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One of only five known copies of the “George Ruth” variation in the 1921 E121 baseball set sold for $43,200 in the final Sports Showcase event of the year at Heritage Auctions Saturday night.
The sale included a lower grade set of 1952 Topps baseball cards missing the Mickey Mantle that netted $45,600—the highest priced item in the auction of several hundred lots.
The only known 1967 Topps Stand Up Test issue of Roberto Clemente sold for $11,700.
An 1888 Allen & Ginter N28 Cap Anson PSA 1 set a record high for the grade when it sold for $4,320.
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A game-worn jersey dating to Gordie Howe’s final season with the Detroit Red Wings will be offered for the first time in Classic Auctions’ first big sale next year.
According to Classic, the red jersey from the 1970-71 season originated from a former neighbor of Mr. Hockey who received it as a gift decades ago.
It’s the first Howe Red Wings jersey to be offered at auction in several years.
The jersey has been photo matched to images, including and up to Howe’s second to last road game on March 31, 1971.
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