Jackie Robinson baseball cards have always been popular and what few game worn jerseys, bats and other items have survived always sell for significant amounts of money. While no mainstream card company really existed in the aftermath of World War II, there were cards issued of him in 1947 and by '48, bubble gum and cards were back together again and Robinson helped usher … [Read more...]
Huge Prices for Jordan, Giannis, Curry, Kobe Cards in Goldin Sale
The dizzying amount of money being tossed at sports cards continues unabated. Saturday night, another modern card joined the seven-figure club when a 2013-14 Panini Prizm Giannis Antetokounmpo Black Mosaic 1/1 rookie card was purchased for over $1.1 million at Goldin Auctions. It's the most ever paid for an unsigned modern era trading card. That was just … [Read more...]
Notes: Chantilly Show; 1914 Cracker Jack Jackson Auction; “Mrs. Jay” Passes; Fultz Debut Jersey
The CSA Chantilly show is back this weekend with dealers from 18 different states occupying 300 tables at the Dulles Expo Center. The show takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 12-14. It’s the 21st year the show has been held at that Virginia location, just outside Washington, D.C. Over 75 autograph guests are slated to attend including Alex Ovechkin and … [Read more...]
Lucky 7 Cobb Paces $2.9 Million Memory Lane Auction
One of the seven rare T206 Ty Cobb Tobacco cards found in a crumpled paper bag inside an old house early last year sold for $228,000 to pace Memory Lane Inc.’s Summer Auction early Sunday morning. The card from the “Lucky 7 Find” that generated international headlines was graded PSA 2.5. It was the second time the card had sold since its discovery by family members … [Read more...]
Ground Broken on Jackie Robinson Museum
It was a long wait, but groundbreaking was held Thursday in New York for the Jackie Robinson Museum, a state-of-the-art facility that will house artifacts and stories on the life and career of the first African-American to play in the major leagues. The groundbreaking for the Jackie Robinson Museum was a long time coming https://t.co/oYf64sLjiq … [Read more...]
Yankees Jackie Robinson Day Jerseys for ’15, ’16 Up for Bid
For the past two seasons, the New York Yankees have not sold their Jackie Robinson Day game-worn jerseys but they’re now in a special auction with proceeds going to the Jackie Robinson Foundation The weeklong auction includes both the home versions from 2016 and road versions from 2015. There are a total of 66 jerseys available from both years including the one Alex … [Read more...]
Jackie’s First Card–in Color
Jackie Robinson’s first baseball cards were issued as part of a promotion by Bond Bread during his rookie year in Major League Baseball. Unfortunately, full color cards of the game’s new star were still a few years away and the fans of the Bond sets have to settle for a black-and-white image. Make that ‘had to’. Digital artist Marina Amaral has … [Read more...]