by Andrew Aronstein, Operations Manager Late last year, a very special collection of photographic images unexpectedly entered our offices. While magic lantern slides have remained somewhat of an oddity, often underappreciated in the sports collecting world, the grouping of 57 unique slides we inspected that day was highly impressive. Before us sat an array of […]
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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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1921 Herpolsheimer’s Origins Explained, Once and For All We have written extensively about the 1921 Herpolsheimer’s set for years, but they have been front and center in our Fall, 2023 auction due to the “Band-Aid Box Find,” a group of 39 newly-discovered 1921 Herpolsheimer’s cards, including Babe Ruth. Up until this discovery, just one example
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Sandy Koufax was arguably the greatest left handed pitcher of all time, and is indisputably the greatest Jewish baseball player of all time. Barney Pelty’s claim to fame? He was arguably the greatest right-handed Jewish pitcher of all time. Known as the “Yiddish Curver,” he pitched from 1903 to 1912 in the deadball era, racking
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When it comes to vintage sports memorabilia collecting, it’s not just about rarity or condition; it’s about the nostalgia of being a fan. It’s all in our name: the Love of the Game. To tap into that love, we used Card Ladder to find out what the highest-selling cards are for all 30 MLB franchises
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You have some vintage baseball memorabilia that you’d like to sell. Maybe it’s the proverbial shoebox of cards in your grandparents’ attic. Maybe they’re treasured items collected over many years. Whatever it is, every piece of memorabilia has a story behind it. A vintage sports auction house exists to connect every special piece of memorabilia,
As an internet sports auction house that specializes in matching quality consignments with experienced bidders, we’re fascinated with how baseball card prices serve as a proxy for people’s connection to not just sports, but to nostalgia and culture. While there are lots of cards made every year that have some interest among hobbyists, there’s always
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Andrew Aronstein Joins Love of the Game Auctions as Inventory Manager Strategic Hire Responds to Sustained Growth for Hudson Valley-based Internet Sports Auction House KINGSTON, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2021 – Sports memorabilia industry veteran Andrew Aronstein has joined Kingston-based Love of the Game Auctions (LOTG) as inventory manager. The strategic hire coincides with a strong period of growth for the internet
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