A massive collection of vintage baseball yearbooks and programs, hundreds of autographed items, vintage card sets—even Joe DiMaggio’s old watch-- are among the headliners in Hunt Auctions’ March Internet and Phone Auction. The newly-launched catalog includes over 1,000 lots in all. Bidding will run through March 13. The collection included hundreds of publications … [Read more...]
Writer Finds Publications a Hard Sell at Show
It’s a dilemma every collector faces at some point. Your stuff is taking up a lot of space. Some items—like vintage rookie cards and sets—are easy sells once you make the decision to downsize. Others aren’t, even though you’re convinced they should be. After all, you’ve hung onto them for years. If you’re a veteran collector, you might remember a time when they were … [Read more...]
1966 Chiefs Autographs Spur Memories of Team That Faced Lombardi’s Packers
The 50th anniversary of the first Super Bowl is just a few years away. As such, much of the focus in the near future will be on Vince Lombardi and his legendary Packers - and rightly so. Lombardi crafted a dynasty the likes of which has not been seen since. Five NFL championships and two Super Bowl victories are difficult to top. Still, being the AFL fan that I am, I tend … [Read more...]
NBA All-Star Programs Can Be Valuable
Major League Baseball once had two All-Star games during a season and endless controversy over who belongs and who doesn't. The NFL's Pro Bowl is kind of a joke. The NHL All-Star Game changes formats like players chance their socks. The NBA? You can argue there's not much defense being played but in terms of historic consistency and general entertainment value, it's not … [Read more...]
World Series Programs Still Popular
The first ones, published more than a century ago, were simply scorecards. Several ads and a blank page for fans who knew how to keep score. Eventually, World Series programs evolved into 300-page keepsakes priced higher than a ticket was in the early days. In between, the covers were veritable works of art, often reflecting the era in which the games were played. They've … [Read more...]
Rare World Series Programs Going on Block
A group of rare, early World Series programs including one from the second Fall Classic ever played, has been consigned to auction by a collector and will be sold later this fall. Among the group to be offered by Hunt Auctions at the upcoming Louisville Slugger auction are programs from 1905, 1906, 1907 and 1908. The first World Series was played in 1903 and there was no … [Read more...]
Super Bowl XLV Programs Printed, Packed, Shipped
If you can't fork over $2500 or more for a ticket, you can still have the Super Bowl XLV program without going to Texas. As usual, the NFL is making a national edition available to collectors and fans around the world. The program is a whopping 264 pages this year. It features four-color photos, rosters and detailed information on the two teams playing for the Vince … [Read more...]
World Series Programs Part of History
You'll need a big box to cart around 100+ years of World Series programs. … [Read more...]