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...]
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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...]
American Caramel Albums, Top Rated Esposito Collection in “Extra Innings” Sale
A Mickey Mantle rookie, two pristine albums meant to hold the 1922 E121 baseball cards and the breakup of the #1 PSA Set Registry ranked Tony Esposito collection are among the highlights in Mile High Card Company’s Extra Innings Auction, which opened for bidding Monday. A prelude to the company’s final 2017 catalog auction, the Extra Innings online sale includes over 350 … [Read more...]
Previously Unknown Handwritten Babe Ruth Letter Heading to Auction
A newly discovered thank you letter Babe Ruth penned to a Chicago sportswriter in 1923 is about to hit the auction block. Mile High Card Company will offer the letter, written on Ruth’s personalized stationery, as the featured item in its December catalog auction. According to the company’s own research, only three other handwritten Babe Ruth letters are known to … [Read more...]
DeLongs, Beer Box Find II Top $2.4 Million Mile High Auction
It was touted as being one of the most impressive auctions in Mile High Card Company history, and led by one of the best 1933 DeLong complete sets in existence and the stunning sequel to “The Beer Box Find,” Mile High Card Company’s September auction delivered with over $2.4 million in total sales. Bidding closed early Friday morning. The final hours of the auction saw … [Read more...]
Notes: 1986-87 Fleer Box Break Back On; Beer Box Auction Update
Remember that find of 1986-87 Fleer basketball boxes we wrote about during the National? As we mentioned back then, one of the seven boxes was purchased by VintageBreaks.com, which was offering those 36 packs in a $2,000 per spot break. Plans to break the box live at the show didn’t materialize when it didn’t sell out. Two months and change later, the break … [Read more...]
Beer Box II Auction Opens Monday, But There’s More
The sequel to the “Beer Box Find” will get much of the attention when Mile High Card Company opens its big fall catalog auction Monday but if unopened boxes from decades ago aren’t your thing, there is plenty of other high-end material in what could be the biggest auction in the company’s 20+ year history. Led by an ultra-high end DeLong complete set, a 1951 Bowman #305 … [Read more...]
Mile High Opens Extra Innings Auction
Ahead of its upcoming Fall Auction that will feature the second part of the Beer Box Find collection, Mile High Card Company opened its Extra Innings event Monday with 346 lots of vintage and modern cards, memorabilia and autographs. Among the lots up for grabs are dozens of vintage Hall of Fame cards including a large group of higher grade regular Sandy Koufax issues, … [Read more...]
Second Find of Valuable Vintage Wax Was Unexpected
The second part of what's become a seven-figure find of decades-old unopened sports and non-sports wax boxes is scheduled to go on the auction block late this month and we're learning a little more about how it all came about. "Beer Box Find II" included 1960s Topps football and baseball boxes, a 1971 Topps baseball box, a one-of-a-kind 1968-69 Topps Test basketball … [Read more...]
1952 Topps Mantle Giveaway at the National
For the third straight year, Mile High Card Company will be giving away an early Mickey Mantle card at the National Sports Collectors Convention. The company announced Tuesday it would be holding a contest for its consignors with a 1952 Topps Mantle as the grand prize. The National coincides with the company’s consignment deadline for its September auction. … [Read more...]
