Presented is a fantastic cancelled payment voucher/check signed by Babe Ruth on March 13, 1940. Ruth’s love of golf has been well documented, and the St. Albans Golf Course in Queens was one of his frequent haunts, particularly after his retirement. This check, in the amount of $20.92 and drawn on Chemical Bank of New […]
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In the entire sports collectibles hobby, there is not a name as popular or enduring as that of Babe Ruth. His image is still recognizable by youngsters more than sixty years after his passing, and his memorabilia and cards continue to scale new heights, with each major sale setting a new bar for his collectibles.
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One of the greatest and most desirable cards in the entire hobby, the 1933 Goudey #106 Nap Lajoie is the result of one of the Goudey Gum Company’s many marketing gimmicks. Their wildly popular card set of 1933 was issued without a card #106, meaning that regardless of how many packs were purchased by kids
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There are many popular card sets in the hobby, but few carry the mystique of T206 – the card issue nicknamed “The Monster” because of its difficulty to complete, and due as well as to its all-consuming nature. Starting a T206 set is an easy proposition – many, many collectors have started sets – the cards
The rarity and value of Carribbean baseball cards is well-documented through years of auction results; issues like Billiken Cigars, Propagandas Montiel, and Caramelo Deportivo have become highly desirable due to their rarity and their representation of the great players from the Negro Leagues. It is the 1950-51 Toleteros Josh Gibson, however, that has ascended to
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Produced by Felix Mendelsohn and featuring back advertising from a number of different businesses, the M101-4 and M101-5 cards of 1916 are experiencing explosive growth in popularity as collectors begin seeking out different prewar issues with a variety of back advertisements. The Famous and Barr stores are among the more popular of the different backs,
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The 1950s ushered in the Golden Age of baseball cards, and along with it came a host of regional issues that captured the interest of collectors and have never let go. Even today, 1950s regional and non-mainstream issues – particularly those from 1954, for whatever reason – remain immensely popular among collectors. The Red Heart
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The most popular and widely-collected prewar card issue is undoubtedly T206. While the player selection is large and includes a great number of Hall of Famers and scarce backs to challenge collectors, the issue also includes a number of rarities that represent some of the set’s toughest and most desirable cards. The Sherry Magee “Magie”
