Items from the estate of Hall of Famer Mel Ott will be among a huge array of baseball memorabilia offered in the annual MLB All-Star FanFest Auction set for next month. Spread over two days, the 2018 auction will take place at the Walter Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. leading up to the All-Star Game at Nationals Park on July 17. Mel's Memorabilia The Ott … [Read more...] about 2018 All-Star FanFest Auction to Include Mel Ott Collection
Roberto Clemente memorabilia
Six Items Bring $300,000 and Up in Clemente Auction
Roberto Clemente's 1967 Silver Slugger Award, handed out in a season during which he recorded the highest batting average of his career, sold for $493,000 Tuesday. The bat and hundreds of other items from the late Hall of Famer's career were sold by his family during the second day of the MLB All-Star FanFest sale in Miami conducted by Hunt Auctions. In all, six … [Read more...] about Six Items Bring $300,000 and Up in Clemente Auction
Show and Tell: Clemente Treasures in All-Star Auction
Forty-five years after his last season in baseball, Roberto Clemente memorabilia is on the auction block. As we reported a few weeks ago, several valuable pieces from Clemente's career will be sold during this year's All-Star FanFest Auction in Miami. It's one of the most significant single-player collections of baseball memorabilia to enter the hobby in many years. … [Read more...] about Show and Tell: Clemente Treasures in All-Star Auction
Big Time Collection Added to All-Star FanFest Auction
A Midwestern collector has turned his impressive holdings over to Hunt Auctions for the 13th annual MLB All-Star FanFest Auction, July 10 and 11 in Miami. It will share billing with items from the career of Roberto Clemente at the live auction, held at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The collection was assembled over a number of years and will include numerous … [Read more...] about Big Time Collection Added to All-Star FanFest Auction
Roberto Clemente Collection Set for MLB All-Star FanFest Auction
Hunt Auctions will once again be hosting the MLB All-Star FanFest Auction this summer and this year's event will include some major artifacts from Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. The late superstar's family has consigned the items, several of which are expected to attract six-figure bidding. The auction will be conducted at the Miami Beach Convention … [Read more...] about Roberto Clemente Collection Set for MLB All-Star FanFest Auction
Roberto Clemente Memorabilia Still Shines
by Dave Connelly On New Year's Eve 1972, baseball lost one of its greatest players and greatest humanitarians. Larger than life anywhere the game is loved, Roberto Clemente remains almost a deity in parts of Latin America. Collectors of Clemente memorabilia are everywhere and the anniversary of his death will again bring the Hall of Fame outfielder to the … [Read more...] about Roberto Clemente Memorabilia Still Shines