Rookie cards of Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Bill Russell and Wayne Gretzky and multiple Babe Ruth items are the focal point in a newly launched auction. PWCC’s September Vintage Premier Auction features only about three dozen items but most will be familiar to collectors of some of the hobby’s most popular issues. The auction includes an SGC 8 (NM/MT) 1953 … [Read more...] about Ruth, Mantle, Mays Among Big Names in New Auction
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“Babe Ruth Signed My World Series Program”: Childhood Prize Heading to Auction
It was a dream come true for a 12-year-old boy. Not only did Michael Cipollaro attend a World Series game at Ebbets Field, he also got Babe Ruth to autograph his game program. That 48-page, 50-cent program from the 1947 World Series featured the Brooklyn Bridge on the cover, as the Brooklyn Dodgers were hosting the New York Yankees. The cover also contained a collage of … [Read more...] about “Babe Ruth Signed My World Series Program”: Childhood Prize Heading to Auction
Fans Flocked When Young Babe Ruth Signed Baseballs Sold for Charity
The autographed baseball as a fundraiser may not have originated with Babe Ruth but it’s pretty clear he spent a lot of time signing balls for that purpose. Paging through some newspapers from a century ago, I stumbled on a few clippings that make it clear there were plenty of Ruth signed baseballs in circulation by the time he completed his first calendar year with the … [Read more...] about Fans Flocked When Young Babe Ruth Signed Baseballs Sold for Charity
Ruth, Cobb, Mantle Items Among Headliners in Memory Lane Summer Auction
“Variety” would be the key phrase as collectors prepare to open up Memory Lane’s Summer Rarities Auction catalog. It doesn’t matter what you collect—old cards, extremely old cards, high-grade Hall of Famers, modern rarities, autographs, Babe Ruth items, unopened material, Type 1 photos or scarce bobbleheads-- there’s probably something inside that’s on your want … [Read more...] about Ruth, Cobb, Mantle Items Among Headliners in Memory Lane Summer Auction
Clean Sweep Auctions Sale Includes Vintage Cards, Mays Contract, Rare Autographs
Clean Sweep Auctions has opened bidding on the largest catalog auction in the company’s long history. Nearly 600 lots are on the block in the sale, which runs through January 31. As usual, there are popular and rare baseball cards and autographs, but the company’s first auction of 2018 also has an extensive lineup of autographs from golf and boxing. T206 collectors … [Read more...] about Clean Sweep Auctions Sale Includes Vintage Cards, Mays Contract, Rare Autographs
Ruth Signed Golf Scorecard, Vintage Cards Highlight Sterling Auction
He probably didn’t find it quite as exhilarating as hitting one out of a big league ballpark, but golf soothed some of Babe Ruth competitive spirit once his playing days were over. One of the featured items in the new Sterling Sports Auction is evidence of the Babe’s fondness for the game: a scorecard from Queens Valley Golf Club on Long Island, autographed in pencil on … [Read more...] about Ruth Signed Golf Scorecard, Vintage Cards Highlight Sterling Auction
Autographs from Hall’s First Induction Class Up for Bid
It must have been quite a party for little Cooperstown, NY. Seventy-five years ago this summer, the upstate village honored the first inductees into the brand new Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and invited all of the new living members to come. Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson and others did show up, dressed in their best suits. At the little post office … [Read more...] about Autographs from Hall’s First Induction Class Up for Bid
Babe Ruth Memorabilia Exhibit Coming to NSCC
Ever wondered what it would feel like to hold Babe Ruth’s bat? Fans will get that chance each day during the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, OH this summer with a special Babe Ruth memorabilia exhibit. Memory Lane Auctions will have a genuine 1932 Ruth game bat at its booth inside the I-X Center and between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. July 31-August 2, visitors … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Memorabilia Exhibit Coming to NSCC
Unopened Bell Brand Koufax, Fresh T206s Highlight Huggins & Scott
Huggins and Scott’s sixth and final Masterpiece Auction of 2013 begins on Monday with the bidding closing on Thursday night December 12 with the 30-minute rule beginning at 11:00pm eastern time. Among the unique items up for bid will be a 1960 Bell Brand Sandy Koufax, still in its unopened cellophane packaging. Bell Brand Potato Chip cards were a constant on southern … [Read more...] about Unopened Bell Brand Koufax, Fresh T206s Highlight Huggins & Scott
First Time’s the Charm: Georgia Woman’s First Hobby Box Reveals 1/1 Babe Ruth Autograph
Stacy Marlow knows how to make a guy jealous. The Georgia woman is mulling her options after pulling the 1/1 Babe Ruth Ultimate Chase autograph/bat relic card from the first unopened box of Topps baseball she’d ever purchased. Last March, Stacy and her avid card collector boyfriend Tyler took their annual trip to Kissimmee, FL to watch their beloved Braves in spring … [Read more...] about First Time’s the Charm: Georgia Woman’s First Hobby Box Reveals 1/1 Babe Ruth Autograph