While the card show inside Fanatics Fest in New York may have leaned a bit heavier toward modern cards, box breaks and the like, one of the best items at the show was carried in on Friday—an 89-year-old rarity that’s become one of the hobby’s best new discoveries of the year.` It started with a recent social media post seen by a Long Island man as he sat in his vehicle in … [Read more...] about Baseball Trunk Sold for $75 Yields Incredible Find
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Fresh Find: Uncut Sheets Of Topps Finest Products From 1990s Headed To Auction
A near-complete run of uncut sheets from Topps Finest products from the mid-1990s will be headed to auction in two Heritage Auctions sales early next year. The sheets, which total more than 30, will be part of Heritage’s January sports card auction (beginning Jan. 5) and its Platinum Night Sale (Feb. 24-25). They will include all four major sports from 1993 to 1995, plus a … [Read more...] about Fresh Find: Uncut Sheets Of Topps Finest Products From 1990s Headed To Auction
Hobby Unicorn: 1951 Bowman Baseball Uncut Sheet Set for Auction
Bowman Gum was riding high in 1951. The company had what was essentially a monopoly on baseball bubble gum cards. The post-War recovery had swept baseball into a new era, with a more inclusive game starting to emerge and new young stars about to emerge. Now, a truly rare item from what would become a magical season is about to arrive on the auction block. Heritage … [Read more...] about Hobby Unicorn: 1951 Bowman Baseball Uncut Sheet Set for Auction
SGC Launches Uncut Sheet Cutting Service
SGC is working with a professional printing company on an uncut sheet cutting service that will be offered publicly in the first half of next year. In partnership with a commercial printing company, SGC has been testing the process for more than two years and plans to offer it to collectors who are considering cutting cards from their full or partial sheets. Costs … [Read more...] about SGC Launches Uncut Sheet Cutting Service
SGC Launches Initiative to Digitally Reconstruct Frank Nagy T204 Ramly Sheet
The T204 Ramly set is one of the most prized pre-war issues. Highlighted by ornate gold borders and an early Walter Johnson card, it is a heavily-desired set. Late hobby pioneer Frank Nagy previously acquired a spectacular uncut sheet of this release distributed by Ramly Turkish Cigarettes. To date, it may be the only known one in existence. The cards were then cut and … [Read more...] about SGC Launches Initiative to Digitally Reconstruct Frank Nagy T204 Ramly Sheet
Uncut Sheets, Vintage Cards Highlight Wheatland Auction
A collector’s stash of dozens of uncut sheets from Topps products of the past are among hundreds of items now up for grabs in Wheatland Auctions’ Vintage Sports Card and Memorabilia online catalog. The collection includes semi-high and high number sheets from the 1970 Topps baseball set, a super scarce 1972 Topps Third Series football sheet, multiple sheets of 1974, ’75, ’82 … [Read more...] about Uncut Sheets, Vintage Cards Highlight Wheatland Auction
Partial 1952 Topps Uncut Sheet with Mantle Part of Goldin Auctions Event
As the push toward the World Series continues next week, Goldin Auctions will open its October Legends & Americana event Monday with hundreds of pieces of baseball history on the block. The auction, which runs through November 14, includes the only known game-used ball from the 1918 World Series, items from the estate of Hall of Famer Al Simmons, a 1952 Topps Mickey … [Read more...] about Partial 1952 Topps Uncut Sheet with Mantle Part of Goldin Auctions Event
Editor’s Blog: William Gardiner’s Amazing Goudey Sheets at Auction
Thankfully, young William Gardiner of Boston, MA did not believe in discarding items from his childhood. A young lad in the 1930s, Gardiner never could have imagined the sheets of sports and non-sports trading cards he received upon a trip to a local manufacturer could be so valuable decades later. He knew they were worth saving, though. Having a connection to Goudey at a … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: William Gardiner’s Amazing Goudey Sheets at Auction