When fans think of multi-sport pre-war card sets, the first that often comes to mind is the 1933 Goudey Sport Kings issue. That set, however, isn't as rare as the 1933 R328 U.S. Caramel release. Here's a closer look at that set. 1933 R328 U.S. Caramel Basics The 1933 U.S. Caramel set was given its designation (R328) by Jefferson Burdick in the American Card Catalog. While the … [Read more...]
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Topps Releasing Mayweather-McGregor Set
Crossover bouts in professional sports have never fared well, but Saturday’s bout between boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC titleholder Conor McGregor promises to be different. There is plenty of hype, and both men are stars in their own field. While the bout could wind up one-sided, it does not seem to be boring. Mayweather, who has won titles in five divisions … [Read more...]
Muhammad Ali’s 1960 Hemmets Journal “Rookie Card”
While they weren’t found in packs of bubble gum or other consumer edibles, they are gradeable--and very rare. The 1960 Hemmets Journal Cassius Clay represents the first known trading card-like image of the man who would become a global icon. One of the six rated 8 is up for auction via Memory Lane with a current high bid of just under $3,000. One of the two … [Read more...]
Rare Boxing Cards, Memorabilia Hit Auction Block
Fresh off the sale of hundreds of baseball items including a new find of 1914-15 Cracker Jack baseball cards, Love of the Game’s first boxing-exclusive auction is open. The “Ringside” catalog, set to close Saturday, includes 250 lots of boxing-specific cards and memorabilia, and is curated by Love of the Game Auctions in conjunction with Adam Warshaw, author of … [Read more...]
Notes: Big $ Rookies; Boxing Card Book; Agent’s Game-Worn Concepts
Bidding on the PSA 10 1979-80 Wayne Gretzy O-Pee-Chee rookie card offered by Goldin Auctions has already hit $200,000, making it the highest priced hockey card ever sold at public auction. It's likely to go much higher. The auction won't end until August 4. The card being offered is the only OPC Gretzky rookie card ever to be rated '10' by PSA. A 1933 Goudey Sport Kings … [Read more...]
Find Yields Highest Graded T205 Camnitz
A fresh-to-the-hobby stash of more than 270 pre-War baseball,boxing and non-sport cards we told you about in August has now been graded. The collection was acquired by American Legends, a long-time New York City area shop owned by Mark and Donna Rubin. The cards had been in the same family for more than a century, carefully preserved but never graded. Among the cards … [Read more...]
Big Tobacco Card Find Lights Up New York Shop
It’s the type of find collectors and dealers always hope is on the other end of the phone, but rarely is. Over 270 century-old sports and non-sports cards, owned by members of one family since the early 1900s, are about to enter the hobby for the first time after they were purchased by an east coast hobby shop. American Legends in Scarsdale, NY, landed the remarkable … [Read more...]
