You’ll need a big bankroll to own the entire set, thanks to Mickey Mantle and his high number friends, but there’s a new book that has all of the cards in the 1952 Topps set—and more info than you’ll find on the backs of all 407 cards. Baseball & Bubble Gum: The 1952 Topps Collection is the latest release from Tom and Ellen Zappala, the husband-wife team … [Read more...]
Old Mill Joe Jackson Hits $492,000; New MJ Rookie Card Record
One of fewer than 20 known copies of the 1910 Old Mill Tobacco Joe Jackson pre-rookie card sold for $492,000 late Thursday night as Heritage Auctions wrapped up the first night of its three-day Spring Sports Collectibles Sale. Graded 3.5 by SGC, the card had been in the same North Carolina family since the time of issue, thought to be lost at one time with the rest of … [Read more...]
Baseball Hall of Fame to Present Virtual Program on Shoebox Treasures Exhibit
You can’t visit the Baseball Hall of Fame right now, and probably won’t be able to for a while, but you can take a virtual trip and hear from the museum’s curator about the Shoebox Treasures baseball card exhibit. The Hall has unveiled what it calls some “unique and entertaining virtual programming” during the COVID-19 crisis including Virtual Field Trips, Curator Spotlights … [Read more...]
1921 Ruth Bat; Newly Discovered Old Mill Jackson Lead Heritage Catalog
Over 3,000 lots of historic memorabilia and trading cards are now on the block after Heritage Auctions opened its Spring catalog auction. Among the headliners: the bat Babe Ruth used to sock his 52nd homer in 1921 and the first Toronto Raptors championship ring to be offered at auction. The sale is expected to generate more than $10 million when bidding concludes … [Read more...]
Notes: Records for Gretzky Stick; ’52 Mantle; Kobe Jerseys to Auction; Lindor Opens His Own Set
The stick Wayne Gretzky used to score the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Edmonton Oilers in 1988 has sold for $29,462, the most ever paid for a game-used NHL stick according to Montreal-based Classic Auctions, which sold it as part of its first major auction of 2020. Items from the collection of the late Hall of Famer Jean Beliveau also drew a lot of interest. … [Read more...]
Heritage Winter Platinum Tally: $12,985,912
High-end cards joined some game-worn jerseys from iconic players at the top of the results from Heritage Auctions’ Winter Platinum Night sale. The two-night event saw 22 different items sell for more than $100,000 and combined total sales of nearly $13 million. The four top items in the auction were all centered on two New York Yankee greats. A 1941 Play Ball Joe … [Read more...]
1956 Mantle Jersey Brings $649,250 in Mile High Auction
A pinstriped New York Yankees jersey worn by Mickey Mantle in the first half of his 1956 Triple Crown season has sold for $649,250, the second highest priced Mantle jersey ever sold at auction. The jersey, photomatched to several moments during the season and later signed by Mantle, drew 24 bids in Mile High Card Company’s first major sale of 2020. The selling price … [Read more...]
High Grade 1952 Topps Mantle Joins Jersey, Ruth and Cobb Bats in New MHCC Auction
The second major sports memorabilia auction of 2020 gets underway Monday as Mile High Card Company opens its January catalog. The launch comes just a few months after their last auction billed as ‘The Event’, which featured the $1.35 million sale of a T206 Wagner. There’s no Wagner this time around, but the sale does include some valuable cards, vintage … [Read more...]
Jersey from Mantle’s 1956 Triple Crown Season Heads to Auction
A jersey pegged to Mickey Mantle’s 1956 Triple Crown season will hit the auction block next week. Mile High Card Company will offer the Yankees home flannel, which it calls “arguably the most significant game-worn item of the post-war era.” “This is likely the finest Mickey Mantle game-used jersey ever to come to market, and it originates from one of the greatest … [Read more...]
Big Crowds; Big Finds; Big Bucks: 2019 Sports Collecting Year in Review (Part II)
The second of a two-part look back at the sports collecting year. The first part focused on the first six months of 2019, while Part II takes us to the National, recalls some incredible finds and big auctions, Zion mania and more. In July, Sports Collectors Digest magazine was among 50 hobby-related titles sold in a bankruptcy auction for the assets of publisher … [Read more...]