The business of sports memorabilia is a mosaic of personal obsessions where there are as many collectors as there are reasons to collect. The introduction of the internet coaxed even the most reclusive collectors out of the shadows and helped form online communities of people who share similar passions. It was under these conditions that Jeff Logan and Ryan Anderson first met … [Read more...] about New Midwest-Based Auction House to Launch With Bat Bonanza
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Photographer Wisely Kept Baseballs He Made Famous
With over 3,300 lots, Heritage Auctions’ May 15-17 offering will be one of the largest in their history. Among the highlights in the auction is the “Ernie Schwork Collection of Milestone Baseballs.” A decorated Pulitzer Prize winning photographer for United Press International (UPI), Schwork described his career as, “a window to the world.” If that is true he must have had … [Read more...] about Photographer Wisely Kept Baseballs He Made Famous
O-Pee-Chee Baseball Earns Due Respect
In much the same way that foreign change finds its way into piggy banks, jars and ashtrays, O-Pee-Chee baseball cards invaded the stacks of cardboard that resided on every level surface in my room when I was growing up. It may have had something to do with my location; the wood paneled, split level, suburban sprawl that surrounds Boston. It may also have stemmed from summer … [Read more...] about O-Pee-Chee Baseball Earns Due Respect