Connie Mack was building a dynasty and at least on one day, his Philadelphia Athletics dressed as nattily as he did. Now, a rare photograph of the 1910 World Series champions is hitting the auction block for the first time. RMY Auctions is offering the 8x10 photo, still attached to an old scrapbook of Philadelphia baseball clippings, in its February Collectors … [Read more...]
Notes: Jeter Rookie Sells for Big Price; Manning Memorabilia Suit Settled; Cobb Museum Card, Coin
One of the 22 PSA 10 1993 Upper Deck SP Derek Jeter foil rookie cards sold for a record price of $99,100 on Wednesday night. The card beat the old mark of $54,576 set early in 2017. Bidding for the card offered by PWCC Auctions soared from $67,500 late in the afternoon to the eventual winning bid. There’s been a new addition to the 1910 Nadja Caramels set. SC … [Read more...]
E271 Darby Chocolates are Rare, Valuable
When consumers purchased a box of Darby Chocolates in 1910, they got an extra treat with pictures of baseball players on the boxes. Today, those pictures are considered to be cards by collectors, who are finding them to be difficult additions to their collection. Here's a little more on the E271 Darby Chocolates issue. E271 Darby Chocolates Background Darby Chocolates was … [Read more...]
High-Grade 1910 Standard Caramel Cards Coming to Auction
Rare high-grade examples of the 1910 Standard Caramel (E93) set will be offered at auction later this month, when Mile High Card Company kicks off its next major auction. Headlined by the only PSA 9 specimens in existence of Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Deacon Philippe, 17 of the 30 cards in the E93 series will presented individually for sale. Created in 1886 … [Read more...]
M116 Sporting Life Cards Uncovered; Heading to Auction
A new to the hobby find of more than one hundred, 1910-11 M116 Sporting News Life trading cards recently discovered by a family in the Midwest will hit the auction block for the first time ever in the Goldin Auctions 2015 Opening Day Auction this April. The elusive M116 issue features the finest baseball players from the early 1900's as chosen by the editors of the popular … [Read more...]
Rare Image of Joe Jackson in Action Kicks off Auction
RMY Auctions has launched its 2014 Holiday Auction with over 300 vintage photographs up for bid. Among them is a newly discovered image of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson in action. While any new, original image of Jackson is rare, finding action photos of the great ballplayer is almost impossible. Only a handful of photographs showing Jackson batting, running, or fielding during … [Read more...]