About Pastime Press
Before television carried every game, the program was how you knew who was on the field. The yearbook was how you got to know them. These pieces were printed to be read in the stands and tossed when the season ended, which is exactly why good copies are hard to find now.
Pastime Press exists for the people who go looking for them. We buy, grade, and sell vintage team yearbooks and championship programs across baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. Every piece is examined by hand, graded to a written standard, and described plainly, flaws included.
We are collectors first. We know the difference between a first printing and a reprint, why one World Series can have three programs, and why a crisp spine on a 1960s yearbook matters. If you are building a team run or hunting the one year you remember, we would like to help.
How we work
- Honest grading. Our Condition Grading Guide is public, and every listing follows it.
- Real photos. When we have the copy, you see the copy.
- Careful shipping. Bagged, boarded, rigid mailer, every order.
- We buy too. Have a collection? See Sell or Consign.