You can have single sports cards, unopened packs and boxes, tickets and autographs encapsulated and graded. Magazines, too. The new Heritage Auctions catalog includes several authenticated and graded copies of Sports Illustrated, including the highest rated example of the first issue, from August of 1954. The company's September Showcase Auction includes 13 … [Read more...] about Heritage Offering Highest Graded Example of 1st Sports Illustrated
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Passing of Les Woodcock Recalls One of Hobby’s Most Prolific Baseball Card Writers
His death last month didn’t create many headlines beyond his Martha’s Vineyard home, but Les Woodcock is surely worth remembering. An acclaimed journalist and editor, Woodcock wrote the back of more than 20,000 sports cards during a “second career” in the 1980s and 90s. Born on Long Island and a Korean War veteran, Woodcock was one of the first employees … [Read more...] about Passing of Les Woodcock Recalls One of Hobby’s Most Prolific Baseball Card Writers
Notes: SI on ’52 Mantle; Goldin-Barstool; NSCC Update; Upper Deck’s New Digs
It's not the first time they've written about it, bt Sports Illustrated’s cover story Tuesday focused on the hobby—more specifically, the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card. Writer Alex Prewitt dives into the card’s history, its most prominent and newest owners, grading, the Rosen find and skyrocketing values. We also learn about another well-known athlete who’s build a … [Read more...] about Notes: SI on ’52 Mantle; Goldin-Barstool; NSCC Update; Upper Deck’s New Digs
Topps, Sports Illustrated Team Up for On-Demand Cover Card Set
Topps and Sports Illustrated magazine both launched in the sports boom that accompanied the end of World War II. They partnered for pull out sheets of reprinted cards inside some of SI’s first issues back in 1954 and ’55. Now, the two iconic American companies have teamed up again. As part of its ongoing 70th anniversary, Topps has created a 70-card set of … [Read more...] about Topps, Sports Illustrated Team Up for On-Demand Cover Card Set