Basketball legend Oscar Robertson’s personal collection of historic career memorabilia – headlined by his 1971 Milwaukee Bucks NBA championship ring – hockey great Guy Lafleur’s 1976-77 Hart Memorial Trophy and a circa 1941 Ted Williams game-worn cap highlight the Lelands 2018 Invitational Auction, which opened on Monday. Over 1,000 lots are up for grabs in … [Read more...]
Jesse Owens’ Daughters Talk Dad’s Memorabilia as Auction Winds Down
ESPN is carrying a story about the auction of Jesse Owens memorabilia in SCP Auctions’ current catalog, set to conclude Saturday night. Among the items up for bid are two pieces that straddle sports and American history: Owens’ Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Medal of Honor. The three daughters of the late four-time Olympian say they decided … [Read more...]
Mile High Premium Winter Auction Sets Records
Mile High Card Company put the finishing touches on what it calls “a successful and event filled 2013” last week with its Premium Holiday Auction of rare, high grade and high-end sports cards and memorabilia and the results left company president Brian Drent feeling good about the hobby’s future. This auction had a markedly different feel in terms of size and scope in … [Read more...]
High Grade Sets and Near Sets, Staubach Navy Jersey Highlight Mile High Auction
Colorado-based Mile High Card Company launches its annual holiday Premium Catalog auction today featuring a game-used Roger Staubach Navy football jersey and a hundreds of high grade and rare sports cards and sports memorabilia. The catalog auction marks the first time Mile High has ever conducted four catalog auctions in a single calendar year. “It truly has been a fun … [Read more...]
John Havlicek Consigns Collection to SCP Auctions for April Sale
Sports Collectors Daily has learned that Basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek has consigned memorabilia from his long college and pro career to SCP Auctions which plans to sell the items in its April catalog auction. The collection includes everything from Havlicek's Ohio State letterman's jacket to NBA Championship rings earned as a member of the fabled Celtics teams of … [Read more...]
1968-69 Celtics to Reunite for Show Next Spring
Members of the 1968-1969 Boston Celtics, one of the greatest sports lineups of all time, will be reuniting at Rich Altman's Boston sports card and memorabilia show in 2011. The show will take place at the Shriner's Auditorium in Wilmington April 1-3. The '68-69 Celtics famously won the 1969 NBA Finals by defeating a Los Angeles Lakers lineup that consisted of Jerry … [Read more...]
2009-10 Playoff Contenders Basketball Review
Autographed rookie cards are popping out as our box buster dives into a Panini hoops product … [Read more...]