The eighth installment of the hobby's greatest collection of T206 cards is set to open next week. Heritage Auctions will be offering over 400 additional cards from the massive stockpile owned by former PSA founder David Hall in an auction that will run for three weeks beginning March 24. The ongoing series of sales featuring cards from Hall’s ten-year quest to … [Read more...] about Part VIII of Hall T206 Collection Has High-Grade Cobb, More Rare Backs
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Latest Installment of Hall T206 Collection Auction Set to Open
The latest installment in a multi-year auction distributing one man’s massive collection of T206 cards to the masses will get underway next week. Heritage Auctions plans to launch Part VII of the ongoing series of sales featuring cards from David Hall’s ten-year quest to collect not just a couple of complete T206 sets, but every variation and oddity within it he … [Read more...] about Latest Installment of Hall T206 Collection Auction Set to Open
Hundreds More T206 Cards from David Hall Collection Now at Auction
There are impossibly scarce variations, one-of-a-kind miscuts, a Ty Cobb printing error that turned the famous back from red to orange and dozens of hard to find backs. The latest edition of the auction series that is spreading T206 treasures from the famed collection of David Hall across the hobby is underway. Heritage Auctions has launched Part VI of the ongoing … [Read more...] about Hundreds More T206 Cards from David Hall Collection Now at Auction
Fourth Installment of T206 Hall Collection Set for Auction
Part 4 of the sale featuring the best T206 baseball card collection ever pieced together will get underway later this month. Heritage Auctions will present the latest installment of the David Hall T206 Collection, with some of the scarcest examples from the hobby’s most popular and expansive pre-War set going on the block. Among the cards that will be up for grabs when … [Read more...] about Fourth Installment of T206 Hall Collection Set for Auction
Part III of David Hall T206 Collection Auction Includes Near Set of Sovereign Backs
The third installment of hobby pioneer David Hall’s legendary T206 collection is now on the auction block. The sale features a near-set of scarce “Sovereign” advertising backs as well as cards that were in packages of other lesser known brands and carry advertising backs that are considered scarce today. Over 500 cards are in the auction, including dozens of Hall … [Read more...] about Part III of David Hall T206 Collection Auction Includes Near Set of Sovereign Backs
Trimmed, Creased T206 Wagner Sells for $540,000
The market for T206 Honus Wagner cards is showing no sign of slowing after the results of a major auction of a set of cards from the hobby's most popular pre-War issue. Heritage Auctions offered the second in a series of auctions featuring cards from the David Hall Collection, highlighted by a Wagner graded Authentic/Altered. Despite trimmed borders and creasing, the … [Read more...] about Trimmed, Creased T206 Wagner Sells for $540,000
High-Grade T206 Set, Plus Wagner, Now at Auction
Heritage Auctions has launched the second offering of The David Hall T206 Collection, featuring a set of the hobby’s most celebrated tobacco issue, including a low-grade example of the famed T206 Honus Wagner, a Ty Cobb with Cobb back and an example of the rare Eddie Plank card. Only the ultra-scarce Joe Doyle “NY Nat’l” error is missing from the … [Read more...] about High-Grade T206 Set, Plus Wagner, Now at Auction
Rare, High-Grade Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin up for Auction
The best known example of the tin that held Ty Cobb brand tobacco more than a century ago—and maybe one of the ultra-scarce T206 Cobb cards-- is on the auction block. The gold-topped tin, complete with the original tax stamp still attached, could sell for a six-figure price when bidding ends next month. The tin last sold in 2012 for over $88,000. … [Read more...] about Rare, High-Grade Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin up for Auction
Early Mantles, Rare Ruths, T206s Headline Heritage Sale
A huge auction of vintage and modern sports cards is open with some hobby heavyweights among the more than 2,000 listings. The post-war era’s most celebrated ballplayer will garner several of the highest prices once the final hammer falls at Heritage Auctions with three Mickey Mantle entries—1953 Topps, PSA Mint 9 (current bid $175,000 with an estimate of $300,000 or more), … [Read more...] about Early Mantles, Rare Ruths, T206s Headline Heritage Sale
David Hall’s 5,000+ T206 Collection Being Sold in Several Parts
The hobby’s most complete master set of T206 cards is being broken up and sold at auction. The accumulation of more than 5,000 cards collected by David Hall, founder of Collector’s Universe, will be sold through Heritage Auctions in a series of sales running through 2019 and beyond. The first portion of the collection alone will span three auctions, held in July, September … [Read more...] about David Hall’s 5,000+ T206 Collection Being Sold in Several Parts