through to the present with 100 colorful illustrations featuring today’s favorite team sports such as baseball, football, basketball and hockey. The book is organized into 60 different cities and your favorite teams are easy to find.

· Baseball standouts: Boston Red Sox (1901 card @ $375), Chicago White Stockings (1876 card @ $850), Brooklyn & Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees (1913 card @ $400) and Philadelphia Phillies. · Basketball standouts: Boston Celtics (1946/47 card@ $125), Chicago Bulls, Los Angles Lakers and New York Knicks. · Football standouts: Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins. · Hockey Standouts: Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadians (1910/1911card @ $350) plus many other teams are identified and priced.

Also covered are topics on collecting strategies, where to buy and sell and how to grade and protect your collection.