The period leading up to Thanksgiving and early December can be summed up in two words: auction season. The major players in the game usually hold their final sales of the year as America gets set to reach for the turkey and trimmings. Grey Flannel Auctions will open its annual Holiday Auction on Monday, Nov. 20 with over 1,000 lots up for bids. The … [Read more...] about Erving, West, Clemente, Koufax, Rose All Part of GFA Sale
Roberto Clemente
Clemente’s Last Gold Glove Brings $88,125 to Pace Louisville Auction
The last of Roberto Clemente’s dozen Gold Glove awards sold for $88,125 Saturday at the 20th annual Louisville Slugger Factory & Museum Auction. Clemente was 38 when he helped the Pittsburgh Pirates to the National League playoffs in 1972. His life would end in a New Year’s Even plane crash and his final Gold Glove was presented to his widow, Vera Clemente, … [Read more...] about Clemente’s Last Gold Glove Brings $88,125 to Pace Louisville Auction
Roberto Clemente’s 1964 Batting Champion Silver Bat Award Tops $300k at SCP Auctions’ Summer Premier
The 1964 Silver Bat Award presented to Roberto Clemente sold for $307,500 early Sunday, topping SCP Auctions’ Summer catalog sale. The trophy bat is 34” long and made from 55.6 Troy ounces of sterling silver. It is modeled after the famed Louisville Slugger 125 professional model Clemente bat and came with a letter of provenance from the Clemente family. The … [Read more...] about Roberto Clemente’s 1964 Batting Champion Silver Bat Award Tops $300k at SCP Auctions’ Summer Premier
2nd Ranked Clemente Collection, Pre-War Rarities Headline LOTG Catalog
One of the hobby’s best collections of Roberto Clemente cards, including several rarities that seldom surface, is the centerpiece of the new Love of the Game Auctions catalog. The company’s Summer Premier Auction also includes hundreds of pre-War cards, rare type cards, vintage memorabilia, World Series ticket stubs and other items. The auction highlight is the sale of … [Read more...] about 2nd Ranked Clemente Collection, Pre-War Rarities Headline LOTG Catalog
Notes: MHCC Tallies Records, Launches New Auction, Big $ Modern Up for Bids; New Topps/DACW Shop Opens in Cooperstown
Yes, there was the $3.1 million sale of the T206 "All-Star Cafe" Wagner and the three other "Big Four" cards from the T206 set, but last week's Mile High Card Company auction also saw several other records broken. A 1915 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb PSA 4 sold for $33,341, topping the old mark for the grade by nearly $11,000 while a Joe Jackson PSA 3 from the same set saw the record … [Read more...] about Notes: MHCC Tallies Records, Launches New Auction, Big $ Modern Up for Bids; New Topps/DACW Shop Opens in Cooperstown
LOTG Auction Thick with Vintage Cards, Autographs
Hundreds of vintage baseball cards, original photography, vintage ticket stubs and display pieces are among the highlights in Love of the Game Auctions’ Spring Premier, which is open for bidding. The auction catalog’s cover features the Graig Kreindler painting of Roberto Clemente that’s being sold to benefit UnidosUS, the largest Latino civil rights organization in the … [Read more...] about LOTG Auction Thick with Vintage Cards, Autographs
Original Clemente Painting by Graig Kreindler Being Auctioned for Non-Profit Group
An original Roberto Clemente painting by sports artist Graig Kreindler is being auctioned for charity through Love of the Game Auctions. The 30” x 20” painting captures Clemente standing on second base with his face turned toward the sun after hitting a double in the National League Championship Series against the Cincinnati Reds in October of 1972. The moment happened … [Read more...] about Original Clemente Painting by Graig Kreindler Being Auctioned for Non-Profit Group
Childhood Treasure: Clemente Autographed Baseball in Wheatland Auction
Terry Logue has a childhood memory for the ages. The Pennsylvania resident has owned a baseball signed by Pittsburgh Pirates great Roberto Clemente since he was a 5-year-old in 1970. That is when he went to Three Rivers Stadium with his grandmother and got to meet the Hall of Fame right fielder thanks to his uncle, who was an usher at the stadium. Now 56, Logue wants to … [Read more...] about Childhood Treasure: Clemente Autographed Baseball in Wheatland Auction
Babe Ruth Rookie Card Kicks Off Memory Lane’s First 2022 Auction
One of the finest known copies of Babe Ruth’s 1916 M101-5 Blank Back rookie card headlines next month’s Memory Lane Winter Rarities Auction, one that also includes some fresh-to-the-hobby finds and thousands of in-demand vintage and modern cards. The SGC 5.5 Ruth card stands alongside only two other examples as the highest rated M101-5 Blank Back copy authenticated and … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Rookie Card Kicks Off Memory Lane’s First 2022 Auction
Notes: New High-Class Shop Opens; Shootout Over Stolen Cards; Skee Exhibit in Miami, Clemente Museum Open in Puerto Rico
There’s a new hobby shop open in a small community north of New York City. Piece of the Game Sports Cards and Collectibles, a well-known online retailer, has opened what’s being called a “prototype” for future stores the company plans to open in and around the Tri-State area. The 3,100 square-foot shop is located in Wappingers Falls, New York and is operated by David … [Read more...] about Notes: New High-Class Shop Opens; Shootout Over Stolen Cards; Skee Exhibit in Miami, Clemente Museum Open in Puerto Rico