bobby orr rookie card

Notes: USA Test Orr Brings $57,853; Cleveland Area Show Set; Fake Rings Seized by CBP

April 23, 2019 By Rich Mueller

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...] about Notes: USA Test Orr Brings $57,853; Cleveland Area Show Set; Fake Rings Seized by CBP

DiMaggio Uniform, Orr ‘Test’ Rookie Card Among Top Items in Lelands Auction

January 6, 2019 By Rich Mueller

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...] about DiMaggio Uniform, Orr ‘Test’ Rookie Card Among Top Items in Lelands Auction

1966-67 Topps Hockey Showcased Bobby Orr Rookie Card

December 17, 2018 By Bob D'Angelo

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...] about 1966-67 Topps Hockey Showcased Bobby Orr Rookie Card

Notes: MHCC Auction; Cost for Orr to Sign Rookie Card Skyrockets; Giannis OK with Autograph Sellers

February 19, 2018 By Rich Mueller

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...] about Notes: MHCC Auction; Cost for Orr to Sign Rookie Card Skyrockets; Giannis OK with Autograph Sellers

1916 Babe Ruth Rookie Card, Heisman Ring Sold in “I Own it Now”

October 28, 2011 By Rich Mueller

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...] about 1916 Babe Ruth Rookie Card, Heisman Ring Sold in “I Own it Now”