A pair of rare Shoeless Joe Jackson cards sold for over $1 million combined late Saturday night in the first half of Heritage Auctions' Platinum Night sale as the vintage sports card market continued to sizzle. Topping the ledger was a PSA 3.5 copy of Jackson's 1910 Old Mill Tobacco card. Produced during his time in the Southern League, the red-bordered card that … [Read more...]
Gehrig Memorabilia, 1924 Ruth Bat Headline Heritage Auction
Items from Lou Gehrig’s personal life—from toddler to teenager to New York city motorist—are among the unique highlights in the newly launched Heritage Platinum Night Auction. Saved and consigned by family members who inherited them, the collection includes everyday items like signed personal checks and a register with personal notes, but also a game-worn Yankees cap that’s … [Read more...]
Baseball History on Display at NSCC
They weren’t for sale, but several valuable pieces of sports memorabilia and high-end cards had a museum-like showcase at the National Sports Collectors Convention. SGC gathered them together and created a display in the corporate area, complete with glass showcases for each and video displays telling the story of the player and the memorabilia. Security guards were … [Read more...]
T210 Old Mill Set Featured Minor Leaguers and a Holy Grail
The 1910 T210 Old Mill set is one of the more unique tobacco card sets around. And while many of the players are unknown to today's collectors, the issue is heavily pursued and includes a Holy Grail of sorts. T210 Old Mill Basics Many collectors unfamiliar with the release would be surprised to learn that the T210 Old Mill set is such a massive issue. In all, the set is made … [Read more...]
$1 Million Card? NM/MT Joe Jackson Rookie Coming to Auction
SCP Auctions will offer a PSA 8 (NM/MT) 1909 E90-1 Joe Jackson rookie card in its Mid-Summer Classic Auction. One of the two highest graded American Caramel Jackson cards in existence, it’s coming to auction for the first time. SCP officials are hinting it could fetch $1 million or more. Fewer than 200 American Caramel Jackson cards are believed to exist. PSA has graded … [Read more...]
Caramel Card Stars, T210 Joe Jackson Power New Mile High Auction
Offering what it calls “the strongest selection of early 20th Century baseball cards in years,” Mile High Card Company launches its next major catalog auction Monday. Headlining the 1,172 lots in the sale is a group of high-grade icons from a rare century-old set. Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner lead a group of 17 of the finest examples ever graded from the … [Read more...]
Old Mill Jackson, T206 Cobb With Cobb Back in REA Preview
The launch is still about six weeks away, but Robert Edward Auctions is offering a sneak peek of some of the rare cards it plans to offer in its annual Spring Catalog. The list includes one of the hobby’s rarest T206 variations, a 1910 Joe Jackson Old Mill Tobacco card and a 1933 Goudey uncut sheet with three Babe Ruth cards and a Lou Gehrig. The huge catalog, which usually … [Read more...]
Bidding for Ali Fight Gloves, Ozzie’s Gold Gloves Heats Up
The bidding for the Angelo Dundee Estate Collection of boxing memorabilia, the Ozzie Smith Collection of baseball memorabilia, a Babe Ruth sweater from the early 1920s and Mickey Mantle’s 1964-1967 model game-worn jacket is expected to heat up this week, as SCP Auctions closes out its final major catalog auction of 2012. The Dundee collection ends on Friday, Nov. 30 while the … [Read more...]