Mile High Card Company's first Extra Innings Auction of 2023 got underway Monday with over 700 items on the block. Held between the company's major catalog events, the Extra Innings sales typically include lower cost items, with an emphasis on vintage material. The auction offers hundreds of star cards, highlighted by l a pair of lower grade Hank Aaron rookies, a 1948 Leaf … [Read more...] about Notes: MHCC Auction Opens; Big League Buy; Show News; Joker’s Monster Game Jersey on the Block
N28 Allen & Ginter
Diving Into the Rarity of the 19th Century ‘Champions’ Sets
In addition to the N172 Old Judge set, the Champions tobacco card sets produced by Allen and Ginter (N28 and N29), Goodwin (N162), and Kimball (N184) are among the most popular cards of the 19th century. Those multi-sport sets were a stark change from the earlier Old Judge cards since they boasted colorful, strong lithography that paved the way for the tobacco and caramel cards … [Read more...] about Diving Into the Rarity of the 19th Century ‘Champions’ Sets
Christy Mathewson, Nolan Ryan Items Highlight Huggins And Scott Spring Auction
Memorabilia from two of the greatest right-handed pitchers in major league history — 60 years apart — is up for grabs in the Huggins and Scott 2019 spring auction, which ends Thursday. A check signed in 1922 by Christy Mathewson and a 1982 “Tequila Sunrise” game-used autographed jersey of Nolan Ryan are the highlights in the auction, which will close beginning with the … [Read more...] about Christy Mathewson, Nolan Ryan Items Highlight Huggins And Scott Spring Auction
Top-Rated N28 Set Allen & Ginter Set Coming to Auction
The number one ranked set of 1887 N28 Allen & Ginter cards on SGC’s Set Registry is about to go on the market. Heritage Auctions will feature the complete, 50-card set in its upcoming Platinum Night Auction, with a pre-sale estimate of $20,000 or more. The “World’s Champions” set includes ten baseball players and 40 other sports subjects. It’s considered to be among … [Read more...] about Top-Rated N28 Set Allen & Ginter Set Coming to Auction
5 Key 19th Century Cap Anson Baseball Cards
Adrian C. "Cap" Anson was one of baseball's first true superstars. A .334 hitter, Anson led the league in all sorts of categories during his Hall of Fame career (often, more than once), including hits, batting average, on base percentage, doubles, and OPS. He led the league in RBI eight times. While he was not known for his progressive views on racial equality, he's … [Read more...] about 5 Key 19th Century Cap Anson Baseball Cards