American Card Catalog: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:09, 26 June 2024

ACC (American Card Catalog): Reference book published from 1937 to 1960 by hobby pioneer Jefferson Burdick. Burdick's system of letter prefixes and number suffixes to classify pre-WWII card sets (e.g. T-206) are still in use by The Hobby today.

Some common ACC prefixes include:

B: Blankets and felt items
C: Canadian tobacco cards
E: Pre-WWI candy and caramel cards
F: Food issues
H: Advertising and trade cards
M: Periodicals
N: 19th Century tobacco cards
R: Post-WWI candy and gum cards
T: 20th Century tobacco cards
V: Canadian candy and gum cards

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-'''ACC (American Card Catalog)''': Reference book last published in 1960 by hobby pioneer [[Jefferson Burdick]]. Burdick's system of letter prefixes and number suffixes to classify pre-WWII card sets are still in use by The Hobby today.
+'''ACC (American Card Catalog)''': Reference book published from 1937 to 1960 by hobby pioneer [[Jefferson Burdick]]. Burdick's system of letter prefixes and number suffixes to classify pre-WWII card sets (e.g. [[T-206]]) are still in use by The Hobby today.
+Some common ACC prefixes include:
+* '''B:''' Blankets and felt items
+* '''C:''' Canadian tobacco cards
+* '''E:''' Pre-WWI candy and caramel cards
+* '''F:''' Food issues
+* '''H:''' Advertising and trade cards
+* '''M:''' Periodicals
+* '''N:''' 19th Century tobacco cards
+* '''R:''' Post-WWI candy and gum cards
+* '''T:''' 20th Century tobacco cards
+* '''V:''' Canadian candy and gum cards
 [[Category:Hobby Definitions]]