When American youngsters were spotting Topps NFL football bubble gum cards for the first time, kids in Canada were seeing them in their cereal boxes...assuming of course, they didn't mind eating a non-sugary cereal for breakfast. The 1956 Shredded Wheat set offered a single card of a Canadian Football League player per box. Today, the cards are among the rarest … [Read more...] about Called for Clipping: 1956 Shredded Wheat Football Set Offered Prizes for a Slice of the Card
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Team Canada Master Collection Releases August 26
Canadians are passionate about hockey. That’s a given. When I visited Montreal last month, gift shops were overflowing with hockey merchandise. Even Quebec Nordiques items were selling. So Canadian card collectors (and for that matter, collectors in the United States) will be circling August 26 on their calendars. That’s the date Upper Deck is releasing its Team Canada … [Read more...] about Team Canada Master Collection Releases August 26
O-Pee-Chee Baseball Earns Due Respect
In much the same way that foreign change finds its way into piggy banks, jars and ashtrays, O-Pee-Chee baseball cards invaded the stacks of cardboard that resided on every level surface in my room when I was growing up. It may have had something to do with my location; the wood paneled, split level, suburban sprawl that surrounds Boston. It may also have stemmed from summer … [Read more...] about O-Pee-Chee Baseball Earns Due Respect
Shipping Rates Go Up: Packages to Canada Rise 58%
Shipping internationally isn't that tough, but the U.S. Postal Service just made it more expensive to get your north of the border buyer's packages delivered. On Monday, the new USPS rates went up, and although the announcement was made weeks ago, the real effect wasn't known until Americans dropped in and handed packages over to the counter clerks. While domestic postage … [Read more...] about Shipping Rates Go Up: Packages to Canada Rise 58%
Upper Deck Sponsoring National Hockey Card Day in U.S. and Canada
Upper Deck will again hold its National Hockey Card Day promotion in the U.S. and Canada. The programs will happen a week apart, starting north of the border on Saturday, February 9. NHCD will move to U.S. based shops on February 16. Upper Deck will be working with the company’s network of Certified Diamond Dealers to give out hundreds of thousands of exclusive “National … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Sponsoring National Hockey Card Day in U.S. and Canada
Most Valuable Hockey Jersey of All-Time?
The jersey worn in one of the greatest hockey victories of all time is going on the auction block and could fetch a record price. Paul Henderson's Team Canada jersey from the 1972 Summit Series win over the Soviet Union is in Classic Auctions' current sale. Bidding opened Monday and is already nearing $70,000. Henderson's goal is the 'shot heard round Canada'...an … [Read more...] about Most Valuable Hockey Jersey of All-Time?
US Olympic Hockey Jerseys Raise $44K for Haiti
An ongoing auction of over 140 hockey jerseys worn by the teams in the Vancouver Olympic games continued with the silver medal-winning USA shirts closing Tuesday night. The blue shirts were used in the Americans' 3-1 win over Switzerland on February 16. Patrick Kane's #88 brought the largest bid at $4825, a far cry from the Sidney Crosby Team Canada shirt that netted over … [Read more...] about US Olympic Hockey Jerseys Raise $44K for Haiti
Crosby Olympic Jersey Brings $38,257
The jersey worn by Sidney Crosby in Team Canada's 8-2 win over Germany in this year's Olympics drew a winning bid of $38,257 before the eBay hammer fell this week. Crosby's #87 jersey was one of the red Canada models sold by the NHLPA in its ongoing charity auction that began last week. Crosby was the eventual hero for Canada, scoring the game-winner in overtime of the … [Read more...] about Crosby Olympic Jersey Brings $38,257
NHLPA Opens Huge Olympic Hockey Jersey Auction
Got a buck? You can make an opening bid on an auction of Olympic hockey jerseys starting today. The NHLPA is continuing its 'Hockey for Haiti' program with a special auction of game-worn jerseys from the NHL players who participated in the Vancouver Games this winter. Jerseys worn by the likes of Sidney Crosby (vs. Germany February 23), Alexander Ovechkin and Team USA … [Read more...] about NHLPA Opens Huge Olympic Hockey Jersey Auction
Orr Jersey Could Be Windfall for Canadian Truck Driver
John Rows had the good fortune of being the nephew of a Boston Bruins' scout in the late 1960s. Garry Young was a former NHL coach who traveled to Boston after Bobby Orr's rookie year and brought home a couple of gifts for kids in the family...jerseys worn by two of the team's stars, including the teenager Orr, already a sensation. Game-worn jerseys were just thought of … [Read more...] about Orr Jersey Could Be Windfall for Canadian Truck Driver