One of the hobby’s top 1959 Topps baseball card sets is on its way to a new home—for a whopper of a price. Mile High Card Company sold the third ranked set on the PSA Registry for $301,907 in its catalog auction early Friday morning. Four cards in the 572-card issue are graded 10; eight, including Mickey Mantle rated 8 and the other 560 cards in the set are graded PSA … [Read more...] about 3rd Best 1959 Topps Set Brings Over $300,000 in Mile High Auction
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Photo Shows 1939 Baseball Centennial Covers
Collecting was a big part of the opening of the Baseball Hall of Fame back in 1939. Proof of that can be seen in a rare photograph from the archives of The Sporting News. The 5 ¾” x 7 ¼” image shows stacks of envelopes and a woman holding sheets of the new Baseball Centennial stamps as workers in the Cooperstown, New York post office piece together first day covers with the … [Read more...] about Photo Shows 1939 Baseball Centennial Covers
Bobby Orr’s 1972 All-Star Game Jersey Brings $95,433
Bobby Orr’s 1972 NHL All-Star Game jersey sold for $95,433 early Saturday in Leland’s Summer Auction. The jersey, photo matched and originally given to a family friend by Orr, went for more than $35,000 over its $60,000 reserve. According to Leland’s, it’s the only ’72 All-Star jersey ever to come into the hobby. Orr assisted on the game-winning goal by Boston Bruins’ … [Read more...] about Bobby Orr’s 1972 All-Star Game Jersey Brings $95,433
Earl Weaver Collection Too Hard to Divvy Up
There are jerseys. Championship rings. Autographs. Trophies. And one very special first pitch baseball. The Earl Weaver collection we featured in these pages a couple of weeks ago encompasses a lifetime in baseball and beyond but it's all being sold by Hunt Auctions this weekend. The Hall of Fame manager decided to part with a large chunk of the items he's gotten over … [Read more...] about Earl Weaver Collection Too Hard to Divvy Up