Two important pieces of memorabilia separated by 77 years each sold for more than $300,000 Saturday night. A baseball with 11 autographs from members of the original 1939 Baseball Hall of Fame class including Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb—all obtained by a former player—topped bidding at $360,000 in SCP Auctions’ Summer Premier. The ball, which also included signatures from … [Read more...] about 1939 Hall of Fame Signed Baseball; Kobe’s Last Warmup Top SCP Auctions Sale
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Recently Discovered Baseball Card Rarity Tops Hunt Sale
One of only two known cards from a rare 19th century tobacco issue sold for $88,125 Saturday, topping Hunt Auctions’ latest Premier Live Internet Auction. Recently discovered in a Pennsylvania estate, the card of “Orator Jim” O’Rourke from the rare 1887 Four Base Hits set was graded 5 (EX) by SGC and is the highest of the two examples. One of few early … [Read more...] about Recently Discovered Baseball Card Rarity Tops Hunt Sale
Rare Vintage Cards, Pack Collection, Game Used Items Part of Hunt Auctions Sale
Pieces of multiple long-time private collections—many coming to auction for the first time—are headlining Hunt Auctions’ newly launched April Premier Live Auction. Leading off the sale is the third installment of the “Texan Collection” of historic sports cards. Curated over a 40-year period, the collection is one of the finest assembled of its type with the initial two … [Read more...] about Rare Vintage Cards, Pack Collection, Game Used Items Part of Hunt Auctions Sale
Welcome to the Card Collecting Craze of 1909 (Part III)
Baseball cards had been issued since the 1860s but starting in 1909, things sort of went haywire. While there were a number of sets issued in the early 1900s, 1909 is the year when the card collecting craze of the 20th century really took off. Numerous sets were printed that year and those issues still remain popular today. 1909 really sort of kicked off a new era in collecting … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Card Collecting Craze of 1909 (Part III)