The original painting used to create Willie Mays' 1953 Topps baseball card turned out to be the biggest draw in Lelands' Summer Classic Auction. The 3 1/2 x 5" painting commissioned by Topps early in Mays' career sold for $246,968. Originally sold in 1989 at the Topps Archives auction by Marriott for $88,000 ($210,000 in today's dollars). Marriott used the art for … [Read more...] about Original Art for Willie Mays’ 1953 Topps Card Tops Lelands Auction
1953 Topps Willie Mays
Vintage Cards Smash Records in Memory Lane Auction
The Memory Lane Summer Rarities Auction had plenty of high-grade vintage sports cards and bidders weren’t shy about spending what it took to own some of them. Numerous records fell when the dust settled in the early hours of Sunday morning, some of which were multiple times the previous marks. In all, the auction tallied over $8.9 million in sales. For the first … [Read more...] about Vintage Cards Smash Records in Memory Lane Auction
Artwork Used To Produce 1953 Topps Willie Mays Card Part Of Lelands Sale
Nearly 50 years after his retirement from major league baseball, Willie Mays still has drawing power. Original artwork of the Say-Hey Kid, which was used for the Hall of Famer’s 1953 Topps card, is up for bid by Lelands Auctions in the company’s 2022 Summer Classic Auction. Proceeds are going to charity. The iconic art shows a young Mays in his New York Giants road … [Read more...] about Artwork Used To Produce 1953 Topps Willie Mays Card Part Of Lelands Sale
Mickey Mantle Rookie Card Smashes Record in Memory Lane Auction
A little over four years ago, Memory Lane generated headlines with the sale of a PSA 9 (mint) Mickey Mantle rookie card. Early Sunday morning, that record-setting $220,150 sale was blown away in the company’s Fall Auction when the same 1951 Bowman gem soared to $588,000. The iconic card topped bidding in Memory Lane’s Fall Classic Auction, which tallied over $3.5 … [Read more...] about Mickey Mantle Rookie Card Smashes Record in Memory Lane Auction