A collection of signed items from a long-time autograph collector and a rare rookie contact photo of Mickey Mantle—wearing number 6— highlight Huggins and Scott’s 2018 Spring Auction, which is set to run through May 10. The 186-page catalog features the collection of Charles Evers, a New York native who hunted autographs from the 1940s through the early … [Read more...] about Evers Autograph Collection; Mantle Rookie Photo in Huggins & Scott Sale
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Photo of the Day: Mickey Mantle Card Show Appearance, 1989
The sports collecting hobby went through seismic changes in the 1980s. From one major trading card manufacturer to three…then four…then five. Rookie cards became a thing. The National Sports Collectors Convention was born. And autographs became a major drawing card for shows. By the middle of the decade, big names from the past were showing up at autograph signings … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Mickey Mantle Card Show Appearance, 1989
Mickey Mantle 1951 Spring Training Photo at Auction
"He's the greatest prospect I've seen in my time, and I go back quite a ways. I'll swear I expect to see that boy just take off and fly any time." —Bill Dickey on Mickey Mantle He was only 19 years old, still very much a country kid from Commerce, OK when he arrived at the New York Yankees’ 1951 spring training camp. Mickey Mantle was a great name for a ballplayer but … [Read more...] about Mickey Mantle 1951 Spring Training Photo at Auction
Photo of the Day: “Number 6, Mickey Mantle”
Like Ruth’s number 3, Jordan’s 23 and Gretzky’s 99, Mickey Mantle is forever identified with wearing number 7. He put it on early in his career and kept it until his retirement in the spring of 1969. In the days before his rookie season, however, Mantle had actually been assigned number 6 and a rare early photo from his career now at auction shows him in action, wearing that … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: “Number 6, Mickey Mantle”
Yee Auction Offers Massive Photo Stash
A major auction featuring hundreds of rare vintage sports photographs including numerous images of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Red Grange, Jim Thorpe, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente and other icons will close over the next two days. Long-time dealer Henry Yee’s Summer Premier Auction is his largest to date. While sports memorabilia … [Read more...] about Yee Auction Offers Massive Photo Stash