Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity says the state's most recent unclaimed property auction brought in more than $298,000, the most ever generated by an unclaimed property auction in Pennsylvania. One of the marquee attractions was a forgotten collection of century old baseball cards. The collection of 25 early baseball tobacco cards, including Cy Young, … [Read more...] about Notes: Pre-War Cards Top PA Unclaimed Auction; 1952 Topps Auction; Card Show News; Mike McDaniel Was an Autograph Chaser
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Someone left a Michael Jordan rookie card in a safe deposit box many years ago. Now, it’s about to be auctioned, along with other unclaimed property. The Iowa State Treasurer’s Office receives 200-300 abandoned boxes each year and when there’s no more room to store them, the boxes are auctioned off. Most have been held for 10-15 years. Only after efforts are made … [Read more...] about Notes: Unclaimed Jordan Rookie; Upper Deck’s Caufield Rookie Bonus; LeBron Classic Jersey Auction; Sunshine for Outdoor Card Show;
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A Colorado man has been reunited with a collection of vintage baseball cards, 24 years after he put them in a safe deposit box in a bank in Crested Butte. “I thought these were gone forever," said the man identified only as Jere. "I never imagined they would be sitting in a vault at the Colorado State Capitol.” Jere’s safe deposit box was turned over to the … [Read more...] about Notes: Vintage Cards Unclaimed No More; eBay-Collectable Partnership; New Auction Company Launches Sale; Fanatics Auction
Card Collection Became Unclaimed Property; Now Reunited with Original Owner
Sometimes those “unclaimed property” announcements from your state government can be worth looking into. A St. Louis area man who thought he’d lost part of his sports card collection for good got a nice surprise this week. Kevin Kelly accumulated a sizeable collection but stashed some of it away about 20 years ago inside a safe deposit box. Eventually, he forgot … [Read more...] about Card Collection Became Unclaimed Property; Now Reunited with Original Owner