The two contracts that resulted in the integration of baseball following World War II are going on the auction block. The pact Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and his contract with the Montreal Royals from 1945 will be offered through Goldin Auctions on November 16, although it’s possible they could be sold privately before a planned auction at the … [Read more...]
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Predicting the 2017 NFL Rookie of the Year
Last season proved to be a great one for football cards. Impact rookies helped drive sales online, via case breaks and in card shops across North America. The 2017 NFL rookie class is dominated by talented running backs, each of which is capable of winning the Rookie of the Year award. While running backs have an easier transition from college football to the … [Read more...]
How to Date Real Photo Postcards
Real photo postcards are postcards with genuine photographic images on the front. They are actual photographs on photopaper, but designed to be mailed and have letters written on the back. As with all photographs, if you examine the images under strong magnification the you'll see no dot or other printed ink patterns. Popular in the early to mid 1900s, real photo postcards … [Read more...]
Red Sox, Yankees Team Up for Hurricane Harvey Auction
Who says the Yankees and Red Sox can't get along? The two rivals have partnered to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief by auctioning off game-worn jerseys and other memorabilia from Sunday night's nationally televised game. All of the proceeds raised through the joint initiative will go to support hurricane relief efforts. Yankees items, including game-used jerseys … [Read more...]
Card Shop Q&A with ‘The Rookie’
There may not be as many sports card shops as there were in the "boom" period of the late 1980s and early 90s but as a recent Facebook thread revealed, there are still plenty of successful stores and collectors who spend time in them. As part of our ongoing series of Q&A sessions with card shops around the country, we connected with Tony Kirby of The Rookie, a … [Read more...]
Topps Pledges Astros NOW Card Proceeds; Signs Glyber Torres
The Houston Astros’ stay in Tampa will be brief. The team announced Wednesday it would be returning to Minute Maid Park for the weekend but their stay at Tropicana Field inspired a new Topps NOW card that is being sold to benefit the American Red Cross. Topps created the card following the Astros-Rangers game that was moved out of Houston because of flooding after … [Read more...]
High-End 1933 Goudey Set Break Up Could Bring Seven Figures
Scoffing at the Great Depression that held the nation in its merciless grip, the Goudey Gum company produced the first great trading card issue of the long-standing Bubble Gum Era in 1933, a set that holds sway as one of the hobby’s “Big Three.” Heritage Auctions is offering one of the finest assemblies of that 240-card masterpiece in an auction that is now … [Read more...]
Houston Dealers, Shops Battle Impact of Harvey
Ray Aldrete watched the weather forecast begin to take on an ominous tone late last week. A tropical storm heading up the Gulf Coast toward his Houston home was suddenly looking much worse. Warnings were posted. A Category 1 hurricane developed, then became a Category 2. No one knew exactly where along the south Texas coast it would come ashore or how strong … [Read more...]
Beer Box II Auction Opens Monday, But There’s More
The sequel to the “Beer Box Find” will get much of the attention when Mile High Card Company opens its big fall catalog auction Monday but if unopened boxes from decades ago aren’t your thing, there is plenty of other high-end material in what could be the biggest auction in the company’s 20+ year history. Led by an ultra-high end DeLong complete set, a 1951 Bowman #305 … [Read more...]
Topps Again Offering ‘Make Your Pro Debut’ Contest Via Heritage Minors
Topps has joined forces with a California minor league baseball team to put a collector on a trading card--and treat them like a player for a day. The annual Make Your Pro Debut contest will be part of the promotional push for 2017 Topps Heritage Minors, set for release in September. Collectors who enter a winning code found inside packs will be asked to answer five … [Read more...]
