Her life was cut short, but an Iowa woman left her descendants a valuable gift--something she could never have imagined when she placed it into a book about 100 years ago. The 1917 Collins-McCarthy baseball card of Babe Ruth was an innocent gift from Walter Stivers to Lillian Glenn. On Wednesday afternoon, that little token of a courtship between teenagers sold … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Card From High School Memories Book Sells for $235,000
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Arizona Collector Finds 1959 Mexican League Cards with Josh Gibson
An Arizona collector who enjoys Negro Leagues cards hopes a trove of rarely seen cards from Mexico that he bought is the real deal. Andy — who asked that his last name be kept anonymous — bought 10 cards on eBay from Estrellas Del Diamonte: Coleccion de Cromos a Color, a baseball tribute set issued by the Mexican publication La Aficion in 1959. The cost was $614, but one … [Read more...] about Arizona Collector Finds 1959 Mexican League Cards with Josh Gibson
1917 Babe Ruth Card Found In Memory Book Heads To Hunt Auctions Sale
A cherished memory from nearly a century ago could be memorable for a Nebraska businessman. A 1917 Collins-McCarthy (E135) card of Babe Ruth was lovingly mounted in an Iowa woman’s memory book, a reminder of a date with a man who would eventually become her husband. The Ruth card, graded 2.5 by PSA, will be part of Hunt Auctions’ Fall Premier sale. While collectors … [Read more...] about 1917 Babe Ruth Card Found In Memory Book Heads To Hunt Auctions Sale
Family Heirlooms: 1908 Rose Company Postcard Find Includes Young, Mathewson
They sat in a closet in an apartment above an old department store on the east coast for decades. Mixed in with other old postcards, no one gave the old baseball players a second thought. Even the 1982 death of the man who likely acquired them more than 70 years before that didn’t result in a trip to a baseball card dealer. Now, however, they’re about to … [Read more...] about Family Heirlooms: 1908 Rose Company Postcard Find Includes Young, Mathewson
Jackpot: Old Storage Unit Buy Surrenders a Gem
Sometimes spending that extra five bucks is worth it. Just ask Sandy Healy. The New Hampshire realtor and her husband opted to outbid another person at a storage unit auction in Nashua eight years ago. They made the buy because Sandy’s husband saw the word “Bowman” on one of the storage boxes inside the unit and recognized it as a baseball card … [Read more...] about Jackpot: Old Storage Unit Buy Surrenders a Gem
Notes: Goldin in Deal with Japanese Company; Newman Collection Update; Cold Storage Mantle; Hobby vs. COVID
Goldin Auctions is partnering with the largest chain of sports and gaming card shops in Japan. The deal with MINT Co., Ltd., will enable collectors in Japan to "more effectively buy and sell high-value cards in the international market," according to Goldin. Each of the cards MINT sells through Goldin Auctions will be authenticated and graded by PSA. Beginning this … [Read more...] about Notes: Goldin in Deal with Japanese Company; Newman Collection Update; Cold Storage Mantle; Hobby vs. COVID
Abandoned Detroit Plant That Held Millions of Junk Era Cards Being Torn Down
If you’ve been a long time reader, you might remember the photos of that abandoned building in Detroit that held dozens of cases of 1990s era cards. They were discovered about five years ago by some young men who were part of a group that makes a hobby of checking out what’s inside old structures. The photos looked pretty intriguing, even with the cards … [Read more...] about Abandoned Detroit Plant That Held Millions of Junk Era Cards Being Torn Down
Newly Uncovered Tobacco Card Hoard Includes 18 T206 Cobbs
A large collection of ungraded tobacco cards that have been in a Georgia family for generations will hit the auction block later this year. The stunning stash of ungraded century-old find includes over 2,000 T206s including dozens of Hall of Famers, 245 T210 Old Mill Tobacco cards including a Joe Jackson and over 180 T205s. The Jackson card that is part of the 1910 … [Read more...] about Newly Uncovered Tobacco Card Hoard Includes 18 T206 Cobbs
6-Figure “South Dakota Find” Includes Pair of Mantle Cards, Other High Numbers
They're out there. Surrounded by "finds" of 1990 Donruss and Fleer, but they're out there. Decades old, high-grade baseball cards owned by folks who will eventually get around to doing something with them. The latest discovery isn't big on quantity, but the material itself is off the charts. All Sports Auctions recently acquired a consignment of … [Read more...] about 6-Figure “South Dakota Find” Includes Pair of Mantle Cards, Other High Numbers
1914 Fatima Card Find in Maryland Includes Hall of Famers
The hobby’s modest population of a deadball era trading card set just grew by 38. New Jersey-based Just Collect just purchased the previously unknown group of 1914 Fatima tobacco cards (T222) from a Maryland family that had owned them since the year of issue. The group includes several Hall of Famers including Walter Johnson, Frank Chance, Grover Cleveland … [Read more...] about 1914 Fatima Card Find in Maryland Includes Hall of Famers