A Mickey Mantle rookie card, some pre-War rarities and hundreds of low cost lots are among the pages of Sterling Sports Auctions’ latest online catalog. There are 460 lots in the sale including sports and non-sports cards, autographs and other items. The auction is highlighted by a 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle rookie card graded SGC 35. There’s also a 1973 Mike Schmidt … [Read more...]
Rare Lenox Back Hal Chase Among 1700 Lots at Auction
Huggins and Scott’s second of four Masterpiece Auctions of 2016 is underway, with bidding on more than 1,700 lots set to close Thursday, May 19 with the 30-minute rule beginning at 11:00pm ET. Among the headline items is a rare T206 Hal Chase “Holding Trophy” card with an exceptionally rare Brown Lenox advertising back. Only a handful of T206 Brown Lenox reverses have … [Read more...]
T206 Society Launches at SoCal Show
Of the countless baseball cards sets issued before the second world war, none has managed to capture the imagination of the American public in the way the white bordered set issued by the American Tobacco Company between 1909 and 1911 has. Designated 'T206' by hobby pioneer Jefferson Burdick, the set has transcended collecting and has become part of Americana. Due to the … [Read more...]