Roberto Clemente’s last All-Star Game ring, presented to the Hall of Famer just five months before his death in a New Year’s Eve plane crash in Puerto Rico, is about to go on the auction block for the first time. Mile High Card Company will offer the ring in its upcoming catalog auction where it’s expected to fetch a six-figure price. “He was one of the most beloved … [Read more...]
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Bats From All 27 Members of 500 Home Run Club Coming to Mile High Auction
Babe Ruth was the first member and David Ortiz is the last, but no matter which member of the 500 home run club you name, there’s going to be a game bat for it in Mile High Card Company’s March Auction. The company is undertaking a hobby first: a bat from all 27 players who’ve reached the milestone. Each will be offered as an individual lot when the auction opens … [Read more...]
Top Ranked Vintage Sets Paced Mile High Card Company Auctions in 2018
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top-selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. Two of the most expensive baseball card sets sold at auction in 2018 changed hands during the first half of the year and both were sold through Mile High Card Company. The third-ranked set of 1959 Topps on PSA's Set Registry was offered … [Read more...]
Mint Mickey, Other Hobby Icons Push Mile High’s 2018 Finale
Mile High Card Company pulled the curtain down on its final auction of 2015, headed by some big-time rarities and more than a few record prices. Some of the biggest names and most coveted cards were part of the auction, which featured more than 500 items. A 1956 Topps gray back card of Mickey Mantle that carried a PSA 9 grade was the highest seller, with a realized … [Read more...]
4th Best 1967 Topps Set Broken; Singles Net Over $170,000
The fourth best 1967 Topps baseball set on PSA’s Registry is no more. Bidders in Mile High Card Company’s latest auction put down enough big bids on individual cards that the 607 card set was sold individually at a cumulative total of $170,133, besting the top bid for the set as a whole. With nearly every card grading 9 or 10, there were plenty of options for … [Read more...]
T206 Plank, High-Grade Cobb, Ruth Ball Among Mile High Highlights
Mile High Card Company went home from the National Sports Collectors Convention with nearly $1 million in consignments. Now, some of those high-end cards and memorabilia items are going to be up for grabs. The company will open its next major catalog auction on Friday, highlighted by a rare member of the T206 “Big Four” and one of the best known 1967 Topps sets in … [Read more...]
Mile High Offering 1952 Topps Mantle Giveaway at National
One lucky collector will walk away from this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention with a free 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card. Once again this year, Mile High Card Company is using a ’52 Mantle has an incentive for collectors to consign items to the company’s upcoming auction. For each $500 of value consigned to the company’s September auction, you’ll earn one … [Read more...]
Jim Bottomley Collection Among Mile High Headliners
He left school at age 16 to support his family and wound up winning two World Series titles on his way to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Now, 85 items from the life and times of Depression-era slugger Jim Bottomley are coming to auction. Bottomley Bounty Mile High Card Company will offer one of Bottomley’s 1926 World Series bats (graded PSA/DNA GU 10), his 1931 World Series ring … [Read more...]
Ruth Handwritten Letter, Robinson Ball Top Mile High Auction
A handwritten Babe Ruth letter sent to a sportswriter in 1923 sold for $88,780 as Mile High Card Company wrapped up its final auction of 2017 early Friday morning. The brief, one-page letter was penned by Ruth to a Chicago sportswriter as a thank you note for his vote in the MVP balloting and a promise to “keep right on trying” so the influential Harry Neily wouldn’t regret … [Read more...]
High-Grade Jackie Robinson Signed Ball, Ruth Letter, Vintage Greats Headline MHCC Sale
After a string of record-breaking auctions including a jaw-dropping find of vintage unopened sports and non-sports cards that made national headlines, Mile High Card Company’s final auction of 2017 launches on Monday. There are no more 1948 Bowman baseball or 1965 Topps football boxes but are a couple of items coming to auction for the first time. “The Beer … [Read more...]
