If you had the day off Monday, there was an MLK Day card show in the Boston area.
About 50 tables full of cards and memorabilia were set up at the Holiday Inn in Dedham for a show that also featured five autograph guests: former Boston Bruins Derek Sanderson and Rick Smith, Celtics alumni Leon Powe and Eddie House and Hall of Fame announcer Mike Gorman.
Doug Keating of Cardboard Promotions has made holiday Monday shows a regular event in the area. He’ll host the annual President’s Day show on Feb. 19.
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In the annual sign that spring will actually be coming at some point, Topps will open pre-sales of 2024 Series 1 Baseball on Tuesday at noon Eastern time.
Jumbo boxes ($159.99) will have three hits including at least one autograph while Hobby boxes ($89.99) will have either an auto or relic card among the contents. More details and a link or order are here.
Release day is Feb. 14 and orders will be shipped around that time.
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Lelands has opened its first Pop Up Auction of 2024. Among the highlights in what is generally an online catalog with lower cost items is a signed Roberto Clemente bio page with a signature graded 8 by PSA.
There’s also a 1916 album with multiple photos of Red Sox players who were guests at an outdoor retreat in New Hampshire, hosted by the Draper & Maynard Sporting Goods factory. Babe Ruth is visible on three of them.
A near set of 1961 Post Cereal cards, dozens of other vintage card singles, lots and sets, 1970s Baltimore Orioles game-worn jerseys and a variety of memorabilia are among the other items in the sale, which continues through Jan. 28.
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Jerseys and pucks from Monday’s ECHL All-Star Game are on the auction block through MeiGray. The hockey league and its long time game-worn partner are selling first period in a three-week auction that started at puck drop and will run Thursday, Feb. 1 at 9 p.m. ET.
In addition, jerseys worn during the second period, as well as game-used and goal-scoring pucks from the All-Star Classic, will be available for bid at a later day.
“MeiGray is proud to continue its relationship with one of the premier development leagues in North America in conjunction with the 2024 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic,” stated Dave Meisel, MeiGray’s Director of Special Projects.
Over two dozen jerseys are on the block, all carrying the ECHL All-Star logo on the front.
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