A nearly complete autographed set of 1952 Topps cards including one of the best known Mickey Mantle examples is being broken up and sold as part of Love of the Game’s Spring Premier Auction. The Mantle card has been graded PSA 3 (VG) with a Gem Mint 10 autograph grade. “It’s one of only two examples we’ve found with a ballpoint signature that’s earned a grade of PSA 10,” … [Read more...] about LOTG Auction Includes Signed 1952 Topps Mantle, Robinson Cards
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High-Grade Vintage Cards, Historic Photos Kick Off REA Spring Auction
Over 3,900 items, including a PSA 9 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie card, are scheduled to go on the block Thursday as Robert Edward Auctions rolls out its Spring Auction. The last PSA 9 Clemente Rookie sold for $1.05 million last fall. The auction also features several other notable classic cards cards in high grades, including Jackie Robinson’s 1949 Bowman (PSA MINT … [Read more...] about High-Grade Vintage Cards, Historic Photos Kick Off REA Spring Auction
Robinson and Ruth Autographs, Vintage Cards to Headline Memory Lane Spring Auction
One of the highest quality Jackie Robinson single signed baseballs will arrive on the auction block next month, kicking off Memory Lane’s Spring Rarities Auction. Carrying a PSA 8 rated signature and a “Best Wishes” salutation from Robinson on an official National League Baseball, it’s a fitting leadoff batter for a 488-page catalog of high grade, rare, historic and highly … [Read more...] about Robinson and Ruth Autographs, Vintage Cards to Headline Memory Lane Spring Auction
Early Joe Jackson Photo Leads Off RMY Auction
He had gotten his first taste of the big leagues in 1908, had another “cup of coffee” in 1909 and a third in 1910 before being traded from Philadelphia to Cleveland. By 1911, Joe Jackson was ready for prime time. He exploded into the headlines with a season that’s still held in awe today. Now, a photo from that season, taken by a legendary baseball … [Read more...] about Early Joe Jackson Photo Leads Off RMY Auction
1913 Joe Jackson Photo Emerges, Now at Auction
A century old newspaper photo of Joe Jackson in action is being offered publicly for the first time in RMY Auctions’ new online catalog. The 3 ¾” x 4 ¾” image shows the 25-year-old Jackson eyeing a pitch during Cleveland Naps spring training in 1913. The photo is different from many taken because the vast majority show Jackson in a posed position, rather than on the … [Read more...] about 1913 Joe Jackson Photo Emerges, Now at Auction
Joe Jackson Black Sox Era Photo at Auction
A photograph of Shoeless Joe Jackson dating to newspaper coverage of the indictments handed down in the wake of the Black Sox scandal is now at auction. Dated 1920, the photo retains most of the original caption on back, one that chronicles the breaking news that Jackson and seven other Chicago White Sox stars would have to answer in court to allegations that they conspired … [Read more...] about Joe Jackson Black Sox Era Photo at Auction
Rare Cards, Black Sox Era Joe Jackson News Photo Headline LOTG Auction
A Type 1 Joe Jackson photo dating to the Black Sox scandal headlines the new Love of the Game Auctions Spring catalog, which is slated to run through April 13. Taken in 1919, the 5x7 photo shows unmistakable signs of having been used in newspaper coverage of the indictments of the players the following season. The indictments were handed down on September 28, 1920 and … [Read more...] about Rare Cards, Black Sox Era Joe Jackson News Photo Headline LOTG Auction
Early Joe Jackson Photo Leads off RMY Spring Auction
A posed photograph of Shoeless Joe Jackson, taken by George Grantham Bain is among more than 600 images in the newly-launched RMY Auctions Spring Collectors Auction. Taken in 1913, the photo shows Jackson in his third year with the Cleveland Naps. Measuring 3 x 4 3/4", the silver gelatin image carries Bain's stamp on the back and a March 1914 file … [Read more...] about Early Joe Jackson Photo Leads off RMY Spring Auction
Fresh to Market Conlon Photo of Joe Jackson Leads Off RMY Sale
A rare, original Charles Conlon photo of Joe Jackson, die cut for use in print more than 100 years ago, has hit the auction block. The 5x7 photo shows Shoeless Joe in his Cleveland Indians uniform with Conlon’s handwritten notes and signature on the back. It’s the first lot in RMY Auctions’ February catalog and believed to be one of only two of its kind in the … [Read more...] about Fresh to Market Conlon Photo of Joe Jackson Leads Off RMY Sale
Photo of the Day: Joe Jackson at the 1917 World Series
His pants revealed the hard climb to the top; stained with the dirt of who knows how many base paths. His special stars and stripes jersey, worn only during this season, bore the acknowledgement that less fortunate men were being wounded and dying on battlefields in Europe. His modest glove was tucked in his back pocket, ready for use at the moment the 1917 World Series … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Joe Jackson at the 1917 World Series