One of the T206’s Big Four sold for a big price as Mile High Card Company closed out its Summer Catalog Auction late last week. A PSA 4 (VG/EX) copy of the rare T206 Eddie Plank sold for $318,997, setting a record for the grade. The Plank, Honus Wagner, Sherry “Magee” error card and the Joe Doyle “NY Nat’l” variation are typically the most sought-after cards in the … [Read more...] about T206 Plank, Ruth Cards Among Big Winners in Mile High Auction
T206 Eddie Plank
Newly Uncovered 1915 Red Sox Photo with Ruth, Vintage Greats to Headline MHCC Auction
A 1915 Boston Red Sox team photo with Babe Ruth—with a pose you may have never seen before—makes its Hobby debut next week. The photo featuring a young Ruth with his Sox teammates shows plenty of wear, but it’s the only known PSA Type I photo of its kind. It’ll be among the featured attractions in Mile High Card Company’s Summer Catalog Auction, set to open … [Read more...] about Newly Uncovered 1915 Red Sox Photo with Ruth, Vintage Greats to Headline MHCC Auction
T206 Plank, ‘Magie’ Error, Key Jordan Cards Up for Auction
Two of the T206 set’s Big Four is on the auction block. An SGC 1 copy of the rare T206 Eddie Plank and a PSA 2 Sherry “Magie” error are among the headliners in the PWCC December Premier Auction that’s now underway. The Plank one of only 39 graded by SGC. PSA has graded 21 copies. The card has some paper loss on the front as well as creasing and … [Read more...] about T206 Plank, ‘Magie’ Error, Key Jordan Cards Up for Auction
Rare and High-Grade Babe Ruth Cards Pace $9.1 Million Memory Lane Auction
Dozens of Babe Ruth cards, some among the rarest cards of the legendary slugger, were chased down by eager bidders early Sunday as Memory Lane closed out its Summer Rarities catalog auction. The top selling item was one of only four known copies of Ruths 1917 Standard Biscuit card and the highest graded example. The SGC 6 drew 32 bids and sold for … [Read more...] about Rare and High-Grade Babe Ruth Cards Pace $9.1 Million Memory Lane Auction
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
Fifth Year Of ‘Baseball Card Hall of Fame’ Voting In Progress
For the fifth year, baseball card collectors will have a say about what cards stand above all others. Voting for the Baseball Card Hall of Fame began May 9 and will run through 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 3. Results will be announced on June 6. There are 40 cards on this year’s online ballot—with 16 newcomers — and collectors can vote for up to 10 of them. Ray Fonio, known as … [Read more...] about Fifth Year Of ‘Baseball Card Hall of Fame’ Voting In Progress
Goldin’s Huge Summer Auction Runs Gamut
There’s a little of everything in the new Goldin Auctions catalog. When you’re selling Ty Cobb's dentures AND a Giannis Antetokounmpo jersey, you’ve kind of covered the whole spectrum of the sports collecting world as it stands in 2021. The company has launched its Summer Premium Card and Memorabilia Auction—a massive online event that includes over 8,800 … [Read more...] about Goldin’s Huge Summer Auction Runs Gamut
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
SCP Auctions Offers T206 Plank, 1941 Heisman, Championship Rings
One of the planet’s rarest baseball cards will join a red hot basketball card and hundreds of other pieces of historic and one-of-a-kind memorabilia in SCP Auctions’ 2020 Fall Premium catalog, set to open Wednesday. The T206 Eddie Plank, graded VG 3 by SGC, could sell for $100,000 or more and it’ll have some company at the top of the list of realized prices when the auction … [Read more...] about SCP Auctions Offers T206 Plank, 1941 Heisman, Championship Rings
High Grade T206 Set Nets over $3.5 Million at Auction
Hundreds of online bidders fought over one of the hobby's best collections of T206 baseball cards ever assembled Thursday night. When the curtain came down on the collection of 522 cards consigned by Rochester, Mich., attorney E. Powell Miller, over $3.5 million had been spent. The figure, which included 20 percent buyer's premiums, was almost $1 million more … [Read more...] about High Grade T206 Set Nets over $3.5 Million at Auction