Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio is the new owner of the most valuable sports ticket ever sold at auction. Heritage Auctions says the Southern California resident purchased the stub to Robinson’s April 15, 1947 debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. One of only seven known copies, the stub sold for $480,000, the most ever paid for a sports ticket on the … [Read more...] about Brewers Owner Bought Robinson Debut Stub
Heritage Auctions February 2022
Earliest Pair Of Photo-Matched Air Jordan 1 Game Shoes Expected to Bring Big Price
Michael Jordan’s sneakers are coveted pieces of memorabilia, and Heritage Auction is offering the earliest photo-matched Air Jordan 1s in its current auction. The signed Air Jordans were matched to an April 1, 1986, game at Mecca Arena between Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and the Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee, destined to win the Central Division reach the Eastern Conference finals … [Read more...] about Earliest Pair Of Photo-Matched Air Jordan 1 Game Shoes Expected to Bring Big Price
Jackie Robinson Debut Stub Part of Huge Run of Historic Tickets in Heritage Auction
Few items in the realm of sports memorabilia can double as historic pieces of American history but there’s not much doubt that label can be applied to one item now up for auction: a ticket stub from Ebbets Field dated April 15, 1947 — the day Robinson made his big-league debut against the Boston Braves, just five days after signing his Dodgers contract. He went … [Read more...] about Jackie Robinson Debut Stub Part of Huge Run of Historic Tickets in Heritage Auction
Brady-Gronk Super Bowl TD Pass Ball Reaches Auction
The first touchdown pass ball from one of Tom Brady’s ten Super Bowl appearances ever to reach the auction block is now up for grabs. A late add to Heritage Auctions’ Winter Platinum Night event, the ball dates to Super Bowl LII, when the Philadelphia Eagles upended Brady and the New England Patriots, 41-33 in Minneapolis. Auction officials believe it could sell for … [Read more...] about Brady-Gronk Super Bowl TD Pass Ball Reaches Auction
First Full Ticket from Michael Jordan’s NBA Debut Emerges, Now Up for Auction
If only they’d known. Sure, there was a good feeling in Chicago about the Bulls’ top draft pick in the fall of 1984. The 21-year-old out of North Carolina was silky smooth. Had a nice jumper. Could jump out of the gym. No one, though, predicted what was to come in the next dozen-plus seasons of basketball in Chicago. If the 13,000 fans who … [Read more...] about First Full Ticket from Michael Jordan’s NBA Debut Emerges, Now Up for Auction
Mantle’s ‘Gift’ Home Run Jersey Up for Auction Could Also Be Last He Ever Wore
A familiar piece of baseball history returns to Heritage Auctions, this time with a new story to tell more than a half century since it last saw action. On two previous occasions, the Dallas-based action house has offered the jersey Mickey Mantle wore when he struck his 535th home run on Sept. 19, 1968 – the so-called “Gift” served to the New York Yankees … [Read more...] about Mantle’s ‘Gift’ Home Run Jersey Up for Auction Could Also Be Last He Ever Wore
Rare 1913 Plow’s Candy Cards Could Fetch Sweet Prices
Two cards from a set not even known to exist for more than 60 years after it was printed are heading to the auction block. And they're just a couple of obscure guys that no one remembers. The single known authenticated copy of the 1912 Plow's Candy Honus Wagner and the highest graded example from among nine Ty Cobb cards from the rare regional product are coming to … [Read more...] about Rare 1913 Plow’s Candy Cards Could Fetch Sweet Prices
Honus Wagner’s Hall of Fame Watch Coming to Auction
The best of the best among those who had graced the diamond during the first 45 years or so of professional baseball were given the game’s highest honor on June 12, 1939 when they became the first members of the new Baseball Hall of Fame. Among the gifts baseball’s first classes of immortals were given that day was a Gruen Curvex wristwatch. It was a timepiece … [Read more...] about Honus Wagner’s Hall of Fame Watch Coming to Auction
Handwritten 1946 Jackie Robinson Questionnaire Heading to Auction
He had agreed to take the first step toward breaking baseball's color barrier just five months earlier, agreeing to a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league team in Montreal. Now, a one-of-a-kind handwritten document filled out by Jackie Robinson during his first spring training with the Dodgers organization is coming to market. Heritage Auctions … [Read more...] about Handwritten 1946 Jackie Robinson Questionnaire Heading to Auction