A young Colorado collector who lost his collection and just about everything else he owned in a recent house fire had something to smile about over the weekend. 12-year-old Adam Martinez sustained burns while trying to put the fire out with a garden hose. When he heard what happened, Mike Fruitman of Mike's Stadium Sportscards and the regular customers who … [Read more...] about Notes: Help for Young Fire Victim Who Lost Collection; Football Card HOF; NBA Jersey Auction; Vintage Footballs
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Early Ruth Card, PSA 10 Carlton Rookie Among Big Winners in LOTG Sale
A low grade 1917 Collins-McCarthy Babe Ruth sold for $111,440 to top Love of the Game’s final auction of 2021 early Sunday morning. The PSA 1 example generated 32 bids after opening at $25,000. It’s a tough early Ruth issue--one of only 14 ever examined by PSA with 10 rated by SGC. One of the eight 1965 Topps Steve Carlton rookie cards on PSA’s Population … [Read more...] about Early Ruth Card, PSA 10 Carlton Rookie Among Big Winners in LOTG Sale
Historic Collection Of NFL Co-Founder Leo Lyons Covers League’s Formative Days
It is a list of memorabilia items that reach back to the earliest days of the National Football League. John Steffenhagen has heirlooms that once belonged to a founding father of the league — his great-grandfather, Leo V. Lyons. They include game-used equipment, artifacts and a journal kept by Lyons, who was the NFL’s honorary historian for nearly two decades until his death on … [Read more...] about Historic Collection Of NFL Co-Founder Leo Lyons Covers League’s Formative Days
Arena Football League Liquidation Auction Underway
The Arena Football League disappeared into the archives of sports history in 2019. Now, there’s an auction of the league’s memorabilia, equipment and even the intellectual property from the teams that stayed until the bitter end. A public bankruptcy auction is underway through June 23, featuring items from the Albany Empire, Atlantic City Blackjacks, Baltimore Brigade, … [Read more...] about Arena Football League Liquidation Auction Underway
Chris Spielman Auctioning Career Memorabilia to Help COVID Needy
Former Ohio State and NFL linebacker Chris Spielman is putting some of the memorabilia from his career up for auction to help those struggling because of the economic fallout from the Coronavirus. Spielman, now an analyst for Fox football broadcasts, has created an eBay account and is selling his 1984 Big Ten championship ring, a game-worn, signed Buffalo Bills jersey … [Read more...] about Chris Spielman Auctioning Career Memorabilia to Help COVID Needy
Original Packers Stock Certificate Up for Auction
Today the franchise is worth a shade under $3 billion, but the only community owned team in major professional sports had humble beginnings. Now, a relic from its earliest days—one that speaks to those fly by the seat of your pants days—is on the auction block. Heritage Auctions is offering what it calls "one of the most significant early Green Bay Packers … [Read more...] about Original Packers Stock Certificate Up for Auction
Heritage Auctions Offering Rare NFL Program From 1920
A rare slice of NFL history in its infancy will be up for grabs during Heritage Auctions’ current catalog auction, which takes place May 17-18 in Dallas. A program from an Oct. 24, 1920, game between the host Rock Island Independents and the Racine Cardinals shows the National Football League during its first season, when a loose confederation of teams combined to form … [Read more...] about Heritage Auctions Offering Rare NFL Program From 1920
Rescued from Dumpster, Historic NFL Ticket Heads to Auction
To someone with no sense of history it was just junk—a ticket to a football game long since passed. To collectors, it might be the holy grain of pro football tickets. Serious collectors of pre-war football memorabilia will get a chance to own it in February as Heritage Auctions offers the only known full ticket from the 1933 NFL Championship game, the very first playoff … [Read more...] about Rescued from Dumpster, Historic NFL Ticket Heads to Auction
Jaw-Dropping Buffalo Bills Collection Donated to Museum
The Buffalo History Museum has acquired the largest most comprehensive private collection of Buffalo Bills football memorabilia. Greg Tranter, a passionate Bills fan, season ticket holder, and avid collector since a youngster has amassed his immense collection over a 50-year period and is turning it all over to the Museum. Tranter has also pledged a personal gift of … [Read more...] about Jaw-Dropping Buffalo Bills Collection Donated to Museum
‘Hutson Letters’ Recall a Time When Superstars Wrote Letters to Fans
One of the things we like about collecting older sports memorabilia is that it offers a tangible look at the past. While it may seem as if the NFL has been a behemoth on the sports landscape for ages, that’s not really the case. There was a time when even the biggest stars in the league not only answered their mail, but helped track down teammates for signatures, wrote … [Read more...] about ‘Hutson Letters’ Recall a Time When Superstars Wrote Letters to Fans