A recently-graded 1966-67 Topps USA Test Bobby Orr card was auctioned for $57,853 Monday night. Given an 8.5 rating by PSA, the card sold on eBay. It’s one of fewer than 100 ever graded by PSA and among the top known examples. Earlier this year, Lelands sold a PSA 9 copy of the same card for just over $204,000, which made it the second highest priced hockey card … [Read more...]
DiMaggio Uniform, Orr ‘Test’ Rookie Card Among Top Items in Lelands Auction
One of Joe DiMaggio’s last game-worn uniforms and the lone Bobby Orr 1966 Topps USA Test #35 graded PSA Mint 9 are among the headliners in the Lelands Winter 2019 Classic Auction. Lelands says research shows DiMaggio wore the uniform for two of his home runs during the 1950 championship season, including his first that year. The company says photos from six different … [Read more...]
1966-67 Topps Hockey Showcased Bobby Orr Rookie Card
The 1966-67 Topps hockey set used a wood-grain television design to frame color photos of the NHL’s best players. Color television was still a novelty in 1966. It was a big deal when the opening credits of a television program boasted that the show was being brought to you “in living color.” The newest and brightest star of the NHL would be the signature card in this set — … [Read more...]
Notes: MHCC Auction; Cost for Orr to Sign Rookie Card Skyrockets; Giannis OK with Autograph Sellers
Mile High Card Company has kicked off its first event of 2018. The Extra Innings auction opened Monday, just ahead of what the company says will be its largest ever catalog auction. The Extra Innings sales are centered around lower priced cards and memorabilia and the current auction includes 275 lots. The headliner is a 2000 SPx #130 Tom Brady PSA 10 rookie … [Read more...]
1916 Babe Ruth Rookie Card, Heisman Ring Sold in “I Own it Now”
A 1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie card and Billy Sims’ 1978 Heisman Trophy ring were among the items changing hands in Memory Lane Inc’s recent I Own it Now sale. Numerous individual sports cards, sets and memorabilia were sold in the two-week event. Tens of thousands of dollars were spent on items spanning virtually the entire 20th century of sports collectibles. I … [Read more...]
Bobby Orr Rookie Card: Vintage Hockey Card Gold
by Tom Sanworth Bobby Orr starred in the National Hockey League from 1966-67 to 1978-79 with the Boston Bruins and briefly with the Chicago Blackhawks. Orr is considered by many to be the top defenseman to ever play the game. In his injury shortened career, Orr set records, some of which are still seemingly untouchable today. He also won enough hardware to overflow any … [Read more...]