It has only 30 cards but the short checklist is full of star power. Now, the best 1921 W516-2-2 baseball set on PSA’s registry is up for auction. The set of colorized “strip” card set includes 13 Hall of Famers, headlined by Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. It’s among the featured items in Heritage Auctions’ July trading card sale. Carrying a weighted GPA of 7.5, the set … [Read more...] about Top-Ranked Strip Card Set with Ruth, Cobb at Auction
W516 Strip Cards
Newfound Wilt 100-Point Game Stub, Iconic Cards Kick off Clean Sweep Sale
A newly uncovered ticket stub to Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game against the New York Knicks in Hershey, PA 50 years ago is among the headliners in the new Clean Sweep Auctions catalog. Graded Authentic by PSA, the stub from the greatest individual scoring performance in pro basketball history is among only about two dozen authenticated examples. A PSA 2 … [Read more...] about Newfound Wilt 100-Point Game Stub, Iconic Cards Kick off Clean Sweep Sale
Mick’s Photo Bomb on 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson Card Headlines ComicConnect Auction
On the surface it looks like a rough grade 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson. A glance at the card next to it on the sheet when the sheet was cut reveals something a lot more interesting. The SGC graded card #312—the first Jackie Robinson card created for Topps—includes just a little bit of another icon: #311, Mickey Mantle, the most popular and valuable post-War … [Read more...] about Mick’s Photo Bomb on 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson Card Headlines ComicConnect Auction
Hundreds of Forgotten Tobacco-Era Cards Found Inside Pennsylvania House
If you’ve ever dreamed about going into an old house and stumbling across a long-forgotten stash of really old baseball cards just sitting there for the taking, a Pennsylvania man can tell you exactly how it feels. And he didn’t have to go far to find them. “Jerry” lives in the north central part of the state. The home next door to his had been falling into … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Forgotten Tobacco-Era Cards Found Inside Pennsylvania House
Five Types of W516 Strip Cards Confuse Collectors
Strip cards, by nature, are often quirky and were often designed without much detail. One issue, however, sort of takes the cake when it comes to confusion - the W516 issue. W516 Strip Card Basics The W516 strip cards are believed to have been produced in 1920-21. As with many strip issues, details are lacking when it comes to determining exactly who distributed them. The … [Read more...] about Five Types of W516 Strip Cards Confuse Collectors