Forty years after winning their second straight World Series championship—and last for the next 18 years--at least 19 members of the 1978 New York Yankees will sign autographs at a card show next month. Reggie Jackson, Goose Gossage, Graig Nettles, Chris Chambliss, Sparky Lyle, Lou Piniella, Mickey Rivers and other members of the team will appear at the J.P. Sports and Rock … [Read more...]
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Devils Helmets with Humboldt Decals Hit Auction
The NHL’s 2018-19 regular season opens October 4, but some game-worn gear from last season hitting the block through MeiGray Auctions. The company’s partnership with several NHL teams brought a group of 23 New Jersey Devils helmets to the block on Wednesday. Worn during the 2017-18 regular season and the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, the listings include those donned by … [Read more...]
New Book is a Must-Have Handbook for 1962 Post Cereal Football Set
It was a one and done set tucked into the holy trinity of food issue sets from the 1960s and 70s. While Kellogg’s and Hostess enjoyed multi-year runs in the latter decade and Post Cereal’s baseball sets are an icon to those who love the early 60s, the Post football set came and went over the course of several weeks in the autumn of 1962. Today, though, the set is … [Read more...]
Fan’s 1920s Yankee Images Headline Large Photo Auction
A collection of rare candid photographs, apparently taken by a fan who had on-field access prior to a Yankees-White Sox game in the 1920s, is among the highlights in an online auction underway through Sunday. The collection of 14 images features Yankees players, including Babe Ruth. Unlike most fan snapshots that were taken at a distance, most of the photographs in the … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1960 Fleer Baseball Greats
Welcome to the third installment of Vintage Pack Facts. While there aren’t many collectors who wouldn’t love to rip open a 30, 40, 50 or 60+year-old pack, there isn’t really a readily available knowledge base for all of them. This series hopes to shed some light on one individual release each week in terms of the variety of packaging methods used, prices at the … [Read more...]
2018 Draft Class Signed Jerseys at NBA Auctions
It'll be awhile before we know which teams made the best picks in the 2018 NBA Draft but for now, every team is presumably excited about what their selections will bring to the floor during the upcoming season. Before they scattered to their new home cities, members of this year's class spent time at the annual Rookie Photo Session in New York, posing for the photos we'll … [Read more...]
Steeler Collector’s Quest Becomes a Book
A collector who spent 23 years getting a helmet signed by all 22 players who played on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ four 1970s Super Bowl championships, has turned his quest into a book. Merrill Shaffer is a life-long Steelers fan and collector from Palmyra, PA. His book, “A Super Steelers Journey”, has just been published by Sunbury Press. That journey first started in 1994 … [Read more...]
Photo-Matched Deacon Jones Jersey Dates to 1968
It wasn’t an official statistic yet but later research showed the man who would actually coin the term had 22 sacks in 1968, a total that even today would rank among the best of all-time. Deacon Jones was a force of nature on the defensive line, primarily with the Los Angeles Rams during his Hall of Fame career. Now, a game-worn jersey from that incredible season 50 … [Read more...]
Notes: Where’s Bucky’s ’78 Jersey?
Today, it would have likely been marked with a hologram or requested by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Forty years ago, though, not many people thought about the bat Bucky Dent used to beat the Red Sox in that famous playoff game at Fenway Park. Game-used memorabilia was collected but in most cases, it wasn't a priority. The Yankees claim to have the bat on … [Read more...]
Record Price for Secretariat Owner’s Derby Program
She became one of the best-known owners in professional sports during a remarkable two-month period of 1973. Even today, fans know her name and collectors of horse racing memorabilia covet items associated with her. Proof comes in the form of a record-setting sale of Penny Chenery’s personal Kentucky Derby program, when her horse—the great Secretariat—began his … [Read more...]
