Grab virtually any list of the top sports cards ever created and the 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski is on it. Rare by any measure and featuring one of the biggest and best names in football history, the Nagurski card in high-grade is a “white whale” for card collectors. Now, one of the highest graded examples in the hobby is about to hit the auction … [Read more...]
1935 National Chicle Was Forefather Of Football Sets
It’s been called the granddaddy of all football card sets. And it contains a football card collector’s Holy Grail. Certainly, all current football cards can trace their lineage to the 1935 National Chicle set. It was the first set to be circulated nationwide and also was the first to include only football players. And since National Chicle was the name of a gum company in … [Read more...]
Mantle Cards Set More Marks in Memory Lane Auction
The previous record price for a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle in near mint condition wasn’t just surpassed early Sunday morning. It was destroyed. Memory Lane sold the PSA 7 graded example of the most popular post-War baseball card ever made in its Summer Break Auction and when the dust settled, the final tally was $99,185, including the 19.5% buyer’s premium. It was the … [Read more...]
Century-Old Cards, Rare Nagurski, Joe Jackson Rookie All Part of Love of the Game Auction
Some of the hobby's most popular vintage sports cards, baseball card collections more than 100 years old and seldom seen pieces of sports memorabilia help lead off the hobby's next major auction. A 1935 Silver Certificate autographed by Babe Ruth, a rare 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski (graded EX 5 by PSA), an original Arthur K. Miller painting of Hall of Fame legend … [Read more...]
High Grade Autographed Babe Ruth Baseball Sells for $97,000
When it comes to vintage baseball cards or autographs, the Bambino is still king. One of the best surviving single-signed Babe Ruth baseballs topped Memory Lane Inc's recently closed I Own It Now catalog sales. Authenticated by PSA and JSA and signed on the sweet spot in blue fountain pen, the autograph on the official American League (William Harridge) ball, generated a … [Read more...]