An original photograph of Mickey Mantle featuring the iconic image which was utilized for his 1952 Topps baseball card has been sold privately through Hunt Auctions for a record-setting $375,000. It’s the most ever paid for a PSA/DNA authenticated Type I unsigned post-War baseball image. The photo is one of only three Type I examples known to exist. It had previously … [Read more...]
Hunt Auctions Snares Green Diamond Collection
The Green Diamond Gallery, one of the nation’s most advanced baseball memorabilia collections and home to regular gatherings of Hall of Famers and fans for nearly 13 years, is going on the auction block. Bob Crotty, a long-time collector, has closed the Cincinnati area museum and consigned the hundreds of items inside to Hunt Auctions, which will offer pieces of it at … [Read more...]
Ruth Bat, Photo Top All-Star Auction in Cleveland
A Babe Ruth model bat obtained during the early part of his major league career sold for $235,000 to pace bidding in the annual All-Star Auction, held this year in Cleveland. The 44-ounce war club was originally given to Edward Quinley, a young man who lived with his family in a home directly across the street from Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The boy was a regular at … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Talking Authenticity at the 2019 All-Star Auction in Cleveland
Bidding for a game model Babe Ruth bat dating to the first part of his long career has passed $68,000 in pre-bidding at the annual All-Star Game Auction. Passed down through generations, the bat was originally obtained by a Philadelphia boy who lived directly across the street from Shibe Park in Philadelphia and got to know Ruth and other players. The live portion of the … [Read more...]
Ruth Items on Media Tour Ahead of Saturday’s Auction
Bidding for the jersey being offered in the Babe Ruth Collection Auction has reached $1.1 million but it's expected to go much higher once action gets serious later this week. The 1928-1930 era flannel button-down is one of only a small number of Ruth jerseys that have survived and could make a run at the record for a single piece of sports memorabilia when the auction … [Read more...]
Reggie White Items; Baseball Memorabilia Headline Hunt Sale
Over 40 items from the personal collection of the late Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White are part of the new Hunt Auctions Internet/Phone Auction, set to run through next Wendesday. The first part of the collection was sold during the Super Bowl Auction in early February. The latest group of items includes his 1991 Mackey Award as the NFL’s Defensive Lineman … [Read more...]
Huge Vintage Baseball Yearbook/Program Collection, Vintage Sets, Autographs at Auction
A massive collection of vintage baseball yearbooks and programs, hundreds of autographed items, vintage card sets—even Joe DiMaggio’s old watch-- are among the headliners in Hunt Auctions’ March Internet and Phone Auction. The newly-launched catalog includes over 1,000 lots in all. Bidding will run through March 13. The collection included hundreds of publications … [Read more...]
Historic Baseball Photography Collection Kicks off Hunt Auctions Sale
Hunt Auctions is offering a huge private collection of historic baseball photography in its newly-launched Premier Live Internet catalog. Curated over a 30-year period, the company says the collection "is one of the most substantive and important baseball photographic groupings to have ever been offered at public auction." Images taken by numerous master … [Read more...]
Reggie White Memorabilia Consigned to Super Bowl Auction
Items from the collection of the late Hall of Famer Reggie White have been consigned to the Super Bowl LIII Live Auction in Atlanta next month. White’s family has consigned numerous pieces to the auction of 500 lots that will go on the block at the Georgia World Congress Center. Among them is a game-worn jersey from early in his pro career when he played for the … [Read more...]
Top Selling Items at Hunt Auctions in 2018
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. From Ruth bats to Mantle hats and Super Bowl footballs, Hunt Auctions made headlines with its annual trio of event-oriented auctions in 2018. The company once again partnered with the NFL for one of the year’s first major catalog sales, … [Read more...]