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CSG Graded 1952 Topps Mantle Brings $1.25 Million as SCP Wraps Fall Premier

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A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle graded CSG 8 sold for $1,253,185. late Saturday night as SCP Auctions closed out its 2022 Fall Premier Auction.  The card, which had been crossed over from another company’s holder by a private collector earlier this year, is now the highest priced card ever graded by CSG.  It’s at least the 11th 1952 Mantle card sold at public auction for … [Read more...] about CSG Graded 1952 Topps Mantle Brings $1.25 Million as SCP Wraps Fall Premier

Deadball Era Baseball Advertising Display Collection Up for Auction

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A collection of vintage baseball advertising displays, some from more than 100 years ago and featuring some memorable names from the distant past, are on the block in the 2022 SCP Auctions Fall Premier closing on Saturday night. The rare display ads are all part of a one-owner collection that was consigned to the auction. In the early years of the 20th century all … [Read more...] about Deadball Era Baseball Advertising Display Collection Up for Auction

Baseball Card Advertising Examples Through the Ages

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This column shows a number of posters, signs, magazine ads and other items that were used to advertise and promote baseball cards throughout the ages.  These advertisements are collectible, rarer than the cards themselves, and often more valuable.   Click to enlarge the images. The below 1888 display poster advertises the N28 Allen & Ginter cigarette cards … [Read more...] about Baseball Card Advertising Examples Through the Ages

Baseball Advertising Collection at Auction Traces Game’s History of Endorsements

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The signs in Jeff Martin’s office at his law firm in the Washington, D.C., area turned heads for years. He displayed one of the finest collections of baseball advertising, and now some of them are on the auction block. Martin is offering 32 valuable pieces from his "Capital Vintage Baseball Advertising Collection" in SCP Auctions' current catalog, some of them dating back to … [Read more...] about Baseball Advertising Collection at Auction Traces Game’s History of Endorsements