Rush frontman Geddy Lee has long been a collector of baseball memorabilia but now some of them are expected to grab The Big Money when part of the Canadian rocker’s impressive collection goes up for sale. It’s no Fly By Night auction. Hundreds of historic and valuable items will be sold through a collaboration between Christie’s and Hunt Auctions. The … [Read more...] about Items from Geddy Lee’s Baseball Memorabilia Collection Headline Upcoming Christies-Hunt Auction
Joe Jackson
Despite The Ban, Shoeless Joe Has Always Been a Hobby Icon
My favorite thing about walking the floor at sports card shows has always been finding hidden treasures. A treasure isn’t always someone selling off an expensive card at 10 per cent of book value, though you might find certain cards that fit that criteria at the National. To me, a treasure is something that you just think is a really cool sports collectible. Often, you … [Read more...] about Despite The Ban, Shoeless Joe Has Always Been a Hobby Icon
One Owner Collection of Baseball Memorabilia, Cards Brings $9.3 Million
A one owner collection of historic baseball memorabilia generated millions of dollars in auction sales Thursday afternoon. Christie’s and Hunt Auctions conducted the auction at Christie’s Rockefeller Galleries in New York with bidders also participating online and by phone. The auction opened on September 24 but the top end items saw the heaviest action during the final … [Read more...] about One Owner Collection of Baseball Memorabilia, Cards Brings $9.3 Million
1913 Fatima Team Cards Offer Lower Cost Option for Pre-War Collectors
Tobacco companies had been including baseball cards in their packages as an incentive for more than 30 years when the Liggett and Myers Company decided to use a similar promotion inside its tins of Turkish Blend cigarettes in 1913. These were a little different, though. Instead of individual photos, they used posed team pictures. Today, the underrated 1913 … [Read more...] about 1913 Fatima Team Cards Offer Lower Cost Option for Pre-War Collectors
Newly Uncovered 1919 White Sox Photo Hits Auction
They were a team that would be remembered forever. Not in the way they may have preferred, but baseball fans and historians still talk about the 1919 Chicago White Sox. Tarnished after associating with gamblers in a plan to sell their desire to win for cold, hard cash, several members of the American League champs would soon lose their big league paychecks and hit the … [Read more...] about Newly Uncovered 1919 White Sox Photo Hits 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
Notes: MHCC’s “Budget” Sale; MeiGray Devils Auction; World Series Program; Collector to Run Joe Jackson Museum;
Nope, there won’t be any T206 Wagners or autographed Goudey Babe Ruth cards in the latest Mile High Card Company auction, but with over 700 lots available, it’s easily the largest MHCC Extra Innings offering in the company’s history. The auction is now open for bidding and concludes on Wednesday, October 30. Headlining the online catalog is a 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle … [Read more...] about Notes: MHCC’s “Budget” Sale; MeiGray Devils Auction; World Series Program; Collector to Run Joe Jackson Museum;
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
1914 Boston Garter Joe Jackson Coming to Auction
A century ago, they were a must for a man who didn't want to be seen wearing droopy socks. Yes, garters have not always been associated with the female gender. Avid vintage baseball card collectors know the term well. The product is associated with one of the rarest, most valuable sets ever issued. Now, the best of only 19 examples from the entire known … [Read more...] about 1914 Boston Garter Joe Jackson Coming to Auction