Baseball fans hate players who loaf — unless those players were part of the 1947 Tip Top Bread card set. At 163 cards, this set was one of the largest to come out of the early post-World War II era — and in fact, it was one of the largest sets in many years. But that number is deceiving, because the ’47 Tip Top set actually was made up of a group of regional issues. The … [Read more...]
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Gary Sanchez Autographs, Memorabilia Top Sales List
The New York professional athlete with the shortest time on his team’s roster has emerged as the leader in holiday gift-giving among sales at SteinerSports.com. Gary Sanchez, the Yankees rookie sensation whose torrid hitting led to a pair of Player of the Week honors and Player of the Month for August in the American League, has sold more memorabilia than … [Read more...]
Notes: Yogi’s Ring; Moon Shoes Update; Saskatchewan Show; Tek Break With Flick
A 1956 World Series ring presented to Yogi Berra sold for $34,243 in Steiner Sports’ final auction of 2016. The 10k gold ring with diamond was presented to the late catcher after his career. It was one of those stolen in a 2014 burglary at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center. According to the Berra family, it was found outside of the Museum after the robbery … [Read more...]
Yogi Berra World Series Ring Brings $159,720 at Auction
You could win a lot by bidding. That Yogi Berra-type philosophy was useful during the Steiner Sports Memorabilia Fall Classic Auction, which ended Monday. Winning bids of more than $1.2 million were placed on nearly 2,000 items, with $493,855 of it going toward the 81 lots that comprised the Yogi Berra Collection. Berra, the beloved Hall of Fame catcher who appeared in 14 … [Read more...]
Berra Family, Larsen Consign Hundreds of Items to Auction
The family of Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra, and Yankees perfect game pitcher Don Larsen will sell pieces of their personal baseball memorabilia collections in an online auction that opened Tuesday and continues through October 23. Among the 2,500 items up for auction are Berra’s 1953 World Series championship ring, which was the only one of his 10 title rings that the … [Read more...]
7 Must-Have Baseball Cards from the 1940s
The 1930s brought Goudeys and Diamond Stars. The '50s saw the dawn of Topps. The 40s? "Limited" would be the word that comes to mind for collectors. After the U.S. entered World War II in 1941, there were no major mainstream sets issued until 1948--a full three years after the hostilities ceased. Surprisingly, though, there is plenty of history … [Read more...]
Steiner Names Mahoney VP of Sales
Steiner Sports has promoted Sean Mahoney to Executive Vice President of Sales. In this role Mahoney will be responsible for overseeing the overall sales operations of Steiner Sports, inclusive of ecommerce and all auction initiatives. Previously as Vice President, Mahoney was the lead manager in Steiner Sports’ wholesale division, where the company says over the … [Read more...]
Steiner, Berra Family In Licensing, Memorabilia Deal
He’s gone now, but Yogi Berra’s famous name and face will live on through a new marketing agreement between his family and Steiner Sports. Founder and CEO Brandon Steiner says his company had acquired the exclusive licensing rights to Yogi Berra’s name and likeness directly from the family, as well as the rights to market the remaining pieces of the Yogi Berra memorabilia … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Garagiola an Unmistakable Presence in the Hobby
There were few bigger names in media during the 1970s and 80s than Joe Garagiola. A good humored everyman, he’d turned an average pro baseball career into a broadcasting gig that eventually landed him in a guest host role on the Tonight Show. To baseball card collectors and fans in the era, he was the voice of summer Saturdays. Garagiola died Wednesday at age 90 in … [Read more...]
Veterans Day: Honoring Athletes Who Served
As the United States honors its military veterans on this Veterans Day, it’s instructive to understand that some very real sacrifices were made by athletes to keep the country free. Some paid with their lives; others sacrificed the primes of their athletic careers to serve in the military. Some are household names. Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio and Jackie Robinson come to mind. … [Read more...]
