It's a little like a national holiday in Canada--and pretty popular in hockey-loving areas of the U.S., too. The release of Upper Deck Series 1 and its Young Guns inserts means big traffic for card shops and big sales for online retailers. This year's rookie crop doesn't appear to have a Sidney Crosby or Connor McDavid in it, but you never know what the … [Read more...] about Notes: CTV Hockey Card Story; COMC Seller Changes; Early Mays, Mantle Photos Sell
RMY Auctions November 2018
Photo of the Day: Stan the Man and Mantle
They both enjoyed long, Hall of Fame careers, each with the same team. When the Cardinals and Yankees did finally meet in 1964, Stan Musial had just retired. It makes the rare moments when they shared the same field something pretty special. One such occasion came on March 7, 1953. The RMY Auctions Photo of the Day is a 7x9" image of Musial and Mantle … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Stan the Man and Mantle
Photo of the Day: Yanks Stump for Smith in 1928
While some would tell them to ‘stick to sports’, athletes and coaches have shared their political preferences for decades. Case in point, the RMY Auctions Photo of the Day, which shows members of the 1928 New York Yankees literally standing up for presidential candidate Al Smith. The 7 ¾ x10” International News photo features some well-known Yanks, including Babe Ruth … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Yanks Stump for Smith in 1928
Photo of the Day: Take a Bow, Joe
Long before his career came to a crashing halt in the wake of the Black Sox scandal, Joe Jackson was a budding superstar. After the Philadelphia Athletics traded him for Bris Lord in 1910, Jackson spent much of the year with New Orleans in the Southern Association. He led the league in hitting as the Pelicans won the pennant, then was called up to Cleveland late in the … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Take a Bow, Joe
Photo of the Day: Mickey and the Minor League Miners
He was a little more than a year out of high school--just 18 years old and playing for peanuts in a small Midwestern town--but it wouldn’t be long before he was known to every avid baseball fan across the country. He sure had a name that sounded like baseball and when you added the nickname of the team he was playing for in 1950 and his father’s occupation, it was pure … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Mickey and the Minor League Miners
Photo of the Day: Anson, Kelly and the 1882 Chicago White Stockings
The faces have faded just a bit in the 136 years since they sat for a photographer, but make no mistake. The image captured in a photo studio that year captured one of the best accumulations of talent in the early history of professional baseball. The 1882 Chicago White Stockings featured Mike “King” Kelly, who loved parties, alcohol and women almost as much as baseball and … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Anson, Kelly and the 1882 Chicago White Stockings
Photo of the Day: Lou Lights Up, Enjoys Brewski After ’37 Series
He may have become one of the patron saints of baseball but in reality, Lou Gehrig wasn’t all that different from the thousands who watched him play in the 1920’s and 30’s. After a hard day’s work he, too, enjoyed a cold brew and a smoke. There’s irrefutable proof of that in a news photograph from late in the Iron Horse's remarkable career. The RMY Auctions Photo … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Lou Lights Up, Enjoys Brewski After ’37 Series
Rare Photo Shows 16-Year-Old Willie Mays on Chattanooga Team
He’s still a young man on his 1951 Bowman rookie card but you’ve probably never seen Willie Mays at the dawn of his pro baseball career. A rare photo of the 16-year-old Mays playing in the Negro minor leagues has surfaced and is up for auction. The 8x10 team photo, taken by a local photographer, is among the featured items in RMY Auctions’ current online catalog. … [Read more...] about Rare Photo Shows 16-Year-Old Willie Mays on Chattanooga Team
Original 1908 Cubs Cabinet Photo at Auction
Six years before Wrigley Field opened, the last Chicago Cubs team to win a World Series for the next 108 years gathered for a team photograph. It was 31 years before the Baseball Hall of Fame would open its doors and eventually four of the players on that squad, including player-manager Frank Chance, would be elected. Now, an original copy of that 6 x 7 3/4" cabinet … [Read more...] about Original 1908 Cubs Cabinet Photo at Auction
1927 Lou Gehrig Photo Leads off RMY’s Fall Auction
An original Acme News photo of Lou Gehrig from the powerhouse season of 1927 is among the headliners as RMY Auctions kicks off its Fall Premier Auction. The 6 ½” x 8 ½” photo still carries the original blue caption on the back from the July day it was produced and made available to newspapers across the country. It’s one of over 1,300 sports, news, entertainment and … [Read more...] about 1927 Lou Gehrig Photo Leads off RMY’s Fall Auction