The top ranked PSA graded set ever pieced together is being broken up and sold card-by-card in Mile High Card Company’s first major auction of 2024. The #1 ranked Registry set includes PSA 10 copies of Mickey Mantle, Johnny Bench (rookie), Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Rod Carew and Pete Rose and a PSA 9 Nolan Ryan rookie. Over 2,000 lots in all are being … [Read more...] about Best 1968 Topps Registry Set, Vintage Greats Among 2,000+ MHCC Lots
Dietsche Postcards
Pre-War Rarities Headline Large Clean Sweep Auction
Dozens of popular pre-War baseball cards, including two of the rarest T206 cards on the checklist, are among hundreds of lots in Clean Sweep Auctions’ first major event of 2024. A T206 Ray Demmitt graded SGC 2 and a Bill O’Hara rated SGC 1.5 join several Hall of Famers from “the monster” in the online catalog. A Ty Cobb ‘bat on shoulder’ with a Sovereign 350 … [Read more...] about Pre-War Rarities Headline Large Clean Sweep Auction
Newfound Wilt 100-Point Game Stub, Iconic Cards Kick off Clean Sweep Sale
A newly uncovered ticket stub to Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game against the New York Knicks in Hershey, PA 50 years ago is among the headliners in the new Clean Sweep Auctions catalog. Graded Authentic by PSA, the stub from the greatest individual scoring performance in pro basketball history is among only about two dozen authenticated examples. A PSA 2 … [Read more...] about Newfound Wilt 100-Point Game Stub, Iconic Cards Kick off Clean Sweep Sale
Gehrig Rookie, Fresh-to-the-Hobby ’52 Mantle Headline LOTG Sale
Just days after Major League Baseball announced plans for an annual Lou Gehrig Day at ballparks across the country, Love of the Game Auctions is bringing the original Ironman’s rookie card to market. LOTG launched its Spring 2021 Premier catalog sale on Wednesday night with Gehrig’s 1925 Exhibit card as the headliner. One of the hobby’s rarest pre-War rookie cards, the … [Read more...] about Gehrig Rookie, Fresh-to-the-Hobby ’52 Mantle Headline LOTG Sale
1907-09 Dietsche Postcards Featured the Tigers and Cubs
Many pre-war baseball (and all sports, for that matter) postcards featured generic subjects instead of specific players. Because of that, many of them can be found inexpensively. Even postcards from the early 1900s can be found for as little as $5-$10. That makes them a great target for collectors looking for cheap pre-war stuff. The postcards that do show real players, of … [Read more...] about 1907-09 Dietsche Postcards Featured the Tigers and Cubs