Schulte Auctions featured many great vintage sports memorabilia in its recent August on-line auction but none more significant than five (5) images Babe Ruth signed and personalized to his sister Mamie (Mary Margaret Ruth-Mobley). One image included Babe in a workout tank top with a personalized note to his sister dated April 4, 1928. In addition, this lot included a separate photo of Mamie actually holding the signed Babe Ruth photo. This lot generated 39 bids and sold for $25,928, including the 15% buyer’s premium.
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Auction Results, Schulte Auctions
MEARS Auction August Internet Auction of Sports, Americana & Over 700+ of The Sporting News archives featuring Type 1 photos and original production art closed with $148,092.40 in prices realized (Including the buyers premium). With over 1,700 lots, of sports and non-sports cards, autographs and memorabilia the results were highlighted by: 1978 Robin Yount Milwaukee Brewers Game Worn Jersey ($5,822), 1930-70s New York Yankees “The Sporting News Collection Archives” Original Type 1 Photos – Lot of 866 ($5,750), 1917-20 Joe Jackson H&B Louisville Slugger YMCA Professional Model Game Bat ($3,974.40), 1923-25 Babe Ruth H&B Louisville Slugger Game Bat ($3,700), 1984 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres Game Worn Road Jersey ($3,537), 1961 John F. Kennedy JFK Signed “Profiles in Courage” Book ($2,737), 1930-60s Comprehensive Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers “The Sporting News Archives Collection” photo lot ($2,530), 1940s circa Babe Ruth New York Yankees Signed Calumet Country Club Golf Scorecard ($2,415). For the complete auction results, view the MEARS Auctions web site here.
Auction Results, MEARS
Legendary Auctions August Catalog Auction of Exceptional Sports, Americana & Photography closed with over $2,571,301 in prices realized (Including the buyers premium). With over 1,800 lots of the finest sports and non-sports cards, autographs and memorabilia the hobby has to offer, the results were highlighted by: 1951 Topps “Major League All-Stars” Robin Roberts PSA 2 ($62,213), 1951 Topps “Major League All-Stars” Jim Konstanty PSA 2 ($44,438), 1914 Cracker Jack #103 Joe Jackson PSA 6 ($27,255), Peanuts Comic Strip Original Artworks Pair by Charles Schulz ($24,885), 1919-21 W514 Complete Set ($23,700), 1909 T204 Ramly PSA-Authentic Near Set ($22,515), 1919 M101-6 Sporting News Supplements/Felix Mendelsohn Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox PSA 2 ($22,515), 1888 Joseph Hall Cabinet “Chicago Ball Club” Featuring Cap Anson SGC 60 ($21,330), and many others. For the complete auction results, view the Legendary Auctions web site here.
Auction Results, Legendary Auctions
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Induction pays tribute to those few, select superachievers whose careers have taken them to the pinnacle of hardcourt accomplishment. A traditional part of the annual slate of festivities held at the Hall to honor the titans of basketball is Grey Flannel’s Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Auction, which this year brought in $1.48 million – a result the company’s owner, Richard E. Russek, described as “fantastic, especially considering there were 222 lots in the sale. The average lot price was $6,671, and 100 percent of the lots sold.” All prices quoted in this report are inclusive of 20% buyer’s premium.
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Collect.com Auctions August auction realized $328,030 in sales from 755 lots that were up for auction. Highlights from the sale include: Mark McGwire’s 500th Home Run Baseball ($29,250), Willie Wilson 1982 Louisville Slugger Silver Bat Award ($5,850), 1971 Topps Baseball 3rd Series Unopened Vending Box ($4,388), Steve Young Signed Game-Used 1995 49ers Home Jersey ($4,095), 1952 Topps High Numbers Starter Set ($4,095), 1934 R304 Al Demaree Die-cuts Jimmie Foxx No. 155 PSA 4 ($3,803), 1960 Armour Coins Bud Daley WHITE PSA 9 – 1 of 1 ($3,803), and many others. For the complete auction results, please visit http://www.collect.com/auctions .
