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First Buzz: 2025 Pieces of the Past 1776 Freedom Fighters SVE

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What: 2025 Pieces of the Past 1776 Freedom Fighters Special Veterans Edition
Arrives: Aug. 28
Box basics: One memorabilia card per four-card box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)
What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past goes high-end with American history once again with some key artifacts going into cards thanks to a collaboration with "The Babe Ruth of Historical Collecting," Eric C. Caren, curating the items as part of a release that "will pay tribute to America's upcoming 250th birthday honoring the veterans who helped serve and give America its freedom."
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This entry was posted in First Buzz, Non-sports and tagged George Washington, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. history, Pieces of the Past, Benjamin Franklin, Douglas MacArthur, Samuel Adams, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Adams, Colin Powell, Eric C. Caren, 2025 Pieces of the Past 1776 Freedom Fighters Special Veterans Edition, George Patton on July 15, 2025 by BlowoutBuzz.
First Buzz: 2025 Pieces of the Past One-time Edition Series 1

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What: 2025 Pieces of the Past One-time Edition Series 1
Arrives: April 16
Box basics: Two Relic cards per two-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past turns its the hit-per-box approach into a hit in every pack once again with document and memorabilia cuts as well as other unusual items inside cards as it celebrates its past releases all in one spot.
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This entry was posted in First Buzz, Non-sports and tagged Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Jefferson, Pieces of the Past, Benjamin Franklin, J.P. Morgan, John Adams, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Vincent Van Gogh, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, King Tut, Mozart Beethoven, 2025 Pieces of the Past One-time Edition Series 1 on March 7, 2025 by BlowoutBuzz.
First Buzz: 2025 Pieces of the Past 1776 Freedom Fighters

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What: 2025 Pieces of the Past 1776 Freedom Fighters Edition
Arrives: Dec. 4, 2024
Box basics: Two encapsulated memorabilia cards and one other memorabilia card per six-pack box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past goes high-end with some key artifacts going into cards thanks to a collaboration with "The Babe Ruth of Historical Collecting," Eric C. Caren, curating the items as part of a release including "some of the finest collectibles and artifacts relating to the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America."
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This entry was posted in First Buzz, Non-sports and tagged George Washington, Pieces of the Past, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, 2025 Pieces of the Past 1776 Freedom Fighters Edition, Eric C. Caren, Eric C. Caren Collection, USS Independence, USS Constitution, Revolutionary War on September 6, 2024 by BlowoutBuzz.
First Buzz: 2024 Pieces of the Past One-time Edition Series 1

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What: 2024 Pieces of the Past One-time Edition Series 1
Arrives: Sept. 25
Box basics: Two Relic cards per two-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)
What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past turns its the hit-per-box approach into a hit in every pack this time with document and memorabilia cuts as well as other unusual items inside cards as it celebrates its past releases all in one spot.
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This entry was posted in First Buzz, Non-sports and tagged Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Jefferson, Pieces of the Past, Benjamin Franklin, John Paul Getty, J.P. Morgan, John Adams, Millard Fillmore, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Vincent Van Gogh, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, King Tut, Mozart Beethoven, 2024 Pieces of the Past One-time Edition Series 1, William H. Taft, King Edward VIII on August 13, 2024 by BlowoutBuzz.
First Buzz: 2023 Pieces of the Past Historical Edition

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What: 2023 Pieces of the Past Historical Edition
Arrives: Oct. 17
Box basics: Three hits per 10-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: This brand returns with a stacked lineup of cut autos and other memorabilia cards for a variety of historical figures found in every box.
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This entry was posted in First Buzz, Non-sports and tagged Super Break, Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, George Washington, Henry Ford, John F. Kennedy, John Hancock, Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Jefferson, Pieces of the Past, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Fargo, Alexander Graham Bell, Geronimo, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Edison, J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Leonardo da Vinci, Susan B. Anthony, Nelson Rockefeller, Michelangelo, John Adams, William Shakespeare, King George IV, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Genghis Khan, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Sacagawea, Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Henry Wells, Betsy Ross, Mary Todd Lincoln, King Louis XIV, King George III, Marie Antoinette, 2023 Pieces of the Past Historical Edition on July 12, 2023 by BlowoutBuzz.
First Buzz: 2022 Pieces of the Past Presidential Edition

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What: 2022 Pieces of the Past Presidential Edition
Arrives: November
Box basics: ~~One~~ Two Pieces of the Past card per box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past takes on a hits-only approach for past presidents -- and a few others such as Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin -- in a release coming this fall.
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This entry was posted in First Buzz, Non-sports and tagged Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Jefferson, Pieces of the Past, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, 2022 Pieces of the Past Presidential Edition, JFK on September 16, 2022 by BlowoutBuzz.
First Buzz: 2020 Historic Autographs POTUS The First 36

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What: 2020 Historic Autographs POTUS The First 36
Arrives: Dec. 21
Box basics: Arrives in premium, hobby and retail editions ... keep reading.
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs takes on part of U.S. presidential history with a release that packs plenty across three types of boxes.
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This entry was posted in First Buzz, Non-sports and tagged Historic Autographs, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Gerald Ford, Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, 2020 Historic Autographs POTUS The First 36, John Adams, Millard Fillmore on November 19, 2020 by BlowoutBuzz.

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Basketball
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Oct. 1 - 2025 Leaf Vivid
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Hockey
Oct. 8 - 2024-25 Ultimate Collection
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Oct. 1 - 2025 Topps Triumphant Tennis
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Non-sports
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Oct. 9 - Keepsake Invincible S1P
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Oct. 15 - Historic Autos 15th
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Oct. 15 - Topps Disney Wonder
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Oct. 30 - Decision Color Cut SE
Oct. TBD - Keepsake Bob Marley
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Gaming
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