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...]
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Wagner, Doyle Pace $9.56 Million REA Auction
The two marquee cards in the T206 baseball card set sold for more than $1 million combined as Robert Edward Auctions wrapped up its 2012 auction early Sunday morning. A PSA 2 Honus Wagner, one of three to be sold in major auctions over the last few weeks, brought $651,750 including the buyer's premium. The final bid was $550,000--identical to the PSA 2 example sold by Memory … [Read more...]
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...]
