On several occasions and in several places, we have written about the magnitude of our “Texas Find,” an enormous collection of cards ranging from 1948 through 2007 consigned by a wonderful family we met last Spring. Initially part of the collection of a gentleman who passed on nearly ten years ago, it primarily included complete […]
One of a long line of baseball card issues designed as a redemption offer, the Voskamp’s Coffee issue of 1913 featured 20 members of the Pittsburgh Pirates which, when completed, could be redeemed at the Pittsburgh-area grocer for one reserved grandstand seat at Forbes Field to see a Pirates game. Though Hall of Famer Max
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Fewer than ten examples of the 1917-20 Felix Mendelsohn Babe Ruth card have been graded by either grading company. That so few examples are known to exist of the most popular player of the era and the issue’s undisputed key is a true testament to the rarity of the issue. More interesting – and certainly
1917-20 M101-6 Felix Mendelsohn Babe Ruth: one of his most rare cards! Read More »
Few cards in the hobby are better examples of a “hot card” than the 1925 Exhibit Lou Gehrig. Throughout the “rookie card craze,” the Gehrig RC remained an underrated card, certainly expensive relative to some of Gehrig’s contemporaries but not in comparison with other players of his great stature. In recent years, however, collectors have
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Of the many items that we have offered for sale in our auctions, it could be that this one is our favorite. It may not have the panache of a T206 Wagner or a Babe Ruth jersey, but it is likely the only one of its kind, and it represents everything that made baseball the
Lots going on here at Love of the Game. First and foremost, we’ve got a brand-new website. Believe it or not, it’s been nearly five years since we launched LOTG, and while we’ve been working really hard on presenting quality auctions and designing beautiful, useful auction catalogs, we haven’t spent a whole lot of time
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Newly-discovered horde of rare baseball cards to be auctioned November 19 HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., October 31, 2016 – Beginning in 1908, when “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” became one of the year’s most popular songs, the Cracker Jack brand has been synonymous with baseball. Today, the company’s baseball cards are likely to provide a New
Next week, in addition to our eagerly-anticipated Fall Premier Auction, we will be launching our inaugural Ringside Auction, which features approximately 250 lots of boxing-specific cards and memorabilia. The auction was curated in conjunction with Adam Warshaw, author of America’s Great Boxing Cards. Adam helped with lotting and descriptions, and we’re really enthusiastic about the result, which
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