Hunt Auctions will again partner with NFL Auction and NFL PLAYERS to produce The Super Bowl XLVI Live Auction and Appraisal Fair at the NFL Experience presented by GMC in Indianapolis. The Super Bowl Auction festivities will begin Friday, January 27th and include an eight day Auction Preview Exhibition of the 350+ auction items coinciding with Appraisal Fair. The auction events … [Read more...] about Super Bowl Auction, Appraisal Fair Set for Indianapolis
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Digitizing Burdick Collection
From now through mid-June, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, home to the massive collection of vintage baseball cards donated by the late hobby pioneer Jefferson R. Burdick, is showcasing cards illustrating some of the earliest and most illustrious players who moved from the Negro Leagues into the Majors. That's not the most exciting news for collectors, … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Museum of Art Digitizing Burdick Collection
Dentist’s Collection of Baseball Memorabilia Goes Up in Flames
Dr. Wayne Fischer likes being a dentist. He just didn't want patients to feel like they were in a dentist's office. A baseball fan and a history buff, Fischer used his suburban St. Louis office to show off a collection of baseball memorabilia he had accumulated over the years. Late last week, most of it was gone--or ruined. A fire broke out in the basement of the old home … [Read more...] about Dentist’s Collection of Baseball Memorabilia Goes Up in Flames
Editor’s Blog: Gigantic Old Signed Photo Collection, HOF Podcast, Heritage Auction Facts
So you think collecting autographs through the mail is a relatively new phenomenon? Check out this story from the Mankato (MN) Free Press. The most interesting part of the story is that it's a collection owned by a municipality. The photos and autographs collected by late local resident Fred Johnson were obtained over a 50-year period dating back to the 19th … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Gigantic Old Signed Photo Collection, HOF Podcast, Heritage Auction Facts
USOC Partners With Topps for 2012 Olympics Cards
The U.S. Olympic Committee today announced the Topps Company as the exclusive trading card producer of Team USA for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Through the terms of the agreement, Topps will release its first Team USA offering in the spring of 2012 in preparation for the upcoming London Games. The collection will feature the country's top Olympians, … [Read more...] about USOC Partners With Topps for 2012 Olympics Cards
Editor’s Blog: Cypres Museum, Stolen Footballs, Our New Apps
A few notes as we wind the year to a close... We've found a lot of stories online about the phenomenal collection built by businessman Gary Cypress in southern California. The L.A. Times caught up with Cypres, who turned his fabled collection into a museum several years ago. In Oklahoma, police are looking for whomever is responsible forstealing some autographed … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Cypres Museum, Stolen Footballs, Our New Apps
First Items from Dreier Collection Up for Sale
The first items from the recently consigned Dreier Collection are being released for sale by Legendary Auctions. Eight items from the family’s multi-million dollar collection entrusted to Legendary Auctions are being offered via private sale, offering a small glimpse into quality of items set to be sold over the next two years as the collection is liquidated. The eight … [Read more...] about First Items from Dreier Collection Up for Sale
Dreier Collection Consigned to Auction
Legendary Auctions has been selected to handle the sale of the sports cards and sports memorabilia items in the celebrated, multi-million-dollar Dreier Collection. Owned by a father/son team in Santa Barbara, California, the collection is actually a private museum and includes some of the most rare and high grade sports cards and memorabilia known to exist, many of them … [Read more...] about Dreier Collection Consigned to Auction
Gill Byrd’s ‘Football Suit’ in Hall’s Collection
Most game-worn collectors like the unusual. A jersey with some character. One that's been altered to fit a player's request. It never made it to the marketplace (as far as we know) and it would up being illegal, but this one definitely takes the cake for unusual. Race car drivers don't wear jerseys and pants. It turns out, at least one football player thought the 'sports … [Read more...] about Gill Byrd’s ‘Football Suit’ in Hall’s Collection
Collection of Signed Topps Baseball Sets Stands at $75,000
A massive collection of autographed Topps baseball sets has been bid up to $75,000 in Collect Auctions' current sale. The auction is live now (www.collectauctions.com), with bidding ending Dec. 1. The Topps Baseball set run from 1974-90 includes all of the cards signed by the respective players, approximately 15,000 signatures with dozens of Hall of Famers, hundreds of … [Read more...] about Collection of Signed Topps Baseball Sets Stands at $75,000