Memory Lane’s I Own it Now Sale Includes 3 High End Babe Ruth Signed Baseballs
Three ultra-high grade baseballs signed by Babe Ruth are among the featured attractions in Memory Lane’s upcoming I Own it Now catalog sale of top end sports memorabilia. The baseballs, which date...
View ArticleWood from Titanic Part of 2012 Panini Golden Age Baseball Set
In a move that is surely going to stir some emotions in and out of the hobby, Panini America announced Wednesday that its new Golden Age Baseball product will include slivers of wood from the ill-fated...
View Article1935 National Chicle Nagurski Headlines Love of the Game Auction
Love of the Game Auctions, a new Internet-based sports auction house is preparing to launch its first auction, which will include the most treasured and valuable of all football cards: the 1935...
View ArticlePolice: Man Stole Dead Friend’s Ty Cobb Card
It may not get any lower than this. Glens Falls, New York Police say a convicted felon stole a vintage Ty Cobb baseball card from the belongings of a roommate who had recently died. Jason R. Sweet, 38,...
View ArticleBabe Ruth Signed Ball, Lot of 300+ Tobacco Cards in Live Auction
A 1939 Babe Ruth signed baseball and a collection of 305 pre-War baseball cards will be up for grabs at Kaminski Auctions Thanksgiving Auction November 25. The headliner is the Ruth ball, an official...
View ArticleBabe’s 1921 Britches Headline Grey Flannel Holiday Auction
Grey Flannel Auctions’ 2012 Holiday Auction is now under way, with more than 700 lots available including the earliest known Babe Ruth game worn pinstripes. Bidding will close December 12. Dating to...
View ArticleT200 and T222 Fatima Cards Provide Interesting Challenge
This article, written by Joe Michalowicz, originally appeared in the Trader Speaks, a noted hobby publication that ran from the late 1960s to early 1980s. In 1913 Fatima Turkish Blend cigarettes, a...
View ArticleEarly Baseball Hall of Famer Autographs, Vintage Unopened Material Highlight...
Bidding ends Thursday, November 29 in Collect Auctions latest sale, with everything from Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig to John McGraw and Cy Young. Virtually every attainable Hall of Famer has a signature...
View ArticleSweet Caporal Pins 1910-1912
1909-1912 Sweet Caporal pins were a cousin to the era's tobacco card sets. Like T205 and T206 which were produced in the same general era, Sweet Cap pins were made by the American Tobacco Company and...
View ArticleMost Watched Ty Cobb Cards on eBay
No player's face portrayed the tobacco card era better. Cy Young had sort of a grandfatherly appearance by 1909. Christy Mathewson was a college grad, rare for players of the time. Walter Johnson...
View ArticleAcquired in Local Auction for $15, 1915 Cracker Jack Set Will Bring Thousands
It’s one of those hidden treasures stories that seemed oh so common a few decades ago. A husband and wife driving across the Midwest, stop at an auction in Kansas. They buy a stack of board games no...
View ArticleRich Klein’s Ramblings: A Chat With Chris Ivy of Heritage Auctions
After a couple of years of writing about memories and my hobby life, we’ve been very fortunate in being able to expand Rich’s Ramblings to new directions. The new series with COMC and completing set...
View ArticleREA’s First Fall Auction Underway; Top T205 Set, Old Judge Poster Among...
Robert Edward Auctions has launched its first-ever Fall Catalog Auction. Highlighted by the Michael Wachs’ famous #1 PSA Registry T205 “Gold Borders” tobacco-card complete set, the auction is...
View Article1915 Babe Ruth Red Sox Portrait Part of Rare Negative Collection
A collection of 11 original glass plate negatives taken at Fenway Park in 1915, including two of a young Babe Ruth are coming up for sale. Legendary Auctions will feature the negatives—and modern era...
View ArticleMint T206 Walter Johnson Among Big Sellers in Memory Lane Event
Celebrating its three-year anniversary, Memory Lane Inc.’s latest I Own it Now catalog sale came to a close recently with hundreds of high grade and rare sports cards and memorabilia changing hands....
View ArticleFrom Ruth to Red Heart, Memory Lane Event Packs Over 1,000 Lots
Complete regional sets that are among the best in the world join 19th century singles, Hall of Famer autographs and hundreds of high grade sports cards in Memory Lane Inc.’s latest I Own it Now...
View ArticleGehrig, Cobb Cards Top Memory Lane’s I Own It Now Results
A near mint-mint pair of Lou Gehrig cards sold for a combined $50,000, pacing the recent I Own it Now online catalog sale conducted by Memory Lane Auctions. The 1933 Delong and 1932 U. S. Caramel were...
View ArticleVintage Buy of the Week: ‘White and Gold Collection’
Our Vintage Buy of the Week from Just Collect involves a once 'risky' $65 investment in Ty Cobb.
View ArticlePre-War Rarities Top Goodwin Auction
A rare Old Judge Mike 'King' Kelly cabinet card from 1888-89 brought the biggest price in Goodwin and Company's latest auction but it wasn't the only rarity.
View Article14-Year-Old Girl Loves Vintage Cards
A love of sports has turned into a love of old baseball cards for a 14-year-old Ohio girl, who has already built an impressive collection.
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