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Rittenhouse Archives Ltd.

American trading-card manufacturer founded by Steven M. Charendoff in January 1999, specialising in licensed science-fiction, fantasy and comic-book collectibles.

Overview

Rittenhouse Archives Ltd.

Rittenhouse Archives grew from Charendoff’s experience in the entertainment-card business and developed a specialist identity around licensed non-sport trading cards. Its products have frequently used autograph cards, costume or relic material and other inserted formats as part of modern premium card collecting.

Why it matters

Rittenhouse is important to TMR’s non-sport card holdings because it represents the shift from traditional base-card sets toward licensed autograph, relic and limited-insert collecting.

Associated people

Steven M. CharendoffFounder and president

Coverage

Trading cardsScience fictionAutographsLicensed collectiblesNon-sport cards