1964 Topps Beatles Cards
Trading cards and collector cards used to be known as bubblegum cards because they were often packaged in wax paper, with a stick of bubblegum. Baseball cards and sports cards were the most popular genre to collect, but other types were abundant. The first collector cards were called cigarette cards. Anywhere between 1920 through the late forties, cigarettes came packaged with cards that were more adult oriented. Pictures of jet planes, pin-up girls, movie stars and famous people were typical. By the 1950s, kids were collecting the bubblegum variety; a trend that continued well into the 1980s.
My younger brother used to have books filled with baseball and basketball cards. I had to admit, I was somewhat jealous. Collecting cards looked like fun, but I had no interest in sports. I was delighted when I discovered bubblegum cards.
Just like baseball cards, bubblegum cards are printed on medium weight cardboard, and except for specialty cards, they have a matte finish.
Topps Partridge Family Cards
My younger brother used to have books filled with baseball and basketball cards. I had to admit, I was somewhat jealous. Collecting cards looked like fun, but I had no interest in sports. I was delighted when I discovered bubblegum cards.
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