You're probably well aware of Walter Johnson but did you know the Big Train had a son who also pitched? The story of Walter Johnson Jr. actually came to a sad, premature conclusion but fans of baseball history will appreciate an item in Mile High Card Company’s current auction that pairs father and son. The newly launched Extra Innings auction includes an American … [Read more...]
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Huggins & Scott Auction Opens with Vintage Baseball Sets, Lots, Proofs
Photos used to produce some iconic vintage baseball cards will join cards from one of the best 1966 Topps sets in existence, a 1956 Topps “Master Set”and hundreds of other items in Huggins & Scott’s first auction of 2018. Bidding is set to go live Friday, January 26 and close Thursday, February 8. The fifth best set of 1966 Topps baseball on PSA’s Registry will be … [Read more...]
PSA 10 1956 Topps Roberto Clemente at Auction
The only 1956 Topps Roberto Clemente card graded as a PSA 10 is on the auction block. The second-year card of the Hall of Fame outfielder was listed on eBay Sunday. As of Tuesday afternoon, the high bid had reached $95,600. Where it will end when the auction closes March 14 is hard to predict. One of the four ’56 Mickey Mantles graded PSA 10 sold last August … [Read more...]
1956 Topps Pins Are Scarce And Valuable
Topps ventured away from baseball cards for the first time in 1956, putting out a set of 60 player pins that have escaped many collectors of vintage Topps items. Eleven Hall of Famers are part of the set, including Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron and Ernie Banks. Other stars include Ted Kluszewski, Gil Hodges, Dick Groat and Harvey Haddix. It’s really … [Read more...]
Clemente Still Revered By Fans and Collectors
Roberto Clemente was a great baseball player, but his throwing arm was extraordinary. I know. I saw it happen. And Joe Morgan was the victim. On July 21, 1970, at the Astrodome, Clemente’s Pirates were facing Houston. Jesus Alou was on first base in the bottom of the first when Morgan sent a stinging line drive single to right field. Alou went to third on the play, and … [Read more...]
1956 Topps Baseball Set: Last of the Oversize Concept
Considered one of the best large card sets ever produced by Topps, the 1956 baseball set was the last one to feature hand-colored drawings. During 1956, Topps was to hire a professional photographer to take photos for the next year’s collection, which was to be the first to use color images. The '56 set become tremendously popular immediately after its launch, partly because of … [Read more...]
