Panini America has signed a trading card agreement with CMG Worldwide, giving it the right to utilize the names and images of a group of deceased baseball legends whose licensing rights belong to the agency. The deal, effective immediately, gives Panini America rights to incorporate cards featuring Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jim Thorpe, Jackie Robinson, Jimmie Foxx, Johnny Mize, … [Read more...]
Early Hockey Stick Could Fetch Big Price
The NHL wasn't even a gleam in the eye of the most ardent winter athlete more than 175 years ago. There's history to suggest that the game was starting to take shape then and now a Canadian man is hoping to sell what may be the world's oldest hockey stick. Mark Presley bought it from a barbershop that had it on display and after three years of intense research, he's got … [Read more...]
Panini Will Bring Back Rated Rookies Boxed Set in 2011
Panini America draws on the company's three-decade history with the return of its Rated Rookies football boxed set. Launched as a staple of its mid-1980s baseball card sets, the Rated Rookies concept is now a two-year-old late-season concept sold in a package designed in part for holiday gift giving. One hundred NFL rookies and one random autographed card will be in each … [Read more...]
1971 Ali Fight-Worn Trunks from Famous Frazier Fight Consigned to Auction
SCP Auctions announced late Thursday that it will auction the trunks worn by Muhammad Ali in the 1971 “Fight of the Century” against Joe Frazier. The same trunks sold at auction in 2002 for $100,000. Ali-Frazier I was perhaps the most famous boxing event in the modern history of the sport. It launched a memorable trilogy of battles between the two superstars of the … [Read more...]
DiMaggio Stamp Will Be Part of 2012 Issues
Collectors and fans can add a little baseball history to their correspondence next year. The United States Post Office has announced that it will release a series of four "All-Star Stamps" during 2012. First up will be Joe DiMaggio. The other three will be announced at a later date. The son of an Italian fisherman, Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999) led the New York Yankees to ten … [Read more...]
Madison Square Garden Seats Being Sold
It's renovation time for another New York sports venue and the old Madison Square Garden seats are being sold off to make way for new ones. The $850 million makeover is aimed at keeping the home of the Knicks and Rangers viable for the future. The teal and fuchsia-colored chairs date to the early 1990s. They're being offered at $869 a pair or $549.99 for a single … [Read more...]
Surprise…Babe Ruth Signed Ball IS Valuable
Amid the antiques, jewelry and collectibles that walked into an appraisal fair held in Florida recently was a little piece of baseball history. Penny Bessire was looking for items to take with her to the event, a fundraiser for the library system in and around Stuart, Florida. She decided at the last minute to bring along an old baseball. Faded, scuffed and not really … [Read more...]
Tour MLB Veteran Mike Lowell’s Memorabilia Room
Some pro athletes are collectors. Some aren't. Kirk Gibson had some of the most valuable pieces of modern baseball history stuffed in a storage facility. Now he's selling them. Mike Lowell is just the opposite. The Red Sox third baseman has enjoyed a long career with a few different teams. He's been fortunate enough to play in All Star games and even win a couple of … [Read more...]
Bobby Thomson Remembered
Bobby Thomson passed away last week at the age of 86. While collectors under age 65 aren't likely to remember his playing days, those who know their baseball history know a lot about one of baseball's most famous names. Those who met him or got an autograph through the mail or in person remembered a pleasant man with an easy smile. "My uncle had a box in one of his rooms … [Read more...]
Hall of Fame Opens Historic Yankees Photo Exhibit
The New York Yankees’ added to their long-running history with a 27th World Series title in 2009. And as it has been for the previous 26 championships, The Associated Press was there to document it for all time. Now, during the Baseball Hall of Fame’s annual World Series Weekend salute, the two occasions will come together as a new exhibit opens in … [Read more...]