As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top-selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. The Babe still draws a crowd. He's the subject of a current best-selling book and still the number one attraction in the world of baseball memorabilia. Four of the top ten selling items at Goldin Auctions this year dated from … [Read more...]
“California at Bat” Exhibit to Feature Historic Items from Stephen Wong Collection
Eighty items from the collection of baseball historian and author Stephen Wong are the focal point of an upcoming display at The California Museum in Sacramento. “California at Bat: America’s Pastime in the Golden State” will open on Sun., July 29. The all-new exhibit chronicles California’s baseball history from the Gold Rush to present. Featuring more than 200 rarely seen … [Read more...]
Past Meets Present in Goldin Auctions’ Two-Part Catalog
Items from long ago icons join memorabilia from sports’ biggest current stars in Goldin Auctions’ new catalog. A total of 629 lots of sports, entertainment and historical artifacts opened for bidding Monday. The 53 premium lots will be sold at a live auction on April 28 at the NYY Steakhouse in New York City with the remaining items to be sold … [Read more...]
1919 Pact Selling Ruth to Yankees, 1927 Series Ring Highlight Leland’s Sale
Babe Ruth’s 1927 World Series Championship ring and one of two copies of the 1919 agreement documenting the sale of of Ruth from the Red Sox to Yankees contract headline the Lelands.com 1st Annual Invitational Auction. Both items are owned by actor Charlie Sheen. The ring has never before been offered publicly. Shen bought it in a private … [Read more...]
Koufax Jersey, Robinson Bat Top All-Star Auction
A 1966 Sandy Koufax game-worn Dodgers jersey sold for $184,000, topping all items sold at Tuesday’s 12th annual MLB All-Star FanFest Auction in San Diego. The home white McAuliffe jersey was acquired by a former MLB executive in 1973 and had been in his collection until its consignment to Hunt Auctions, which once again conducted the sale. 1966 was Koufax's final season … [Read more...]
Early Baseball Docs, Koufax Jersey Climbing at Auction
Two items have headed deep into six figures into the final hours of bidding in SCP Auctions’ Spring Premier catalog. The groundbreaking and much publicized 1857 “Laws of Base Ball” documents soared to $417,733 on Friday. Originally purchased at auction years ago, the documents have since been discovered to be in the handwriting of Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams, who was then … [Read more...]
1857 Laws of Baseball; Drysdale, Koufax Memorabilia Kick Off Bidding at SCP Auctions
Over 1,300 lots hit the block Wednesday as bidding began in SCP Auctions Spring Premier catalog. The auction, which continues through Saturday, April 24, includes dozens of items from the estate of Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, including his 1962 Cy Young Award, 1963 and '65 Dodgers World Series championship rings and other game-used items from his career. Other top … [Read more...]