A jersey once worn by Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella and later handed down through the Brooklyn Dodgers minor league system sold for $108,000 in Heritage Auctions' May sports memorabilia auction. The jersey, consigned by the son of Lee Ferrera, a Dodgers farmhand, dates to the 1956 season. Ferrera was with the Kokomo Dodgers, where some of Brooklyn's used … [Read more...]
Roy Campanella Jersey Expected to Bring 6-Figure Price Was Minor League Hand-Me-Down
Yogi Berra may have won the battle for many of the headlines in New York but the Brooklyn Dodgers dominated the National League from the late 1940s through the mid-1950s, thanks in large part to their own Hall of Fame catcher. There wasn’t much Roy Campanella couldn’t do as his three MVP awards would attest. His career was cut short by the tragic auto accident that … [Read more...]
Huge High-Grade 1950s Find Includes Crazy Haul of HOFers
It's the kind of find that will make a vintage card collector drool. Someone inherits a stash of 1950s baseball cards but doesn’t want them. You can tell they came from the original collection of a kid from the 1950s, because even the superstar cards like Ted Williams have rubber bands bundled around them. Dealers buy 1950s era cards from the public on a regular basis … [Read more...]
1930 Old Timer’s Day Signed Poster, Gehrig Bat Among New Discoveries in LOTG Auction
Love of the Game Auctions' Winter auction is open with sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia from the late 19th Century to the present, highlighted by a fresh-to-market 1930 Boston Post Old-Timer’s Day Multi-Signed Poster. The poster was created by participants in the 1930 event, to be given to former Red Sox catcher Lou Criger, who was unable to attend the game due to … [Read more...]
Childhood Treasure Coming to Auction: High Grade 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers Autographed Ball Has Quite a Story to Tell
He grew up to be a dentist but in 1954, Joseph Davis was a young boy in Chicago who followed the Cubs and White Sox, played youth baseball and dreamed of being a big league player. Like the vast majority of kids his age, it wasn’t to be. He did, though, enjoy a very special summer; one that left him with memories to last a lifetime and a tangible souvenir that is now very … [Read more...]
Man Cleaning Out Desk Finds Trio of Important 1950’s Autographs
You never know what you’ll find stuck inside an old desk. For Reggie Grant of Springfield, MA, it was a piece of baseball history. The 66-year-old was cleaning out a very old desk drawer at his home when he says he found something that looked like a report card. He almost crumpled it up but took another look and found photos of some baseball legends from decades ago. Not … [Read more...]
Historic Autograph Co. Releases 2012 Legends of the Hall This Week
Historic Autograph Company will launch its latest set on Friday. The company offers $90 'packs' featuring a single autographed item. "Legends of the Hall 2012" features autographed Hall of Fame plaque postcards (both black-and-white and gold versions) as well as the ever-popular Perez-Steele postcard series. Every signed card is of a player enshrined in Cooperstown and … [Read more...]
Panini-CMG Deal Will Put Old Hall of Famers in Upcoming Products
Panini America has signed a trading card agreement with CMG Worldwide, giving it the right to utilize the names and images of a group of deceased baseball legends whose licensing rights belong to the agency. The deal, effective immediately, gives Panini America rights to incorporate cards featuring Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jim Thorpe, Jackie Robinson, Jimmie Foxx, Johnny Mize, … [Read more...]
2011 Topps Triple Threads Baseball Box Break
By Rich Klein Topps Triple Threads baseball has been around as a product for several years now. The best aspect of this popular product is that most of the players represented on these cards are going to be among the best from the past and present. According to the "master box" which consists of two "mini-boxes", each seven-card mini box includes both a relic card and an … [Read more...]
Seeing Baseball History Through its Memorabilia
On June 3, former Sotheby’s senior vice president Leila Dunbar will give a presentation titled “Stories In Hand – Baseball History Told Through its Memorabilia” at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York as part of its annual symposium on baseball and American culture. The 2010 Symposium runs June 2-4, featuring lectures and panels of more than 60 … [Read more...]