A rare and highly sought after portion of an elaborate advertising display piece used to promote the 1912 Hassan Triple Folder set has arrived on the auction block. Ty Cobb is featured on the front of the thick cardboard sign, which is the headliner in the newly launched Love Of The Game Auctions sale. The last known time a Hassan Cobb advertising display … [Read more...]
Ex-Broadcaster Ted Patterson’s Huge Collection Part of Love Of The Game Summer Auction
Ted Patterson had a long career as a sports broadcaster in Baltimore. But even more impressive is the treasure trove of memorabilia he has accumulated through the years. “I’ve got like a museum in my home,” Patterson told The Star-Democrat of Easton, Maryland, in 2001. He wasn’t kidding. Patterson’s four-bedroom home in Baltimore was filled with sports cards, … [Read more...]
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...]
Jackie Robinson, 19th Century Items Highlight Love of the Game Auction
Significant pieces of history from the 1940s and the 19th century will highlight Love of the Game Auctions’ 2018 Fall Premier Auction. Bidding is already open and will run through Nov. 24. The highlight for the internet-based sports auction house will be a Heilbroner Baseball Bureau information card completed in 1946 by Jackie Robinson. Louis Heilbroner managed the … [Read more...]
Early Photo of Ruth Pitching, Don Zimmer’s World Series Ring Among LOTG Auction Items
Love of the Game Auctions has launched its summer catalog, with hundreds of items on the block through Saturday, August 11. The sale features sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia from the late 19th Century to the present, highlighted by Don Zimmer’s 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Championship ring, and a real photo postcard containing the earliest known photo of Babe Ruth … [Read more...]
LOTG Opens Fall Premier, Ringside Auctions
It’s two catalogs in one. New Jersey-based Love of the Game Auctions has launched its 2017 Fall Premier auction of vintage sports cards and memorabilia but the catalog’s flip side will appeal to those who are fans of the sweet science. The “Ringside” sale is the auction’s first session, focusing specifically on boxing cards and memorabilia. For the second year, it is … [Read more...]
Love of the Game Adds Jeff Prizner as Consignment Director
New Jersey-based Love of the Game Auctions is expanding its reach with the hiring of a west coast-based consignment director. LOTG founder Al Crisifulli has hired Seattle-based Jeff Prizner to help acquire cards and memorabilia for the company's auctions. Prizner, a University of Texas graduate, is a longtime collector who has held various buying and planning roles … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Story: Connie Mack’s Long-Lost Ledger Books at Auction
It’s an irresistible story, starring a Dumpster diver from the 1970s and baseball Hall of Famer Connie Mack. Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 years and remained the team owner until it was sold and moved to Kansas City. A former player with an eye for talent, the “Grand Old Man” of baseball did not part easily with his money. “I love that old guy,” … [Read more...]
Vintage Cards, Rare Philadelphia A’s Player Ledger Headline LOTG Auction
Love of the Game has opened its Summer Auction with hundreds of items on the block through August 12. The sale features sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia from the late 19th Century to the present, highlighted by the two of the finest Hall of Fame rookie cards to hit the auction block this year: A signed 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle, and a 1925 Exhibits Lou … [Read more...]
Rare Boxing Cards, Memorabilia Hit Auction Block
Fresh off the sale of hundreds of baseball items including a new find of 1914-15 Cracker Jack baseball cards, Love of the Game’s first boxing-exclusive auction is open. The “Ringside” catalog, set to close Saturday, includes 250 lots of boxing-specific cards and memorabilia, and is curated by Love of the Game Auctions in conjunction with Adam Warshaw, author of … [Read more...]