by Al Crisafulli Back in late 2014, we received a consignment of several die-cut cards that were known at the time as “Scapps Tobacco” cards. Printed on a tab connecting some of the cards in red ink was “H.D.S. & Co.,” a clue which sent us on a lengthy mission. We knew the story of […]
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The first round of grades from our Texas collection is beginning to arrive! As expected, there are a fair number of 7s and 8s among the 1959, 1961 and 1962 baseball and 1967 hockey sets, with a few higher. This collection is loaded with fresh cards with fantastic eye appeal. Stay tuned for more details!
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Several weeks ago, we were referred to a family in Texas that was interested in selling what was described to us as a “run of sets.” After a few phone conversations, the family agreed to consign the collection in its entirety to Love of the Game. During the last conversation, when we discussed how I would
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Our Winter auction features this beautiful Gary Carter signature model K55, dating to the 1973 labeling period, prior to “The Kid” breaking into the big leagues. Carter’s time in the minors featured a rather meteoric rise, rocketing through Rookie and A ball in 1972, a full season of AA ball in Quebec in 1973, a full season
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The Schmelzer’s Sporting Goods pinback button set is incredibly rare, with only a few dozen examples known of any player, and just five Ty Cobb examples known to exist. The 1 1/4″ diameter pinback issue is among the most rare of all baseball pinback sets, the first baseball celluloid pinback issue to feature lithographic artwork
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The second of the T216 Mino cards featured in this auction, the Tris Speaker card earned its way into our “Featured Items” section simply due to the head-turning responses it received at three Northeast shows where we displayed the card. The card turned heads in unexpected ways, with just two collectors ever having seen one
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The phrase “Yellow Gehrig” is one any prewar collector will recognize; it clearly refers to the iconic 1934 Goudey card featuring the bold portrait of a smiling Yankee captain, set against a bright yellow background. The Gehrig-endorsed 1934 Goudey issue helped cement the first baseman as the game’s biggest star in the wake of a
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There are some collectibles that are fascinating and interesting, and there are others that are just too cool to properly describe, and this qualifies as one of them. Winning five consecutive AL West championships, the Oakland A’s of the early 1970s were one of the game’s most electrifying and dominant teams. Their colorful nature was encouraged by
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