Auction Results, Collect.com Auctions
Grey Flannel Auctions Fifth Annual Basketball Hall Of Fame Induction Auction realized $1,480,873 in sales from 247 lots up for auction. Highlights from the sale include: 1968-1969 Bill Russell Boston Celtics Worn Home Warm-Up Jacket ($84,000), 1965-1966 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia 76ers Game-Used Home Jersey ($84,000), 1984 Dennis Johnson Boston Celtics World Championship Players Ring ($78,000), 1976 Bill Walton Portland Trailblazers Game-Used & Autographed Home Jersey ($72,000), 1970 Elvin Hayes San Diego Rockets Game-Used & Autographed Home Uniform ($60,000), 1950s Dolph Schayes Syracuse Nats Game-Used & Autographed Home Jersey ($51,000), 1960s Gail Goodrich Rookie Era Los Angeles Lakers Game-Used & Autographed Road Jersey ($48,000), 1960s Jerry West Los Angeles Lakers Game-Used Home Uniform ($48,000), 1960s Elgin Baylor Los Angeles Lakers Game-Used Road Uniform ($39,000), 1975 Signed Pete Maravich 47 Point Game Ball ($33,000), and many others. For the complete auction results, please visit www.greyflannelauctions.com.
Auction Results, Grey Flannel Auctions
Paced by the sale of the only PSA 8.5 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, Memory Lane Inc’s 2010 Summer Treasures Auction came to a close in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 15. The Mantle card, consigned from a private collection, drew a final bid of $130,000. With the buyer’s premium added, the card realized $154,700. In all, the auction generated $2,045,624. The second lot in the auction was a 1952 Topps unopened pack, graded PSA 8. The rare surviving example from Topps’ first major baseball card set was the highest-graded example in the hobby and the $25,470 final price set a new record for any recorded sale of an unopened sports card pack. Photographer Nat Fein’s personal copy of his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo entitled “The Babe Bows Out” sold for $47,924. The poignant photo of a dying Ruth shows him leaning on Bob Feller’s bat as cheers rained down from a packed Yankee Stadium. Authenticated by PSA as a first generation photo, it set a new record for an unsigned sports photograph.
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A filled-to-capacity auction room inside the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards on Aug. 5 helped to fuel one of the 2010 National Sports Collectors Convention’s most action-packed evenings as Heritage Auctions’ Signature® Sports Collectibles Auction “Platinum Night” delivered bids in excess of $1.8 million for a carefully selected offering of almost 70 of the hobby’s greatest treasures. All prices include 19.5% Buyer’s Premium. Topping the list of iconic offerings was the last game used bat from the career of pioneering Hall of Famer Adrian “Cap” Anson, which set a world record for 19th century lumber with a final price of $286,800.
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The Goodwin & Co Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XXVIII auction closed with some amazing results. The final prices realized for the auciton was $762,482 including the buyers premium with the sale of 110 of the 114 items that were up for bid. Highlighed items from the sale include: N690 Kalamazoo Bats Harry Wright PSA 6 EX-MT ($52,638), 1911 Pinkerton Ty Cobb #170 SGC Authentic ($22,098), 1887 N172 Old Judge Ed Delahanty “Hands at Waist” Variation PSA 8 ($31,598), 1933 Sport Kings Gum Babe Ruth #2 SGC 8.5 NM-MT+ ($28,725), and many more! For the complete auction results please click here.
Auction Results, Goodwin & Company
The Huggins & Scott July auction closed with some amazing results. The final prices realized for the auciton was $735,000 including the buyers premium. Highlighed items from the sale include: 2010 Bowman Prospects Stephen Strasburg Autograph Rookie Card ($19,975), 1954 Topps Baseball Full Uncut Sheet ($12,925), Walter Johnson Single-Signed Baseball ($4,993), 1952 Topps Baseball Low SeriesComplete Set ($5,287), and many more! For the complete auction results please click here.
Auction Results, Huggins & Scott Auctions
The Golf Auction recently concluded their July 18th auction of 298 items of golf related memorabilia. Highlighting the auction results was Lloyd Mangrum’s 1946 US Open Champions Medal which sold for just over $40,000! Golf Major championship medals rarely come to auction and this Gold 1946 US Open champion’s medal was in great condition and came with a Letter from Lloyd Mangrum’s grandson. Other highlights from the auction include: “The Giant” Niblick Hendry & Bishop Hickory Club Neat ($995), Horton Smith 1937 Signed Golfball ($2,094), Lloyd Mangrum’s USGA Contestants Pin ($995), and Henry Picard signed Vintage 1937 Golfball ($914). For the complete auction results from The Golf Auction, please click here.
Auction Results, The Golf Auction
The unique surviving T-206 Honus Wagner tobacco proof strip was purchased Tuesday at the Major League Baseball All-Star Auction for $316,250 by SCP Auctions of Laguna Niguel, CA for an anonymous client. The T-206 piece includes four other players: Mordecai Brown (HOF), Frank Bowerman, Cy Young (HOF), and Johnny Kling, along with Wagner. Commenting on the acquisition, David Kohler, president and CEO of SCP Auctions, said: “We are thrilled that we have been able to help our client obtain this iconic object in the field of baseball card collecting. The continued interest in T-206 Wagner legacy continues to transcend popular culture.”
