It only took 150 years, but there's a new card discovery that will be making its way to an auction this fall. Robert Edward Auctions' fall auction, which is set to open on November 20, will feature a newly discovered 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings team CDV. The card, which had not left the greater Cincinnati area in the century and a half since it was produced, was … [Read more...]
Notes: National Baseball Card Day; Brandon Belt vs. Carrie’s Hair; Archiving History; Jacksonville Hobby Story
There's now a ToppsMobile. The card-covered vehicle looks like a food truck that's been top to bottom and front to back with baseball cards. It made its debut in Brooklyn on Friday, just ahead of National Baseball Card Day. You can check it out via this story on Spectrum News in New York. While hundreds of card shops participated in the promotion (and some reported large … [Read more...]
Hall’s ‘Holy Grail’ Cards Protected by Special Glass
When the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum made arrangements to include some highly valuable trading cards in its new “Shoebox Treasures” exhibit, they knew they’d have to be well protected—not just from theft but from the impact of being on display for thousands of visitors each month. Part of a permanent display, the group of ‘holy grail’ cards includes a T206 … [Read more...]
The Wayback Collector: Mount Rushmore of Vintage Cards
Recently on Twitter, PSA posed an interesting question: What would be on your Mount Rushmore of baseball cards? After giving it a bit of thought, I've at least got my own list. As a bit of a disclaimer here, my Mount Rushmore is more about the most popular and prestigious cards, not necessarily the most expensive. These, to me, are the biggest cards in the hobby. While … [Read more...]
Evolution of 19th Century Baseball Cards
As the sport of baseball was introduced in the 1800s, baseball cards didn't take too long to follow. When exactly the first cards were printed depends on your interpretation of the word 'cards'. But the earliest cards are generally recognized by most collectors as beginning in the 1860s. By the end of the century, those cards had been through quite a few changes. Here's a brief … [Read more...]
Deflategate Game-Used Football Highlights Lelands Auction
A football used by Tom Brady and the New England Patriots during the infamous “Deflategate” game is being offered as part of the Lelands 2015 Vintage Sports Auction, which is now underway. Bidding for the football – used by the Patriots when they scored a rushing touchdown in the third quarter of the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts – starts at … [Read more...]
Huggins and Scott Auction Opens Monday
Huggins and Scott’s fifth Masterpiece Auction of 2014 begins on Monday September 29th with the bidding closing on Thursday night October 9 with the 30-minute rule beginning at 11:00pm eastern time. Highlights include the highest graded 1908 Rose Company Postcard of Walter Johnson (SGC 55); a pair of rare 1933-36 PCL Zeenut Joe DiMaggio Rookie Cards (each graded by SGC); a … [Read more...]
1869 Peck & Snyder Card on Tap in Huggins & Scott Auction
Huggins and Scott’s fourth Masterpiece Auction of 2014 gets underway Monday, July 28 with an 1869 Peck and Snyder Cincinnati Red Stockings team card among the hundreds of items up for bid. The card is a recent discovery, having been located by a collector in Ohio who has consigned it to the auction. The card is one of only eight 'small' versions of the Peck and Snyder … [Read more...]
Wagner, Doyle Pace $9.56 Million REA Auction
The two marquee cards in the T206 baseball card set sold for more than $1 million combined as Robert Edward Auctions wrapped up its 2012 auction early Sunday morning. A PSA 2 Honus Wagner, one of three to be sold in major auctions over the last few weeks, brought $651,750 including the buyer's premium. The final bid was $550,000--identical to the PSA 2 example sold by Memory … [Read more...]