Historic Autographs creates history-focused trading cards and collectible products that connect collectors with the people, events and artifacts of the past. Founded from Kevin Heffner’s concept in 2008, the Pottstown company issued its first product in 2010 and remains collector-driven, pairing carefully researched card information with features such as cut signatures and relics. Its historical releases range from Civil War subjects to baseball’s 1930s and America’s 250th anniversary.
Trading Card MemoriesFounded by artist, printer, technologist and lifelong collector Johnny Iannelli, Exton’s Trading Card Memories designs and produces custom trading cards for teams, organizations and meaningful projects. Iannelli handles the work from concept or client artwork through professional printing, packaging and delivery, giving each project the feel of a genuine collectible rather than a simple printed card. The business carries on a family printing tradition that reaches back to his grandfather’s work producing baseball cards at Philadelphia’s Zabel Brothers in the late 1940s.EXTON, PA
Choice SportsCardsFor more than 30 years, Aston-based Choice SportsCards has designed, printed and packaged custom trading cards, growing into what it describes as the nation’s largest manufacturer in the field. Its commercial-press production and in-house design team serve professional sports organizations as well as businesses, entertainment brands and collectors. Choice is also a National Licensee for several minor-league sports organizations and select Major League Baseball properties.ASTON, PA
The Topps CompanyThe Topps Company makes trading cards and collectibles that turn sports and pop-culture moments into something fans can hold onto. Its products span licensed properties from Major League Baseball and UFC to the Premier League, Marvel and Star Wars, with Topps NOW capturing selected events as they happen through limited sales windows. The company also supports collectors with digital apps, card-protection supplies and its Ripped editorial hub.NEW YORK, NY
PIN MARKETPLACESince 1992, PIN MARKETPLACE has sold Olympic collectibles and pin-collecting supplies, while also designing and manufacturing custom lapel pins for organizations. Owner Larry Ehmer was an early online seller of Olympic pins in 1994, and the business has since shipped collectibles to customers on six continents. Ehmer has attended four Olympic Games, worked as a Coca-Cola pin-trading expert, and served twice as an Olympic torchbearer.WALLINGFORD, PA