Collectable has accepted its first buyout offer for one of the assets it offered to users of its recently launched fractional shares platform. The company said Monday that it has sold the 2017 Panini Flawless Patrick Mahomes Emerald RPA numbered to 5 that it offered in October. The price of $182,500 came from a private buyer who had originally offered $170,000 but … [Read more...] about Notebook: Collectable Accepts $182,500 Offer for Mahomes RPA; 1916 Red Sox Photo Tops RMY Sale; Ruth Signed Ball Giveaway; Card Shop Stories
1916 Babe Ruth
Newly Uncovered 1916 Red Sox News Photo with Ruth Hits Auction
An original 104-year-old news photo showing a young Babe Ruth and his Boston Red Sox teammates posing before the World Series is coming to auction for the first time. The remarkably clear 7 ¼” x 9 ½” silver gelatin image is being offered by RMY Auctions and retains the original Central News Service caption on the back. It had spent its entire life inside a newspaper’s … [Read more...] about Newly Uncovered 1916 Red Sox News Photo with Ruth Hits Auction
Notes: Lone 1916 Red Sox Championship Button Auction; ’52 Mantle Auction; Shows Open, More
The only known Boston Red Sox 1916 World Series Championship button known to exist is on the auction block. The oversize button pictures then-21-year-old Babe Ruth. Curiously sponsored by a Detroit brewery, it’s the largest baseball button made to that point, possibly to maximize the detail. Most serious collectors of baseball buttons would know of the legendary … [Read more...] about Notes: Lone 1916 Red Sox Championship Button Auction; ’52 Mantle Auction; Shows Open, More
Kings Among Kings: The Top 10 Cards From the 1933 Goudey Sport Kings Set
When it comes to pre-war multi-sport sets, the 1933 Goudey Sport Kings set is often heralded as the best. The set boasts all kinds of legendary figures but is also known for producing what are often viewed as the first true professional basketball cards. Here's my look at what I consider to be the top ten cards in the set. 10. Howie Morenz A handful of hockey cards are … [Read more...] about Kings Among Kings: The Top 10 Cards From the 1933 Goudey Sport Kings Set
T206 Wagner, Lucky 7 Cobb, One of a Kind Ruth Rookie Headline MHCC Auction
A T206 Honus Wagner hits the auction block Monday. That alone makes Mile High Card Company’s latest auction pretty interesting but throw in a bunch of other big ticket vintage cards and you have quite an event. In fact, “The Event” is what they’re calling the new catalog, which opens for bidding Monday and runs through Thursday, October 10. The Wagner card is … [Read more...] about T206 Wagner, Lucky 7 Cobb, One of a Kind Ruth Rookie Headline MHCC Auction
Fresh Card Find Includes 1916 Famous & Barr Ruth, Huge Pre-War Stash
They had been sitting in a box for decades. A small fortune in baseball cards, some collected over 100 years ago by a young Midwestern man who clearly loved baseball and the men who played it. He lived only 57 years and has been gone for 60, but the box remained as a sort of curious heirloom, appreciated by a family of sports lovers but tucked out of … [Read more...] about Fresh Card Find Includes 1916 Famous & Barr Ruth, Huge Pre-War Stash
Babe Who? 1916 Sporting Life Cover Whiffed on Young Ruth
It wouldn’t be long before his mug became world famous but in the late winter of 1916, not even those whose sole job was to cover baseball knew what he looked like. There’s proof of that in a 102-year-old copy of The Sporting Life—a publication that billed itself “The Loyal Champion of Clean Sport.” They may have been pure in spirit but they didn't always know … [Read more...] about Babe Who? 1916 Sporting Life Cover Whiffed on Young Ruth
Sole SGC-Graded 1916 Ruth Famous and Barr Rookie Heads to Auction
There were several different advertisers on the back of the 1916 Felix Mendelsoh cards that gave us what is considered Babe Ruth’s rookie card but those carrying the Famous & Barr department store brand are very elusive. PSA has graded only four Famous & Barr Ruth cards; SGC only one. That sole SGC example is about to hit the auction block. Despite a low … [Read more...] about Sole SGC-Graded 1916 Ruth Famous and Barr Rookie Heads to Auction
100 Years Later, M101-4 And M101-5 Sets Are Complex Issues
The M101-4 and M101-5 cards (often referred to as The Sporting News cards) haven't traditionally been as popular as some of the tobacco or candy issues from the early part of the 20th century. Given the checklist, that's always been a little surprising. Released in 1916, the sets are quietly celebrating their 100th birthday. The cards have seen an uptick in popularity over … [Read more...] about 100 Years Later, M101-4 And M101-5 Sets Are Complex Issues
Rare Weil Baking Babe Ruth Card Brings Big Price
One of a small number of 1916 Babe Ruth rookie cards with Weil Baking Company advertising on the back topped the sales list in Memory Lane Inc.’s recently completed I Own It Now catalog. One of the rarest variations of the familiar Ruth card issued through numerous sponsors 100 years ago, the EX graded example sold within minutes of the sale’s opening last week for a price … [Read more...] about Rare Weil Baking Babe Ruth Card Brings Big Price