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Lelands.com one of the most respected sports auction houses in the country realized $2,000,000 in auction sales from there July 9th auction. The auction was highlighted by the bat used by Pete Rose to get his record setting final hit (4,256) which sold for $158,776.00 . Other highlights from the sale included 1965 Don Drysdale Autographed Game Used Bat From his 23 Game Winning Season GU10 ($11,950), 1959 Roberto Clemente Game Used Pittsburgh Pirates Home Jersey ($54,909), 1938 Dizzy Dean Chicago Cubs Game Used Jersey ($37,504), 2008 Philadelphia Phillies World Championship Ring ($33,220), 1960 Ted Williams Signed Red Sox Contract ($12,807), and much more. For the complete results from the sale, please visit www.lelands.com.
Auction Results, Lelands.com
Fresh off their first auction, Imperial Sports Auctions realized just over $59,000 in bids including the buyers premium with only 30 items up for bid. Averaging just under $2,000 per item, the auction shows the quality of items that were offered. Highlights from the sale include: Babe Ruth Signed Autographed Baseball c.1920 – 1924 – Very Scarce ($10,925), Jackie Robinson Single Signed Autographed Baseball – PSA/DNA LOA ($14,375), 1921 “Babe” Ruth (E121) American Caramel ‘Series of 80′ Card – SGC 40/3 VG – Appears EX ($5,175), Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris Autographed Signed Photo – PSA/DNA Graded Gem Mint ’10′ ($1,380), and much more. For the full auction results click here.
Auction Results, Imperial Sports Auctions
Andy Madec’s June 16th Auction closed with some amazing auction results. The total sales included the buyers premium reached slightly over $310,000. Highlights from the sale include: 1915 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb #30 PSA 8 Nm-Mt ($25,189), The Finest Abraham Lincoln Signed Document in Existence w/ a PSA/DNA signature grade of MINT 9 ($6,301), 1957 Topps Sandy Koufax #302 PSA 9 Mint ($16,769), 1923 W-572 Ty Cobb PSA 4 Vg-Ex ($5,557), 1915 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb #30 SGC 88/8 Nm-Mt ($17,177) and many more. For the full auction results click here.
Andy Madec, Auction Results
Highly competitive bidding throughout numerous categories of Important Sports Memorabilia and Cards led to impressive results in SCP Auctions’ recently concluded June 10th auction. Among the items that set the pace was the sale’s most anticipated and widely publicized item, WILLIE KEELER’S SIGNED 1896 HANDWRITTEN DIARY. The diary originates from the Keeler estate and includes daily entries documenting the entire 1896 Temple Cup Series. Touted by SCP Auctions officials as one of the most fascinating and important 19th Century baseball manuscripts ever discovered, Keeler’s diary sold for $83,713.
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SCP Auctions Internet Auction on June 10th closed with some amazing auction results. The total sales included the buyers premium reached slighlty over $1.9 Million. A rare autographed, game-worn home jersey from Mickey Mantle’s 1955 season sold for $125,332 in SCP Auctions’ latest online auction, which concluded Thursday. Tagged exclusively for Mantle, it features blue chain stitching on the front tail that reads, “Mantle, 55-7,” accompanied by Mantle’s signature.
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Mile High Card Company June 9th Auction closed with some amazing auction results. The total sales included the buyers premium reached slighlty over $2 Million. Highlights from the sale include: 1936 O-Pee-Chee Series D Complete Set #1 on PSA Set Registry ($104,363), 1949 Bowman Complete Master Set #4 on PSA Set Registry ($44,444), 1941 Play Ball Exceptionally High Grade Complete Set Completely PSA Graded #6 on PSA Set Registry ($41,804.15), 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle PSA 7.5 NM+ ($37,453), 1957 Topps Football Exceptionally High Grade Complete Set Completely PSA Graded #4 on PSA Set Registry ($23,004), 1956 Topps Near Complete Master Set #19 On PSA Set Registry ($21,107), and many more. For the full auction results click here.
Auction Results, Mile High Card Company
Touchdown Treasures specializes in unique and vintage football memorabilia. There Pre-Summer Sports Auction that featured 140 lots closed on June 4. Highlights from the sale include: NFL “GAMBLING, BRIBES & DETRIMENTAL CONDUCT” NOTICE SIGN ($257), SUPER BOWL III GAME PROGRAM ($365), SUPER BOWL I GAME PROGRAM ( $313), 1960′S BOSTON PATRIOTS AFL “KISSING PAIR” NODDER SET ($1,331), and GREEN BAY PACKERS HOF & LEGENDS AUTOGRAPHED LITHO ( $495). For the full auction results, visit www.touchdowntreasuresauction.com.
