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Century-Old Cards, Rare Nagurski, Joe Jackson Rookie All Part of Love of the Game Auction

1909 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson

Vintage and rare baseball and other sports cards and memorabilia are jammed into the second event for the new Love of the Game Auctions.

Sweet Caporal Pins 1910-1912

Sweet Caporal Ty Cobb

Think you can’t afford any pre-WWI tobacco-related baseball memorabilia? Think again. Sweet Caporal pins are similar to T205 and much cheaper.

Collection of Rare, Old Autographed Baseballs Consigned to Auction

Miller Huggins baseball

The family of a man who ran the Jefferson Hotel in St. Louis during the first part of the 20th century has consigned a group of rare autographed baseballs he collected to the upcoming Louisville Slugger Auction.

Ruth Cards Top Auction

PSA 8 Goudey Babe Ruth

A pair of high grade Goudeys and a rare back rookie card of Babe Ruth drew high bids in a Goodwin & Company auction.

Wagner, Plank, Ruth, Mathewson Among Highlights in New Catalog

Eddie Plank T206 card

Scarce and rare vintage baseball cards are just some of the items up for grabs beginning later this week in an event where patience is sometimes a virtue…and sometimes a mistake.

Over 4,000 Vintage Baseball Cards Offered in Big Set Break

Roberto Clemente 1955 Topps

A major collection of high-grade and rare vintage baseball card singles is being broken up and sold over the next two weeks.

Super Collector’s Vintage Baseball Card Sets Now on the Market

1932 US Caramels set

A “Once in a Lifetime” accumulation of vintage baseball card sets, some including all variations and all high grade, are up for sale.

Leland’s Reveals Auction Details

Ball from Derek Jeter's 3000th hit at bat

New and old baseball memorabilia highlight Leland’s final auction of 2011.

Editor’s Blog: Expensive Shoes, Growing Company, Signed Sets Sell, Topps in India

Upper Deck says it has sold the shoes LeBron James wore in his first game back in Cleveland as a member of the Miami Heat.  The game took place nearly a year ago and Upper Deck had James sign them.  They were offered as part of Upper Deck Authenticated’s Suite One-of-One program where super high-end [...]

Collection of Signed Topps Baseball Sets Stands at $75,000

Game worn Bobby Orr jersey

There have been only two bids, but that huge collection of signed baseball card sets is pacing the lineup in Collect Auctions’ latest event.

Huggins and Scott Auction Features Ruth Ball, Mathewson Contract

Signed Babe Ruth ball

Huggins and Scott launches its final catalog sale of 2011 at noon today.

1922 Ty Cobb Uniform Sells for $385,500

Eighty-nine years after he wore it, one of a small number of surviving Ty Cobb uniforms has sold at auction.

Program from First World Series Sells for $241,500

One 1903 World Series program resides in Cooperstown. The other was sold by Hunt Auctions Saturday,as one of the headliners in the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum Auction.

1910 All-Star Tour Letters Surface; Will Be Sold

Signed Christy Mathewson letter

A collection of letters from the likes of Cobb, Mathewson, Johnson, Lajoie, Collins, McGraw and others about an ill-fated attempt to put together a post-season All-Star Game tour is about to enter the hobby.

T-206 Card Set – How Do We Love Thee?

The 100th anniversary party is over. The reasons to love the T-206 set are not.

Vintage Cards, Autographs, Memorabilia All Part of Huggins & Scott Auction

Brooks Robinson 1968 Topps 3D prototype

A prototype card from the rare 1968 Topps 3-D issue highlights Huggins & Scott’s auction, which also includes dozens of vintage cards and rare sports memorabilia.

Signed Cobb T206, Ruth Balls, Rare Photos on Block

Signed T206 Ty Cobb

Imperial Sports’ upcoming auction will include several signed items from baseball’s earliest stars.

Bill Mastro Selling Collection

Bill Mastro

The former head of Mastro Auctions has consigned his vintage baseball memorabilia to an auction scheduled for December.

Understanding the T207 Baseball Set

T207 backs

Last week’s news regarding the discovery of more Red Cross backed T207 cards put the focus on one of the more underappreciated old tobacco sets.

Cigarette Cards’ Marquee Set: T206

The T206 set provided the first in-depth glimpse at the national pasttime.