Sometimes those hours spent at estate sales, flea markets and rummage sales can pay off. A newly uncovered 19th century team card coming to Huggins & Scott Auctions is proof of that. A person attending a Massachusetts flea market not long ago made an extraordinary discovery — tucked inside the pages of a late 19th century scrapbook was a picture of a Pittsburgh … [Read more...]
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Score Sheets From First Cardinals Road Game to be Displayed
The St. Louis Cardinals are one of Major League Baseball's storied franchises. This summer, more than 135 years after their inception, original score sheets from the team's first road game will go on display. The team's first games were against the Louisville Eclipse at home in St. Louis. Following that three-game series, the two teams played three more … [Read more...]
Ace Pitcher’s 1886 St. Louis Browns Championship Pin Hits Auction
One of just three surviving examples of the ornate 1886 championship pins awarded to members of the St. Louis Browns has been consigned to auction by descendants of the man who helped win it for them. Built from 14k gold and silver, the multi-level pin presented more than 130 years ago to pitcher Dave Foutz even includes the original box. It’s currently being offered in … [Read more...]
The Omaha Find: Rare 19th Century Pins Coming to Heritage Auctions
They sat quietly in the possession of a Nebraska family for generations. Now, a collection of 87 ultra-rare 1897 Whitehead & Hoag "On Time Starch" baseball pins is about to enter the hobby. The Heritage Auctions Consignment of the Week launches with the remarkable "Omaha Find" that will be up for grabs in the company's February 25-26 Platinum Night … [Read more...]
Early Baseball Docs, Koufax Jersey Climbing at Auction
Two items have headed deep into six figures into the final hours of bidding in SCP Auctions’ Spring Premier catalog. The groundbreaking and much publicized 1857 “Laws of Base Ball” documents soared to $417,733 on Friday. Originally purchased at auction years ago, the documents have since been discovered to be in the handwriting of Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams, who was then … [Read more...]
Notes: Media Flocks to Laws of Baseball; ’52 Mantle Auction, More
The auction for the 1857 Laws of Baseball documents has garnered some international attention. The ancient etchings from Doc Adams helped establish the rules of the game we would all come to know. It turns out Adams might be a much more important figure than anyone ever realized. The auction is underway with a current high bid of over $190,000 if you include the buyer’s … [Read more...]
1857 ‘Laws of Base Ball Document’ Heads to Auction
A 159-year-old document that helped establish the modern rules of baseball will be on the auction block this spring and may bring an historic price. Drafted in New York City during the game’s infancy, the “Laws of Base Ball” outlined the rules and guidelines by which players and clubs would follow when playing in “match games of base ball.” Many of its proposed elemental … [Read more...]
Sale of 1871 Contract to Pay for Pioneer Ballplayer’s Graveside Marker
What's being called the earliest known professional baseball contract ever offered at public auction will enter the hobby next month. The document dates to the 1871 season and represents the crown jewel of the Andy Leonard Collection, a grouping of nine baseball documents consigned to Heritage Auctions by Leonard’s grandson, Charles McCarty, 83. McCarty said that he plans to … [Read more...]
Family History: 1860 Brooklyn Atlantics CDV at Auction
One of the earliest known baseball cards, passed down in the family of player Archibald McMahon for more than 150 years, is on the auction block as part of Heritage Auctions’ Platinum Night Sports Auction, held in conjunction with the 2015 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. Pre-sale estimates indicate the 1860 Brooklyn Atlantics CDV (carte de visite) could sell … [Read more...]
What is PBS Baseball Memorabilia Find Really Worth?
Antiques Roadshow kicked off its new season Monday night with a segment about a previously unknown collection of 19th century baseball memorabilia we wrote about last year. For insurance purposes, PBS officials offered a $1 million estimate when they announced the show’s taping last year, but it’s unlikely they would sell for that much at auction. The segment was taped on … [Read more...]
