Huggins and Scott launches its final auction of 2017 this weekend. The company’s Fall Auction was slated to kick off Friday afternoon and run through Thursday, November 9 with several hundred lots in the catalog. While it’s rare music from a well-known concert promoter that headlines the sale, sports collectors will find the usual array of cards and memorabilia. … [Read more...]
DeLongs, Beer Box Find II Top $2.4 Million Mile High Auction
It was touted as being one of the most impressive auctions in Mile High Card Company history, and led by one of the best 1933 DeLong complete sets in existence and the stunning sequel to “The Beer Box Find,” Mile High Card Company’s September auction delivered with over $2.4 million in total sales. Bidding closed early Friday morning. The final hours of the auction saw … [Read more...]
1973 Topps Comics ‘Test’ Set an Unreleased Rarity
Of all of the various Topps “test” issues, the 1973 Topps Comics set is one of the company’s most unique, most rare, most mysterious and most colorful issues. Chances are you don’t have any in your collection. Don’t feel bad. Few do. If you do have one—or more—you’ve got a truly rare piece of collecting history. Topps created numerous sets that had either a … [Read more...]
1967 Topps Red Sox Stickers Recall ‘Impossible Dream’ Season
It’s been 50 years since the “Impossible Dream” season of the Boston Red Sox. And what a pennant race the Red Sox won that year. Rising from a ninth-place finish in 1966, the Red Sox waged a tight battle for the American League pennant in 1967 with the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox, finally nailing down the flag on the final day of the season. A … [Read more...]
1966 Topps Punchouts Are Ultra Scarce
Among the rarest of Topps issues, the cards commonly referred to as 1966 Punchboards are not well known even among advanced collectors. Prior to issuing the larger and less scarce Punchouts set in 1967, Topps developed a precursor before redesigning it, probably after a failed original product test. Occasional singles would pop up in auctions during the 1990’s and a cursory … [Read more...]