The CSA Chantilly show is back this weekend with dealers from 18 different states occupying 300 tables at the Dulles Expo Center. The show takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 12-14. It’s the 21st year the show has been held at that Virginia location, just outside Washington, D.C. Over 75 autograph guests are slated to attend including Alex Ovechkin and … [Read more...]
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Memory Lane to Offer Lucky 7 Find Cobb, Cracker Jack Jackson
Visitors to this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention will be able to see one of the cards from the headline-making “Lucky 7 Find” as soon as they walk in the doors at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention. Memory Lane Auctions will have the card, along with several other key items from its upcoming Summer catalog, on display inside the Stephens … [Read more...]
Five Key 1915 Cracker Jack Cards Not Found In 1914 Set
The E145 Cracker Jack 1914 and 1915 sets are very similar and are two of the more iconic baseball card sets ever produced. A recent consignment of a previously unknown collection of 1914 cards put the focus back on these back-to-back sets. The '14 set was only available in boxes of Cracker Jack while the '15 set could be ordered through a mail-in offer. Both sets … [Read more...]
Mint 1915 Cracker Jack Cobb Expected to Fetch Big Price
Unlike the first set issued in 1914 when the cards were only distributed one at a time inside boxes of the country’s new snack sensation, the 1915 Cracker Jack set could be ordered through a mail-in offer. Both sets are very popular today but most of the attractive, higher grade cards that survive today come from the 1915 set. One of the best of the best on the PSA … [Read more...]
MHCC’s Amped Up Extra Innings Auction Includes Nearly 600 Lots
Mile High Card Company launched its latest ‘Extra Innings’ auction on Wednesday afternoon, but this one is a little different. “Our Extra Innings auctions are usually targeted to the more modest collector,” said MHCC President and CEO Brian Drent, “But we’ve acquired such a large amount of advanced material recently that some consignors have requested we promote their … [Read more...]
Low-Grade Goudey Lajoie, Vintage Cracker Jacks on eBay
If you can overlook the back, you might have a chance to own a copy of one of the hobby’s rarest yet most recognizable trading cards. A 1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie graded SGC 10 (poor) has been listed on eBay. It’s one of just 34 ever graded by the company and one of only about 120 on the combined population reports of the professional graders. The card is well-centered … [Read more...]
Consignment of the Week: 1915 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson
A complete set cost 25 cents and two box tops back in 1915. If only your ancestors had been fans of Cracker Jack and baseball. Those 102-year-old baseball cards are worth considerably more today and one of the true gems of the set is the image of Shoeless Joe Jackson, then in the glory of his prime with the Chicago White Sox. One of a small number of … [Read more...]
New Cracker Jack Find Has Family History
A new find of well-loved original Cracker Jack baseball cards is about to enter the hobby, a cache tucked away in the possessions of the same family since they were pulled from boxes more than a century ago. New Jersey-based Just Collect recently completed the purchase of the collection, which consists of 130 cards from Cracker Jack's famed 1914 and 1915 sets … [Read more...]
Mathewson Memorabilia, Fresh ’33 Goudey Lajoie on the Block as LOTG Auction Opens
One-of-a-kind and rare items from the career of Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson are among the headline items in the newly-opened Fall 2016 catalog from Love of the Game Auctions. Set to close Saturday, November 19, the auction features and memorabilia from the late 19th Century to the present, highlighted by the remarkable “Stockton Find” of 1914 and 1915 Cracker Jack … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Barn Yields Baseball Treasure
For the better part of 90 years it sat inside a Wisconsin barn. Through the era of Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb. From Ruth to Gehrig, past DiMaggio and Williams and onto the era of Mantle and Mays. From Pete Rose’s first hit to his last and through all of Nolan Ryan’s 5,714 strikeouts. Decades of dust accumulated. Edges frayed and once sharp corners disappeared. Seasons … [Read more...]
