More than 1,000 autographed baseball cards, including dozens of Hall of Famers are on the block in the final All-Sports Auctions catalog of 2022. The 650+ lot sale opens Tuesday.. Owner Andy Sandler says the autographed cards include a 1952 Bowman Pee Wee Reese, 1953 Topps Satchel Paige, 1966 Topps Mickey Mantle, 1967 Topps Roger Maris, 1961 and ’62 Topps Hank … [Read more...] about Vintage, Signed Cards, Array of Memorabilia Headline All Sports Auction
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Notes: Coronavirus vs Autograph Seekers; Stolen Hockey Cards, Topps Olympic Set; Sports Museum; Palmer Stamp
The Coronavirus is having an impact on autograph collectors at spring training. New MLB policies discourage players from accepting items from fans and collectors seeking autograph, choosing instead to have players pass out pre-signed baseballs, cards and photos. Spring training is typically when autograph hounds descend on Florida and Arizona, hoping to score as many … [Read more...] about Notes: Coronavirus vs Autograph Seekers; Stolen Hockey Cards, Topps Olympic Set; Sports Museum; Palmer Stamp
Notes: Antonio Brown’s Card Future; What to Do with Arnie’s Massive Stash; Lelands to Offer Big Horse Racing Collection
This doesn’t happen very often. Antonio Brown is pictured as an Oakland Raider on some of Panini’s early season football cards even though he will never play a down for the Silver & Black. Brown’s messy departure from the Raiders isn’t what fans or collectors were imagining but it’ll create some pretty unique cards as more products hit the market over the next few … [Read more...] about Notes: Antonio Brown’s Card Future; What to Do with Arnie’s Massive Stash; Lelands to Offer Big Horse Racing Collection
Arnold Palmer’s 1961 British Open Driver Helped Make Pro Golf Global
The driver Arnold Palmer used for a landmark victory at the British Open in 1961 is going on the auction block. Heritage Auctions received the driver on consignment and will offer it in its August Platinum Night Auction where it could bring $80,000 or more. According to the auction listing, Palmer is widely credited for bringing relevance to the Open Championship … [Read more...] about Arnold Palmer’s 1961 British Open Driver Helped Make Pro Golf Global
Palmer’s 1964 Masters Putter Nets $97,690 in Golf Auction
There’s a new Masters champion but memorabilia from two former champs drew a lot of attention from collectors before the final round on Sunday. The putter used by Arnold Palmer during his 1964 Masters win sold for $97,690 at Green Jacket Auctions while the cigar humidor that served as the trophy when Sam Snead beat the field in 1954 went for $94,152. They were two of the … [Read more...] about Palmer’s 1964 Masters Putter Nets $97,690 in Golf Auction
Notes: Oscar, Doc to NSCC; Palmer’s Putter; Leaving Las Vegas; Henrik the Hero
The National Sports Collectors Convention has added two NBA legends to its autograph roster for this summer’s show. Julius Erving and Oscar Robertson will sign in Chicago, as will wrestling legend Goldberg, coach Bob Knight and former Bears’ Super Bowl quarterback Jim McMahon. They join the original opening list of signers released late last month. Arnold Palmer … [Read more...] about Notes: Oscar, Doc to NSCC; Palmer’s Putter; Leaving Las Vegas; Henrik the Hero
Arnold Palmer Masters Trophy Becomes 2nd Highest Priced Golf Item
A Masters Trophy presented retroactively to Arnold Palmer sold at auction for $444,012 early Sunday. It’s second only to Horton Smith’s 1936 Masters jacket among the most expensive pieces of golf memorabilia ever sold at auction. Green Jacket Auctions sold the trophy, which has an odd story. The “clubhouse trophies” were created for Masters champions in 1993 and … [Read more...] about Arnold Palmer Masters Trophy Becomes 2nd Highest Priced Golf Item
Cuddyer: Harmon Taught Me How to Sign Autographs
Pull an autograph card out of a pack today and if it's a current player, the chances you can actually read it are 50-50 at best. You'll get a hurried scribble in most cases as players try to get through the stack of cards as quickly as possible and move on to something more fun. The fact that they're getting paid to do it doesn't seem to matter. It's not the way things … [Read more...] about Cuddyer: Harmon Taught Me How to Sign Autographs