One of the hobby’s best collections of Roberto Clemente cards, including several rarities that seldom surface, is the centerpiece of the new Love of the Game Auctions catalog. The company’s Summer Premier Auction also includes hundreds of pre-War cards, rare type cards, vintage memorabilia, World Series ticket stubs and other items. The auction highlight is the sale of … [Read more...] about 2nd Ranked Clemente Collection, Pre-War Rarities Headline LOTG Catalog
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Rare N173 King Kelly Cabinet Makes Auction Debut
If you smoked a lot of Old Judge or Gypsy Queen cigarettes and liked baseball back in the late 1880s, there’s a chance you might have seen the ad for them. At that time, though, sending away for a large photo of a professional baseball player wasn’t necessarily at the top of a guy’s to-do list. That’s why the 1888-89 Old Judge Premium cabinet cards are not exactly … [Read more...] about Rare N173 King Kelly Cabinet Makes Auction Debut
Important Ruth, Mantle Photos Top Hunt Auctions Premier Event
He hit 60 homers that season, but if you'd pulled his card out of an Exhibit Supply Company machine around that time, you might have seen Babe Ruth showcasing the other side of his game. On Wednesday, collectors had a chance to own an original copy of the same photo but you had to come with a fat wallet to be in the hunt. The 6 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch … [Read more...] about Important Ruth, Mantle Photos Top Hunt Auctions Premier Event
T206 Near Set Draws $128,000, 500 HR Bat Collection Nets $300,000 at MHCC Auction
From 19th century baseball cards to a Mike Trout game-used bat, there was plenty of variety in Mile High Card Company’s latest catalog auction. When the dust settled, hundreds of pieces of sports history had found new homes. Bidding stretched well into the early morning hours of Friday. Among the most popular items sold when the hammer finally fell: … [Read more...] about T206 Near Set Draws $128,000, 500 HR Bat Collection Nets $300,000 at MHCC Auction
Rare King Kelly Cabinet Card; Newly Discovered 1961 Topps Game Cards Part of MHCC Auction
We’ll be under a full moon when Mile High Auction Company’s upcoming auction winds down next month. When it opens to bidders next week, collectors will be seeing some items that only come available once in a full moon. The catalog includes several pieces that have rarely come to auction and some that have never been sold before. Among the headliners: an … [Read more...] about Rare King Kelly Cabinet Card; Newly Discovered 1961 Topps Game Cards Part of MHCC Auction
Photo of the Day: Anson, Kelly and the 1882 Chicago White Stockings
The faces have faded just a bit in the 136 years since they sat for a photographer, but make no mistake. The image captured in a photo studio that year captured one of the best accumulations of talent in the early history of professional baseball. The 1882 Chicago White Stockings featured Mike “King” Kelly, who loved parties, alcohol and women almost as much as baseball and … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Anson, Kelly and the 1882 Chicago White Stockings
Mike Kelly is King of Nineteenth Century Baseball Cards
No film exists of professional baseball in the nineteenth century. Without moving pictures we are left with colorful, often embellished, words to describe the early greats of the game. In those early days in the league's formative years no player's exploits jump off the page more-so than Mike 'King' Kelly. While we can't hear him speak in his thick Irish brogue, we can … [Read more...] about Mike Kelly is King of Nineteenth Century Baseball Cards
1885 White Stockings Photo Among Auction Headliners
An original cabinet photograph featuring members of the National League pennant-winning Chicago White Stockings including Cap Anson, King Kelly, John Clarkson and Billy Sunday is among the top items in a large auction of vintage photographs set to close this weekend on eBay. The photo remains on its original mount. There is some expected wear along the mount, but … [Read more...] about 1885 White Stockings Photo Among Auction Headliners
10 Great 19th Century Tobacco Cards
Dating back to the 1800s, N-Cards (nineteenth century tobacco cards) remain popular with collectors more than 100 years after their creation. Here are ten standouts that are still not too difficult to find. There are surely more valuable cards but many of these remain within reach for today's collectors and offer a connection to some important names from baseball's distant … [Read more...] about 10 Great 19th Century Tobacco Cards
19th Century Baseball Cards: 10 Great Players to Consider
Baseball cards didn't really gain mass popularity until the 1950s, but that doesn't mean cards weren't produced for any number of other greats. Just a few years ago, one of the world's oldest cards, thought to be a team shot of the 1865 Brooklyn Atlantics sold at auction for $92,000. There are many collectors who specialize in cards that date back a century or more and many of … [Read more...] about 19th Century Baseball Cards: 10 Great Players to Consider