A jersey once worn by Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella and later handed down through the Brooklyn Dodgers minor league system sold for $108,000 in Heritage Auctions' May sports memorabilia auction. The jersey, consigned by the son of Lee Ferrera, a Dodgers farmhand, dates to the 1956 season. Ferrera was with the Kokomo Dodgers, where some of Brooklyn's used … [Read more...] about Campy Jersey, Patriots Player’s Super Bowl LI Ring Top Heritage Auction
Heritage Auctions May 2019
Enos Slaughter Collection Under the Hammer
A huge cache of items from the career of Hall of Fame outfielder Enos Slaughter, best remembered for scoring the winning run in the 1946 World Series with his legendary “Mad Dash,” are on the auction block. Over 200 lots are in Heritage Auctions’ May Premier Auction, each accompanied by a letter of provenance from his family. While some of the top items were set to … [Read more...] about Enos Slaughter Collection Under the Hammer
1939 Packers Team Signed Football at Auction is Rare Pre-War NFL Relic
While it’s not unusual to find team-signed baseballs from the 1930s and even earlier, similar memorabilia from the National Football League is virtually unheard of. The fragile nature of an inflatable football, the passage of time and the comparative lack of interest makes any multi-signed relic from the pre-War era of the NFL pretty rare today. Enter the current Heritage … [Read more...] about 1939 Packers Team Signed Football at Auction is Rare Pre-War NFL Relic
Roy Campanella Jersey Expected to Bring 6-Figure Price Was Minor League Hand-Me-Down
Yogi Berra may have won the battle for many of the headlines in New York but the Brooklyn Dodgers dominated the National League from the late 1940s through the mid-1950s, thanks in large part to their own Hall of Fame catcher. There wasn’t much Roy Campanella couldn’t do as his three MVP awards would attest. His career was cut short by the tragic auto accident that … [Read more...] about Roy Campanella Jersey Expected to Bring 6-Figure Price Was Minor League Hand-Me-Down
Hall of Famers’ Football Jerseys Part of Heritage Auction
Some future Pro Football Hall of Famers are being drafted this week. We just don't know their names yet. We do know the names of some past greats who were once NFL draftees and some of the jerseys they wore on the way to Canton are among the top items in the new Heritage Auctions catalog. The auction includes the hobby's only known jersey … [Read more...] about Hall of Famers’ Football Jerseys Part of Heritage Auction
Mariano Rivera’s Last Uniform Coming to Auction
The last uniform ever worn by Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera is going on the auction block later this month. The lot also represents the last jersey to be worn by a Major League player whose regular number was 42. The gray New York Yankees road jersey and pants were donned by the all-time MLB saves leader in Houston on September 29, 2013, the final day of the regular … [Read more...] about Mariano Rivera’s Last Uniform Coming to Auction