One of only two known examples of a rookie era Babe Ruth postcard, featuring an image of the young Bambino at spring training, sold for $160,736 over the weekend, topping Memory Lane’s Winter Rarities Auction. The image, taken at the Red Sox spring camp in Hot Springs, Arkansas, is considered a real photo postcard, having been developed on period photo paper directly from … [Read more...] about Rare Ruth Cards Top Memory Lane Auction
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Bowman Chrome Ruth RetroFractor Meets the $200K Bounty; Salas SuperFractor Pulled
The odds were long but a Southern California collector named Ryan was a big fan of Bowman Chrome so he kept rolling the dice. Those shiny new “RetroFractor” cards of long ago greats that Topps had put into Chrome this year were 1 of 1 and someone out there was willing to pay big for the best of the best. Ryan’s online breaker of choice was Bulldog Sports Cards, located … [Read more...] about Bowman Chrome Ruth RetroFractor Meets the $200K Bounty; Salas SuperFractor Pulled
Rare and High-Grade Babe Ruth Cards Pace $9.1 Million Memory Lane Auction
Dozens of Babe Ruth cards, some among the rarest cards of the legendary slugger, were chased down by eager bidders early Sunday as Memory Lane closed out its Summer Rarities catalog auction. The top selling item was one of only four known copies of Ruths 1917 Standard Biscuit card and the highest graded example. The SGC 6 drew 32 bids and sold for … [Read more...] about Rare and High-Grade Babe Ruth Cards Pace $9.1 Million Memory Lane Auction
Rare Pathe Freres Babe Ruth Up for Auction; Dates to Fall of 1920
He wasn’t in the World Series that was playing out in Brooklyn and Cleveland but Babe Ruth was still the talk of baseball in 1920. In his first season with the New York Yankees, he had turned the game on its ear. Meanwhile, a Brooklyn-based phonograph company was hoping their new record would be heard by the ears of consumers across the country. Pathe Freres … [Read more...] about Rare Pathe Freres Babe Ruth Up for Auction; Dates to Fall of 1920
Dozens of Rare, High-Grade Babe Ruth Cards to Headline Memory Lane’s Summer Auction
Babe Ruth wasn’t cast as a leadoff hitter during his playing days, but he’s taking on that role in Memory Lane’s upcoming Summer Rarities Auction. The catalog opens with a stunning collection of no less than 87 lots of rare and high-grade cards that span virtually his entire career. It may well be the largest variety of Ruth cards ever offered in a single auction. The … [Read more...] about Dozens of Rare, High-Grade Babe Ruth Cards to Headline Memory Lane’s Summer Auction
PSA 10 Maravich Rookie Headlines New Auction
One of only two 1970-71 Topps Pete Maravich rookie cards to be awarded a PSA 10 grade is among the lots in PWCC’s new June Vintage Card Auction. PSA has graded nearly 3,800 examples of Maravich’s rookie card with only two having been awarded the Gem Mint designation. The large format cards were often too big to fit in protective sleeves and were prone to production … [Read more...] about PSA 10 Maravich Rookie Headlines New Auction
Oxford Confectionery Ruth, Mantle Cards Among 768-Lot Wheatland Auction
A rare 1921 Oxford Confectionery Babe Ruth and hundreds of other vintage card singles, lots and sets are on the block this month as Wheatland Auctions opens its second sale of the year. The online auction includes 768 lots, spanning from the 1880s to the present day. The Oxford Ruth, graded SGC 1, is one of fewer than 60 that have been professionally graded. The set … [Read more...] about Oxford Confectionery Ruth, Mantle Cards Among 768-Lot Wheatland Auction
Notes: 1/1 Ruth Card Carries Wrong Autograph; Rolen’s Rookies; McGriff Signs with TriStar
A customer named Matt bought a pack of 2022 Panini National Treasures Baseball from Bob's Sports Cards in Howell, New Jersey on Monday, took it home and opened it up. Inside was the biggest hit in the product: a 1/1 Babe Ruth Legendary Materials Signatures card that would have been worth thousands of dollars. One problem. The autograph was that of George … [Read more...] about Notes: 1/1 Ruth Card Carries Wrong Autograph; Rolen’s Rookies; McGriff Signs with TriStar
The Wayback Collector: Observations in Pre-War Collecting from 2022
It's been nearly two years since the massive price spike in card prices that we saw in the spring of 2020. And as 2022 comes to a close, here are six trends I've noticed in the world of collecting pre-war cards. Hall of Famers Continue to Hold Strong While other cards have fluctuated a bit, one thing is clear -- the price hikes on the biggest names in pre-war card … [Read more...] about The Wayback Collector: Observations in Pre-War Collecting from 2022
1917 Babe Ruth Card Found In Memory Book Heads To Hunt Auctions Sale
A cherished memory from nearly a century ago could be memorable for a Nebraska businessman. A 1917 Collins-McCarthy (E135) card of Babe Ruth was lovingly mounted in an Iowa woman’s memory book, a reminder of a date with a man who would eventually become her husband. The Ruth card, graded 2.5 by PSA, will be part of Hunt Auctions’ Fall Premier sale. While collectors … [Read more...] about 1917 Babe Ruth Card Found In Memory Book Heads To Hunt Auctions Sale