One week before Jackie Robinson's original professional baseball contracts with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Montreal Royals were to be sold at auction, Goldin Auctions has announced a temporary postponement of the auction to negotiate a deal to put the contracts on permanent public display. They had been scheduled to hit the auction block as a pair, with a minimum bid of $5 … [Read more...] about Notes: Robinson Contracts Auction Halted; Cobb Museum Selling Bats; Middleton Night Jerseys
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Jackie Robinson’s Barrier-Breaking Contracts Returning to Auction
Jackie Robinson’s earliest professional baseball contracts are going back on the auction block. Nearly a year after being offered but failing to meet a reserve price, the two historic pacts dating to his signing with the Montreal Royals in 1945 and the parent Brooklyn Dodgers organization in 1947, will be offered by Goldin Auctions. The two contracts are again being … [Read more...] about Jackie Robinson’s Barrier-Breaking Contracts Returning to Auction
PSA Certifies 30 Millionth Collectible
You’ve been submitting a lot of stuff for authentication and grading. PSA says it has now certified more than 30 million different trading cards, autographs and sports collectibles since its inception in 1991. The milestone was reached earlier this week with the certification of a 2000 Playoff Contenders #144 Tom Brady autographed rookie card. The item, which received a … [Read more...] about PSA Certifies 30 Millionth Collectible