Four of the most iconic baseball cards ever produced will headline Mile High Card Company’s final auction of 2018, which opens on Monday. The company will offer one of the T206 set’s rare “Big Four,” a 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal Eddie Plank (PSA 1), Shoeless Joe Jackson’s 1909 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson (PSA MK2), a 1933 Goudey #106 Nap Lajoie (SGC 6.5) and a 1952 … [Read more...]
High-Grade Jackie Robinson Signed Ball, Ruth Letter, Vintage Greats Headline MHCC Sale
After a string of record-breaking auctions including a jaw-dropping find of vintage unopened sports and non-sports cards that made national headlines, Mile High Card Company’s final auction of 2017 launches on Monday. There are no more 1948 Bowman baseball or 1965 Topps football boxes but are a couple of items coming to auction for the first time. “The Beer … [Read more...]
Ten E90-1 American Caramel Card Favorites
The E90-1 American Caramel set is considered to be one of the most collectible pre-war candy issues of all time. Despite the fact that it is difficult to complete because of the expensive Joe Jackson rookie card, it is popular because of its bright, colorful pictures and numerous stars. Issued in 1909, there are 120 cards in the entire set. Here are ten of my favorite … [Read more...]
PSA 10 1956 Topps Roberto Clemente at Auction
The only 1956 Topps Roberto Clemente card graded as a PSA 10 is on the auction block. The second-year card of the Hall of Fame outfielder was listed on eBay Sunday. As of Tuesday afternoon, the high bid had reached $95,600. Where it will end when the auction closes March 14 is hard to predict. One of the four ’56 Mickey Mantles graded PSA 10 sold last August … [Read more...]
E90-1 American Caramel Set A Pre-War Classic
Just as the famous T-206 white border card is a staple among collectors of tobacco cards, so is the E90-1 American Caramel set for caramel/candy cards. Here's a bit more on the popular card set from the same era. E90-1 American Caramel Card Basics Produced from 1909 to 1911, the E90-1 American Caramel cards were available during the same years as the American Tobacco … [Read more...]
Jackson, Cobb Cards Combine for $1 Million-Plus at SCP Auctions
A pair of iconic pre-war baseball cards led the bidding in SCP Auctions’ 2016 Mid-Summer Classic online auction, which concluded early Sunday morning. The top card, which sold for an astounding $667,189, is one of just two examples of the legendary 1909 E90-1 Joe Jackson American Caramel card graded NM-MT 8 by PSA, with none higher. Jackson's E90-1 representation is one of just … [Read more...]
Notes: 1904 Olympic Golf Trophy Uncovered, Big Ticket Vintage, More
Justin Rose won the Olympic gold medal for golf on Sunday. It was the first time the sport was part of the Games since 1904. When golf disappeared from the Olympics, so too did the awards associated with it. Back in 1904, when the Games were held in St. Louis, trophies were handed out to winners rather than the gold, silver and bronze medals we know today. Recently, one … [Read more...]
$1 Million Card? NM/MT Joe Jackson Rookie Coming to Auction
SCP Auctions will offer a PSA 8 (NM/MT) 1909 E90-1 Joe Jackson rookie card in its Mid-Summer Classic Auction. One of the two highest graded American Caramel Jackson cards in existence, it’s coming to auction for the first time. SCP officials are hinting it could fetch $1 million or more. Fewer than 200 American Caramel Jackson cards are believed to exist. PSA has graded … [Read more...]
Gibson, Other Negro Leaguers on Autograph Page at Auction
A newly-discovered 1944 Who’s Who in Baseball autograph page bearing the rare signature of baseball legend Josh Gibson and several other notables went on the auction block Monday in Huggins & Scott’s first auction of 2015. Discovered inside a trunk inside a Washington, D.C. row house by surviving relatives of a man who recently passed away, the 5-7/8 x 9” page is signed in … [Read more...]
Vintage Buy of the Week: The National
At the National Sports Collectors Convention, the doors are open to the public from Wednesday through Sunday, but if you want to know when a lot of the big money transactions go down, the answer is Tuesday. This week’s edition of the Vintage Buy of the Week isn’t about a new collection entering the market. It’s about the buying and selling that you may not see in … [Read more...]