Gallery: Presidential cards through history
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor
It’s Election Day. That means Facebook and Twitter have been inundated with voting talk.
The presidential election won’t be decided for hours – maybe not until tomorrow – so in the meantime, look at these cards of president and nominees from over the years.
1932 Presidents, issued by U.S. Caramel
1952 U.S. Presidents, issued by Bowman
1956 U.S. Presidents, issued by Topps
1954 Scoops – Lincoln Shot, issued by Topps
1972 U.S. Presidents, issued by Topps
2004 History of the United States
2006 Allen & Ginter
Today’s candidates also have their shares of cards. President Barack Obama has hundreds of cards of him on the market. He’s been included in several sets and even has his trading card set.
2008 Topps Campaign
2009 TriStar Obak
2009 Philadelphia, issued by Upper Deck
Republican candidate Mitt Romney first appeared on cards in 2008 with Topps Campaign cards and Upper Deck Presidential Predictors insert.
2008 Upper Deck Presidential Predictors
2011 Upper Deck Wide World of Sports World of Politics
2012 Topps Update Romney Presidential Predictor
Susan Lulgjuraj is an editor of Beckett Sports Card Monthly. You can email her here with questions, comments or ideas. Follow her on Twitter here.
Seems to me I remember a Mother’s Cookies Presidential set sometime during the early ’90’s, and I think it was the first American Pie set that included a very cool JFK card that had a piece of the Berlin Wall.
Yep on the Mothers set. Presidents have had a place in a lot of products, particularly since the 2000s.
A rather comprehensive checklist and pricing for those cards ran in this magazine:
http://www.beckettmedia.com/sports/magazine-specials/special-issues/collecting-barack-obama
reagan had a card of with berlin wall also. i have that card and i love it