Auction Results, Touchdown Treasures
Goodwin & Company Masterpieces And Uncommon Commons XXVII Auction closed with some amazing auction results. The total sales included the buyers premium reached slighlty over $905,000. Highlights from the sale include: 1948 Leaf Bobby Layne #6, Red Pants, Error Bobbie PSA 8 NM-MT “1 of 1; Highest Graded Copy” ($35,951), 1910-11 T3 Turkey Red Ty Cobb #9 Checklist Back (Offer) SGC 5.5 EX+ 1 of 2 SGC Examples at this Tier; Only 2 SGC Copies Graded Higher ($20,088), 1921 Holsum Bread Joe Jackson PSA 1 “1 of 1 – ONLY PSA or SGC Graded Copy ($19,617), 1909-11 American Caramel E90-1 Joe Jackson Rookie SGC 4 VG-EX ($18,447.50), and many more. For the full auction results click here.
Auction Results, Goodwin & Company
Huggins & Scott Auctions MAY 26-27, 2010 auction closed with over $653,358 in bids (buyers premium included). Highlights from the sale include: 1949 Silber’s Bakery Colts Y.A. Tittle SGC 40 Rookie ($4250), Hank Aaron 1968-1969 Atlanta Braves Signed Game-Worn Road Jersey ($22,000), Babe Ruth Single-Signed Baseball ($8500), 1954 Esskay Meats Dick Kokos with 1953-54 Briggs Mantle Image on Back ($20,000), Impressive 1965 Topps Baseball Complete Set of (598) Cards with (255) PSA ($5500), and many others. For the complete auction results, please cick here. Also, Huggins & Scott Auctions next available auction for consignments will begin July 11th, 2010. The consignment deadline for this auction is June 9th. We have the ability to sell not just the cream of your collection, but everything in your collection, broken down to maximize your return. What we sell is “vintage” cards and memorabilia, which are pre-1970 items.
Auction Results, Consignment Information, Huggins & Scott Auctions
A 1933 Goudey set, rated 16th on the PSA Set Registry with an average condition near EX, was brought the biggest payday in Legendary Auctions’ latest event. The auction, which closed last week, included a large number of pre-World War II singles, lots and sets. The Goudey set of 290 cards drew 15 bids and included a wrapper from the iconic gum card maker. Interest in Mickey Mantle cards show no sign of abating. A PSA 7 (near mint) 1952 Topps Mantle sold for $35,550, the second highest price paid for any item in the auction. a 1952 Topps set, including a complete run of black back variations, sold for $23,700. Read full story here on Sports Collectors Daily.
Auction Results, Legendary Auctions, Sports Collectors Daily
Multiple hobby records set the tone for historic Heritage Auctions Sports event, April 23. A Bobby Orr rookie jersey that had been tucked away in a closet for more than four decades brought $191,200 in its hobby debut on April 23 as part of Heritage Auctions’ 2010 Signature® Sports Memorabilia Auction. The sum is believed to be a new mark for the highest price ever realized at auction for a piece of hockey memorabilia. The auction totaled just more than $4.2 million; all prices include 19.5% Buyer’s Premium. “The pre-auction press for this jersey was enormous,” said Chris Ivy, Director of Sports at Heritage Auctions. “The news was all over the United States and I can’t imagine there were many Canadians who didn’t hear about it on television, the radio or in the papers. As a result we saw a bump in prices across the board.”
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High-grade baseball sets and singles were up for grabs in Heritage Auctions’ latest Signature event but it was a hockey card set that topped bidding in the card portion of the two-day event. A 1912 C57 set of 50, rated the second best on PSA’s Set Registry, sold for $89,625. Read full story on Sports Collectors Daily.
Auction Results, Heritage Auction Galleries, Sports Collectors Daily
Bobby Orr’s rookie jersey is going, going, gone – sold for US$191,200 to an unnamed buyer at an auction in Dallas on Friday. The sweater is one of only two known to exist from Orr’s 1966-67 season with the Boston Bruins. “If ever there was such a thing, then this jersey is indeed the Holy Grail of hockey collectibles,” said Chris Ivy of Heritage Sports Auctions. “It’s as much about the $191,200 final price as it is about Orr’s place as one of the most beloved NHL players in the history of the sport.” Read full story here at the Toronto Sun web site.
Auction Results, Heritage Auction Galleries
