Part 4 of the sale featuring the best T206 baseball card collection ever pieced together will get underway later this month. Heritage Auctions will present the latest installment of the David Hall T206 Collection, with some of the scarcest examples from the hobby’s most popular and expansive pre-War set going on the block. Among the cards that will be up for grabs when … [Read more...] about Fourth Installment of T206 Hall Collection Set for Auction
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Part III of David Hall T206 Collection Auction Includes Near Set of Sovereign Backs
The third installment of hobby pioneer David Hall’s legendary T206 collection is now on the auction block. The sale features a near-set of scarce “Sovereign” advertising backs as well as cards that were in packages of other lesser known brands and carry advertising backs that are considered scarce today. Over 500 cards are in the auction, including dozens of Hall … [Read more...] about Part III of David Hall T206 Collection Auction Includes Near Set of Sovereign Backs
Uncovering an Old Newspaper Story About an Early 1900s Collector and His Baseball Cards
He was about 16 when he started saving them. Nearly 50 years after Glenn Bosworth was hoarding Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, Frank Chance, Mordecai Brown, Christy Mathewson and other stars of the deadball era diamond, the baseball cards he had pasted into an album were still there. By the time he spoke to a curious newspaper reporter in 1960, the guy the locals called … [Read more...] about Uncovering an Old Newspaper Story About an Early 1900s Collector and His Baseball Cards
David Hall’s 5,000+ T206 Collection Being Sold in Several Parts
The hobby’s most complete master set of T206 cards is being broken up and sold at auction. The accumulation of more than 5,000 cards collected by David Hall, founder of Collector’s Universe, will be sold through Heritage Auctions in a series of sales running through 2019 and beyond. The first portion of the collection alone will span three auctions, held in July, September … [Read more...] about David Hall’s 5,000+ T206 Collection Being Sold in Several Parts
A Nine-Year-Old Gets Hooked on Baseball History, Tobacco Cards
My son was calmer than me. “$30 is the price,” the veteran card dealer said. “$20,” my nine-year old countered staring down the white-haired linebacker of a man. I am in part to blame for this negotiation. I showed The Sandlot movie to my family on a cold winter night several years ago. All my kids took something from the movie. My daughter embraced the … [Read more...] about A Nine-Year-Old Gets Hooked on Baseball History, Tobacco Cards
Did This Guy Once Buy a T206 Wagner for a Buck?
There were no top loaders. No plastic pages. Certainly no plastic slabs. Then again, baseball cards weren't really thought of as a "valuable" collectible in 1950. They were, though, occasionally worth writing about. In June of 1950, a newspaper in Newport News, VA took a photo of Norman B. Good, a local collector who had just acquired the last card … [Read more...] about Did This Guy Once Buy a T206 Wagner for a Buck?
Legendary Lumber Book Earns National Acclaim
Two independent book publishing organizations recently handed out high praise for the game-used bat book Legendary Lumber, The Top 100 Player Bats in Baseball History. The coffee table book was written by PSA’s Joe Orlando with Tom and Ellen Zappala and published last year. The book received top honors on Tuesday in the 22nd annual "IPPY" Independent Publisher Book Awards … [Read more...] about Legendary Lumber Book Earns National Acclaim
A Dozen Ways To Collect The T206 White Border Set
More than 100 years after its creation, the 1909-11 T206 White Border set continues to fascinate collectors. For as many collectors intrigued by the task of tackling 'The Monster', though, probably as many are turned away at the impossibility of doing so. For most collectors, piecing together an entire 524-card set is out of the question. However, there are other ways to … [Read more...] about A Dozen Ways To Collect The T206 White Border Set
Fresh T206 Collection Uncovered
A collection of 366 different T206 cards including a low-grade example of the rare Eddie Plank is about to enter the hobby after a find in Massachusetts. The collection, purchased by Just Collect, has about 60 Hall of Famers including three each of Ty Cobb, Cy Young and Christy Mathewson, two Walter Johnson cards and the Plank, considered the third most rare card in the set … [Read more...] about Fresh T206 Collection Uncovered
The Cracker Jack Collection Book Celebrates Sweet Treat and Its 2 Card Sets
If you loved caramel, the first part of the 20th century was a good time to collect baseball cards. The little pictures of ballplayers were the early premiums of their day, handed out with purchases of the sweet confection. In 1914 and ’15, you also got one in a box of Cracker Jacks. One of the earliest ‘food issues’, the square cards picture some of the greatest players of … [Read more...] about The Cracker Jack Collection Book Celebrates Sweet Treat and Its 2 Card Sets