Passed down through generations of a single family, a T206 Joe Doyle “NY Nat’l” error card sold for over $1.3 million late Sunday night, a record price at public auction for one of the hobby’s rarest cards. The SGC 3.5 example sold through Robert Edward Auctions, which also saw a Babe Ruth game model bat photomatched to use in 1923 sell for the same price. It’s the … [Read more...] about Doyle Error, Ruth Bat Pace $15 Million REA Sale
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Rare Cards, Ruth Bat, 1953 Topps Art All Part of New REA Catalog
Some of the most recognizable baseball cards ever made, original paintings used to create cards in the 1953 Topps set and nearly 3,000 other items went on the market Monday as Robert Edward Auctions opened its Summer Catalog Auction. As we reported last week, the auction headliner is a freshly consigned and new to the hobby T206 Joe Doyle Hands Above Head N.Y. Nat'l error … [Read more...] about Rare Cards, Ruth Bat, 1953 Topps Art All Part of New REA Catalog
Recently Discovered T206 ‘Slow Joe’ Doyle Error Card Headed To REA Auction
It is only fitting that a rare T206 baseball card featuring “Slow Joe” Doyle would take more than a century to come to auction. The 1910 Joe Doyle “Hands Above Head” card, featuring the “New York Nat’l” printing error with a Piedmont Cigarettes back, will be part of Robert Edward Auctions’ Summer Catalog Auction, which begins on July 24 and runs through Aug. 13. The card … [Read more...] about Recently Discovered T206 ‘Slow Joe’ Doyle Error Card Headed To REA Auction
“All-Star Cafe” Wagner Sells for Record $3.1 Million
A T206 Honus Wagner card that was once owned by Charlie Sheen and wound up stolen from the New York City restaurant that had it on display in an unlocked case sold for $3 ,136,500 at auction late Thursday night. The PSA 1 (poor) copy had been consigned through Mile High Card Company and was being offered for the first time since 2013 when it sold for … [Read more...] about “All-Star Cafe” Wagner Sells for Record $3.1 Million
Value of The Top 20 Baseball Cards in 1989 Will Have You Drooling
If you had money to invest 30 years ago, you could have put it in any number of places, depending on your willingness to take on a risk or two. The stock market. Real estate. Precious metals. You may have been the subject of much derision if you had opted to put at least some of it in baseball cards, but it wouldn’t have been a bad idea, as long as it wasn't 1989 … [Read more...] about Value of The Top 20 Baseball Cards in 1989 Will Have You Drooling
Notes: T206 Doyle Sells for $190K; Lucky 7 Update; LLWS Dirt Cards
The T206 Joe Doyle “NY Nat’l” error card we wrote about earlier this month sold for $190,400 through a Seattle area auction house. The price includes a 19% buyer’s premium. The card, along with a stash of other cards from the same time period more than a century ago, had been stuck in the original album. They had been passed down through two generations before the elderly … [Read more...] about Notes: T206 Doyle Sells for $190K; Lucky 7 Update; LLWS Dirt Cards
Newly Discovered T206 Doyle Error Card Hits Auction
An elderly gentleman’s curiosity has led to the remarkable discovery of the ninth known example of the rare T206 Joe Doyle “NY Nat’l” variation. MBA Seattle Auction is offering the card through Live Auctioneers. Authenticated and graded PSA 2, it’s likely to fetch $150,000 or more when the auction closes August 18. What makes the T206 white-border Joe Doyle card rare and … [Read more...] about Newly Discovered T206 Doyle Error Card Hits Auction
Rare T206 Doyle Brings $312,000 in REA Fall Auction
Robert Edward Auctions' third annual Fall Auction ended early Sunday morning with total sales exceeding $3.6 million. A total of 1360 lots were won by 522 different bidders. Forty-nine items realized more than $10,000, led by one the finest examples of the legendary T206 Joe Doyle "NY Nat'l" variation ($312,000) and a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle graded BVG NM-MT 8 … [Read more...] about Rare T206 Doyle Brings $312,000 in REA Fall Auction
Legendary T206 Doyle Variation Headlines REA Fall Auction
Robert Edward Auctions will be offering one of the rarest, most valuable baseball cards in existence when its fall catalog auction opens next week. A T206 “Slow Joe” Doyle “NY Nat’l” variation, one of fewer than ten examples known to exist and graded SGC 50 (VG/EX), will carry a $100,000 reserve but is expected to go much higher. The card is from the same set as the famous … [Read more...] about Legendary T206 Doyle Variation Headlines REA Fall Auction
T206 Doyle is What’s Fun About Card Collecting
I can't afford it. Not without robbing a bank or winning the lottery. But I'm glad to see the T206 Joe Doyle "NY Nat'l" come to light. The story behind this error card is as pure as they come and takes you back to the days when we thought of scarce cards as cool rather than ultra valuable. Larry Fritsch, thumbing through his stacks (yes, I said 'stacks') of T206 cards one … [Read more...] about T206 Doyle is What’s Fun About Card Collecting