The just concluded Summer Trading Card catalog at Heritage Auctions resulted in 1,971 bidders pushing the auction’s tally past the $9.4 million mark. As we reported earlier this week, bidding was topped by an all-PSA 10 1986-87 Fleer set including the Michael Jordan rookie card that sold for $216,000. Three high-grade 1933 Goudey Sport Kings all topped the … [Read more...]
Fogelman Collection Will Be Housed In New Museum in South Florida
Avron B. Fogelman once was a part-owner of the Kansas City Royals. But the memorabilia collection the successful businessman has assembled is positively regal. Fogelman, 79, has spent most of his life building a large memorabilia collection. Wednesday, he unveiled where his collection will be housed— in a 3,500-square-foot museum located on the campus of Florida Atlantic … [Read more...]
New Philly Museum Could Offer Home to DePace Collection
Philadelphia could be home to a new sports museum/entertainment complex sometime in the next two years. Fundraising is underway on what would be a three-story, 35,000-square foot facility that will include one of the country’s top private collections of sports memorabilia as the centerpiece. Nick DePace, a cardiologist from South Jersey, opened his own museum last year … [Read more...]
DePace Sports Museum Opens
One South Jersey family’s remarkable collection of sports memorabilia is ready for the public to see. Long time collector Dr. Nicholas DePace, together with his father and his son, have been working on the project for years and with their refurbished building complete and memorabilia displays in place, the DePace Sports Museum had a soft opening Monday at 765 Haddon Ave. in … [Read more...]