Stacks of rarely or never before seen photos are on the block in a new auction. Among those being offered by longtime photo specialist Henry Yee is a Type 1 photo from 1919 showing six of the eight members of the Black Sox including Joe Jackson. The image shows the players relaxing as they pose for the camera during the season in which they were accused of … [Read more...] about Notes: Vintage Photo Auction; ’52 Mantle Update; Heritage Crunches Numbers; Collector Suing Blues Over Gamers
Heritage Auctions July 2022
Ali’s Rumble in the Jungle Belt Sells for $6.18 Million
Muhammad Ali's WBC championship belt, awarded after he reclaimed boxing's heavyweight title with a 1974 knockout of George Foreman, sold for a stunning $6.18 million early Sunday at Heritage Auctions. The buyer was Indianapolis Colts owner and avid collector Jim Irsay. It's the among the most expensive pieces of sports memorabilia ever sold, trailing the $9.2 million … [Read more...] about Ali’s Rumble in the Jungle Belt Sells for $6.18 Million
The Greatest: Stunning Ali Collection Now at Auction Began with Single Poster
A jaw dropping collection of Muhammad Ali memorabilia pieced together over a 30-year period is now on the auction block. Heritage Auctions has opened its Summer Sports Auction, headlined by the huge archive that includes numerous one-of-a-kind historic pieces from Ali’s long career. The collection began with a single purchase at a New York sports memorabilia convention in … [Read more...] about The Greatest: Stunning Ali Collection Now at Auction Began with Single Poster
Rare Novelty Cutlery Cobb Set for Auction
A higher grade example of one of the rarest Ty Cobb cards produced during his career will soon be on the auction block. Heritage Auctions is offering an SGC 4 1910 era Novelty Cutlery (PC805) Ty Cobb postcard in its Summer Sports Card Catalog, set to open next week. It’s one of only six graded by SGC, with two ranking slightly higher. PSA has graded only four in … [Read more...] about Rare Novelty Cutlery Cobb Set for Auction
Rare, Original Ali Fight Posters Chronicle Champ’s History
Before there was Ali vs Frazier there was Clay vs Smith. And Clay vs Logan. Clay vs. Siler, anyone? Only a real Muhammad Ali fan would know the names of some of the fighters who challenged the young Cassius Clay in Louisville and beyond during his days as a teenage boxing prodigy. Posters promoting those earliest days exist, though, and they're part of a … [Read more...] about Rare, Original Ali Fight Posters Chronicle Champ’s History
Spectacular Find of 1930s Goudey Cards Includes Lajoies, Ruth, Gehrig
Descendants of a former Goudey employee are feeling like the person who wins a lottery two times. The employees’ grandchildren found more than 20 high-grade Babe Ruth cards from a stash of 1933 Goudeys that were auctioned off in mid-November. Recently they struck gold again, stumbling into more than 150 Goudeys from 1933 and 1934 in two plastic cases that were hidden in an … [Read more...] about Spectacular Find of 1930s Goudey Cards Includes Lajoies, Ruth, Gehrig