Basketball cards have been red-hot lately, and with the increased interest in mainstream vintage basketball sets, which are few in number from 1949 to 1969, collectors often turn their attention to rare (and frequently obscure) regional and local issues to fill the voids, such as, the 1960’s Kahn’s Weiners set or the 1961 Bell Lakers set. One recently uncovered issue, the … [Read more...]
Historic NBA All-Star Game Memorabilia Showcase
The history of the NBA All-Star Game dates back to 1951 when Easy Ed Macauley of the Celtics led the East over the West 111-94 in Boston. Since then, the MVP trophy from the annual gathering of greats has included names like Cousy, Pettit, Russell, Chamberlain, Robertson, Baylor, West, Erving, Bird, Johnson, Jordan and James. Back in the day when teams pinched pennies … [Read more...]
1968-69 Celtics to Reunite for Show Next Spring
Members of the 1968-1969 Boston Celtics, one of the greatest sports lineups of all time, will be reuniting at Rich Altman's Boston sports card and memorabilia show in 2011. The show will take place at the Shriner's Auditorium in Wilmington April 1-3. The '68-69 Celtics famously won the 1969 NBA Finals by defeating a Los Angeles Lakers lineup that consisted of Jerry … [Read more...]
2009-10 Panini Classics Basketball Review
By Rich Klein There has been little doubt that the first few months of 2010 have been very good to Panini. The company now has licenses to print cards in basketball, football and hockey. With that type of momentum, collectors have reason to look forward to new releases of the company's products and the 2009-10 Panini Classics box is no exception. 2009-10 Panini … [Read more...]