Rookie cards of Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Bill Russell and Wayne Gretzky and multiple Babe Ruth items are the focal point in a newly launched auction. PWCC’s September Vintage Premier Auction features only about three dozen items but most will be familiar to collectors of some of the hobby’s most popular issues. The auction includes an SGC 8 (NM/MT) 1953 … [Read more...] about Ruth, Mantle, Mays Among Big Names in New Auction
T206 Sherry Magie
Rare Ruth Rookie, Newly Graded 1952 Mantle, T206 “Magie” Error Among Top Lots in Clean Sweep Sale
One of only ten known surviving copies of the 1916 Weil Baking Babe Ruth rookie card headlines the newest online auction from Clean Sweep. The card being offered is a low grade example but It’s the first time since 2015 that a Weil Ruth has come to auction and the first time one has sold publicly since 2016. there has not been a public sale of a Weil Baking Ruth Rookie since … [Read more...] about Rare Ruth Rookie, Newly Graded 1952 Mantle, T206 “Magie” Error Among Top Lots in Clean Sweep Sale
Vintage Packs, Key Rookies, Rare Photos Join T206 Wagner in MHCC Catalog
Rare vintage packs and sets and some of the hobby’s most popular cards join the previously announced T206 Honus Wagner in Mile High Card Company’s latest catalog auction. Graded packs of 1948-49 Leaf Baseball (PSA 7), 1952 Topps (1st series, PSA 7) and 1954 Topps (5-cent PSA 7) are among the big ticket items along with a 1974 Topps Baseball wax box, a 1975 Topps Baseball … [Read more...] about Vintage Packs, Key Rookies, Rare Photos Join T206 Wagner in MHCC Catalog
1947 Ruth Gem Mint 10 Autographed Baseball, Thousands of Cardboard Icons Lead Off Memory Lane Auction
Memory Lane’s upcoming catalog is a doubleheader. The Southern California based company has been busy gathering up mounds of rare and high-end items for one of its most extensive auctions ever, packing over 2,200 lots into two separate catalogs that will be arriving on collectors’ doorsteps in a matter of days. One catalog is dedicated exclusively to autographs and the first … [Read more...] about 1947 Ruth Gem Mint 10 Autographed Baseball, Thousands of Cardboard Icons Lead Off Memory Lane Auction
Collector Paul Pollard’s T206 Set Nets $764,712
A T206 Ty Cobb "Bat Off Shoulder" card with a Uzit Tobacco back sold for $120,000 late Sunday night, as Robert Edward Auctions put the wraps on the sale of one late collector's expansive T206 set. Graded SGC 4, the "Bat Off Shouler" is the only pose of Cobb in the T206 set that was printed with an Uzit advertising back. Only a small number of copies … [Read more...] about Collector Paul Pollard’s T206 Set Nets $764,712
REA to Offer T206 Set Break Ahead of Spring Auction
A graded T206 set including some of the famous collection’s rarities will hit the block in a special sale being conducted by Robert Edward Auctions beginning February 20. On Wednesday, the company announced plans for the card-by-card set break of a 522-card set of T206s, all graded by SGC and PSA including the scarce Eddie Plank and Sherry Magee (Magie) error cards as well … [Read more...] about REA to Offer T206 Set Break Ahead of Spring Auction
Top-End T206 Plank, Other Vintage Cards Join Historic Photos at Auction
One of the hobby’s best known examples of the rare T206 Eddie Plank card has hit the auction block. Hunt Auctions is leading off its year-ending Premier Internet Auction with an SGC 5 (EX) example of one of the hobby’s most sought after pre-War cards with a pre-sale estimate of $250,000-$400,000. SGC has graded only one Plank at a higher level (a 5.5) while … [Read more...] about Top-End T206 Plank, Other Vintage Cards Join Historic Photos at Auction
T206 Honus Wagner PSA 2 Sets New Record of $1.35M in Mile High Auction
Another T206 Wagner sale. Another record price. The latest example of the most famous baseball card in the world sold for $1,353,625 in Mile High Card Company’s latest auction. The same PSA 2 example had sold privately for $1.2 million less than a year ago. It had sold twice at auction twice before in the last five years, realizing $657,250 through Lelands … [Read more...] about T206 Honus Wagner PSA 2 Sets New Record of $1.35M in Mile High Auction
Huggins & Scott Summer Auction Showcases Autographed Henry Ford Baseball
The Huggins & Scott Summer Auction, which ends Thursday night, will include items of the Georgia Peach, Charlie Hustle and the Iron Horse. Throw in an item from the creator of the Tin Lizzie and the intrigue is turned up a notch. The auction ends Thursday night, beginning with the 30-minute rule at 11 p.m. EDT. As usual, sports cards and memorabilia take center … [Read more...] about Huggins & Scott Summer Auction Showcases Autographed Henry Ford Baseball
Top T206 Collection Nets Over $8 Million
The All-Time Number One T206 set on the PSA Registry is no more. Broken up and sold card-by-card in a special catalog sale through Heritage Auctions, the collection of 520 cards netted over $8.15 million when the final numbers were calculated Friday. The pre-auction estimate of just under $3.5 million itself was more than doubled. Every card in the … [Read more...] about Top T206 Collection Nets Over $8 Million