The T206 set is still turning up secrets. The latest addition to the vast variety that is “The Monster” is a previously unreported card that turned up in a Georgia hobby shop. The image on the card of Hall of Famer Hughie Jennings isn’t rare, but the advertising on the back definitely is. The Jennings card was previously unknown to have a Lenox Brown … [Read more...] about Card Shop Discovery: Previously Unknown T206 Variation Hits Auction Market
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Newly Uncovered Tobacco Card Hoard Includes 18 T206 Cobbs
A large collection of ungraded tobacco cards that have been in a Georgia family for generations will hit the auction block later this year. The stunning stash of ungraded century-old find includes over 2,000 T206s including dozens of Hall of Famers, 245 T210 Old Mill Tobacco cards including a Joe Jackson and over 180 T205s. The Jackson card that is part of the 1910 … [Read more...] about Newly Uncovered Tobacco Card Hoard Includes 18 T206 Cobbs
Collector Paul Pollard’s T206 Set Nets $764,712
A T206 Ty Cobb "Bat Off Shoulder" card with a Uzit Tobacco back sold for $120,000 late Sunday night, as Robert Edward Auctions put the wraps on the sale of one late collector's expansive T206 set. Graded SGC 4, the "Bat Off Shouler" is the only pose of Cobb in the T206 set that was printed with an Uzit advertising back. Only a small number of copies … [Read more...] about Collector Paul Pollard’s T206 Set Nets $764,712
Long-Time Collector’s T206 Set Gets Solo Auction Spotlight
Forty-eight years after one collector had a chance encounter with some tobacco cards at an antique shop in Virginia, his set of T206 cards is the star of its own auction. On Thursday, Robert Edward Auctions unveiled the 522-card set of Paul “Jack” Pollard in a special standalone auction running through January 17. The set includes every card except for the famed … [Read more...] about Long-Time Collector’s T206 Set Gets Solo Auction Spotlight
Hundreds More T206 Cards from David Hall Collection Now at Auction
There are impossibly scarce variations, one-of-a-kind miscuts, a Ty Cobb printing error that turned the famous back from red to orange and dozens of hard to find backs. The latest edition of the auction series that is spreading T206 treasures from the famed collection of David Hall across the hobby is underway. Heritage Auctions has launched Part VI of the ongoing … [Read more...] about Hundreds More T206 Cards from David Hall Collection Now at Auction
REA’s T206 Set Break Nets $207,000
Sometimes, it pays to try something new. Robert Edward Auctions, long known for producing voluminous catalogs full of sports history three times a year, tried its hand at an internet-only T206 set break auction, with a high quality 522-card collection going on the block card-by-card. The ten-day auction wrapped up just after midnight Monday morning, with the set and a … [Read more...] about REA’s T206 Set Break Nets $207,000
REA to Offer T206 Set Break Ahead of Spring Auction
A graded T206 set including some of the famous collection’s rarities will hit the block in a special sale being conducted by Robert Edward Auctions beginning February 20. On Wednesday, the company announced plans for the card-by-card set break of a 522-card set of T206s, all graded by SGC and PSA including the scarce Eddie Plank and Sherry Magee (Magie) error cards as well … [Read more...] about REA to Offer T206 Set Break Ahead of Spring Auction
1956 Mantle Jersey Brings $649,250 in Mile High Auction
A pinstriped New York Yankees jersey worn by Mickey Mantle in the first half of his 1956 Triple Crown season has sold for $649,250, the second highest priced Mantle jersey ever sold at auction. The jersey, photomatched to several moments during the season and later signed by Mantle, drew 24 bids in Mile High Card Company’s first major sale of 2020. The selling price … [Read more...] about 1956 Mantle Jersey Brings $649,250 in Mile High Auction
Historic Photos, T206 Near Set, 1933 All-Star Autographs Among Memory Lane Winter Headliners
A collection of nearly 100 historic photos from decades ago, one of the hobby’s top 20 T206 sets, some unique autographed baseballs and thousands of high-grade vintage sports cards will help kick off the holidays at Memory Lane. The Southern California-based company will open its largest auction in 20 years on December 21, with 1,360 lots up for grabs in its Winter … [Read more...] about Historic Photos, T206 Near Set, 1933 All-Star Autographs Among Memory Lane Winter Headliners
Trimmed, Creased T206 Wagner Sells for $540,000
The market for T206 Honus Wagner cards is showing no sign of slowing after the results of a major auction of a set of cards from the hobby's most popular pre-War issue. Heritage Auctions offered the second in a series of auctions featuring cards from the David Hall Collection, highlighted by a Wagner graded Authentic/Altered. Despite trimmed borders and creasing, the … [Read more...] about Trimmed, Creased T206 Wagner Sells for $540,000