Thirty-two years before Hank Aaron broke his home run record, Babe Ruth spent as short time as a coach with the Brooklyn Dodgers--his last regular on-field gig. A uniform from that season, part of the expansive and historic collection of memorabilia offered, sold Wednesday afternoon for $882,000. The road flannel jersey, bearing the New York World's Fair patch … [Read more...] about Ruth, Gehrig, Aaron Items Among Top Sellers at Baseball Memorabilia Auction
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Items from Geddy Lee’s Baseball Memorabilia Collection Headline Upcoming Christies-Hunt Auction
Rush frontman Geddy Lee has long been a collector of baseball memorabilia but now some of them are expected to grab The Big Money when part of the Canadian rocker’s impressive collection goes up for sale. It’s no Fly By Night auction. Hundreds of historic and valuable items will be sold through a collaboration between Christie’s and Hunt Auctions. The … [Read more...] about Items from Geddy Lee’s Baseball Memorabilia Collection Headline Upcoming Christies-Hunt Auction
Record Sale of JFK Signed Baseball is a Study in Perseverance
One day in 2019, Carlos Messuti became curious about how much a 60-year-old family heirloom in Venezuela was worth. Now living in Miami, Carlos was reminiscing on the item that once made headlines in his home country. To Carlos and his father, Julio Messuti Jr., the heirloom was more than a valuable collectible. It represented the spirit of a family patriarch, Julio Sr., … [Read more...] about Record Sale of JFK Signed Baseball is a Study in Perseverance
Notes: Newly Discovered JFK Signed Ball Consigned; Bowman Heritage ’22 (and ’21) Released; More
A single-signed John F. Kennedy baseball from his historic visit to South America has been consigned by the original recipient to SCP Auctions’ Spring Premier. One of fewer than ten authenticated Kennedy baseballs known to exist, the ball was acquired by a Venezuelan journalist who served as Kennedy’s local guide during his 1961 visit to Venezuelas—the first by a sitting … [Read more...] about Notes: Newly Discovered JFK Signed Ball Consigned; Bowman Heritage ’22 (and ’21) Released; More
Photo of the Day: Walter Johnson Gets Calvin Coolidge Autographed Ball
He was a fan like every other resident of Washington, D.C. News accounts of the 1924 World Series reported that President Calvin Coolidge didn't just sit and politely applaud the hometown Senators, either. Coolidge may have had his share of trouble on the job but in the ballpark, he let loose with the best of them, chomping on a cigar, standing to applaud, … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Walter Johnson Gets Calvin Coolidge Autographed Ball
FDR Baseball, Babe Ruth Items Featured In Mile High Auction
Mile High Card Company officials are feeling sky high about the items the Colorado-based business is offering in its August Catalog Auction. The biggest highlights: a baseball signed by Babe Ruth, and a ball inscribed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith in 1937. In addition, a graded 1952 Topps set rated No. 10 on the PSA registry … [Read more...] about FDR Baseball, Babe Ruth Items Featured In Mile High Auction
Photo Shows President Harding Signing Baseball for Auction in 1922
We tend to think of sports memorabilia auctions as a modern era development, but the truth is that people have been willing to pay for certain items long before the rise of huge catalogs. In the case of a special image at auction this weekend, it wasn’t Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig attracting the attention of bidders, though. The RMY Auctions Photo of the Day is a rare 6 ½ x 8 … [Read more...] about Photo Shows President Harding Signing Baseball for Auction in 1922