Profiles in History, is proud to announce that Natalie Wood’s Mercedes 250SL Roadster/Coupé Automatic will be on the block at their July Hollywood mega auction.  This Mercedes was purchased new in 1967 and owned by the late Hollywood legend Natalie Wood. Ms. Wood bought the car at Simonson-Schactmeyer Mercedes-Benz – Studebaker in Santa Monica, California and the vehicle comes with its original metal Protect-O-Plate “Certicard” issued from Mercedes-Benz reading (in part): Read More

Debra Colvin remembers talking to a friend of hers, a collector of sports memorabilia, about a mysterious tobacco baseball card she and her husband had inherited from her mother-in-law. What the Colvins found is considered Honus Wagner’s rookie card, distributed between 1897 and 1899. Theirs is only the third one known to exist. This month, the card will go up for bid from the Lelands auction house, billed on its website as “Honus Wagner: Rarest of All.” “It could sell for $50,000 very easily,” said Michael Heffner, president of Lelands. The auction at Lelands.com begins May 18 and ends June 15. Read the full story by Anya Sostek of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette here.

Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce that the Porsche from Risky Business will be up for sale at their mega Hollywood auction in July.  This is the screen-used 1979 Porsche 928 used by Tom Cruise as “Joel Goodsen” in Risky Business. The Porsche features a 5-speed manual transmission, 16-inch offset 5-hole aluminum alloy wheels, a three-spoke steering wheel and a cork on cork leather interior. Read More

The full preview is now online for the Legendary May 30–31 catalog auction,  featuring the second auction offerings from The Dreier Collection. Click here to view the entire preview. Also included is another installment from the Alan Getz Collection—Which Includes One of the Most Comprehensive World Series and All-Star Game Program Collections in Existence. Read More

Huggins and Scott Auctions is a Sports Memorabilia Auction House selling baseball cards, football cards, graded cards, signed autographed vintage sports, Boxing, ice hockey & Americana Memorabilia.  WE TAKE IT ALL & WE SELL IT ALL! Consign to our upcoming Auctions TODAY. What we sell is “vintage” cards and memorabilia, which are pre-1970 items. The next auction is scheduled to begin on May 28th .  Consignments are always being accepted!  Check out our web site today, for auction highlights and to register for our upcoming auctions! Read More

Steve McQueen items from the global hit Le Mans will be in Profiles in History‘s mega Hollywood auction in July.  Steve McQueen’s Gulf racing jacket worn during the production and promotion of Le Mans (left) is a Simpson Nomex fire resistant race jacket with blue lateral stripes down the arms and embroidered Gulf patch on the left chest. Read More

Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce the world’s most important collection of Willy Wonka & the Chocalate Factory items will be up for auction this July. A part of the Dreier Collection, this will more than likely be the last time any collector has a chance to own these iconic items. Read More

The Lelands.com Spring Catalog Auction starts May 18th ending June 15th, 2012. For more information, check out our website www.lelands.com or email info@lelands.com. As usual, this auction is loaded with incredible memorabilia including: Read More

Grey Flannel Auctions May 30th Summer Games Auction is now available online in its entirety for preview. The auction features nearly 800 lots of game-used and autographed sports memorabilia as well as entertainment items and Americana. Bidding will officially open on Monday, May 7, 2012. Contact us at (631) 288-7800 or at info@greyflannelauctions.com for additional information or photos on a specific lot. Highlights include the following: Read More

SCP Auctions will feature Major League Baseball All-Star Dmitri Young’s high-end baseball card collection – widely considered to be the finest quality collection of Baseball Hall of Fame rookie cards in existence – in its spring auction beginning Monday, April 30. The offering includes nearly 500 individual cards, including every Baseball Hall of Fame rookie card from 1948-90 and many other prominent player rookie cards. Young will use proceeds from the auction to start The Dmitri D. Young Foundation. Read More

SCP Auctions May 18-19th Auction preview is now open! Visit our web site at scpauctions.com to preview some of the finest Sports Memorabilia and Cards ever brought to Auction including Babe Ruth’s c.1920 New York Yankees Road Jersey and The Dmitri Young Collection of Gem Mint Rookie Baseball Cards. Bidding will begin on April 30 and conclude on May 18-19, 2012.  Read More

Profiles in History have been selected to handle the sale of the celebrated Dreier Collection. Due to the size, scope and significance of the Dreier Collection, it will take nearly two years and several auctions to offer all of the material. The first installment of the Dreier Collection will be sold in July 2012. Some of the highlights of this historic collection include: Read More

Memory Lane’s Spring auction will be available for preview starting today.  Bidding on the more than 1000 lots will start on April 20th and conclude on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Collectors will have a chance to chase down the elusive Wagner card when Memory Lane opens its spring ‘Holy Grail Auction’ April 20.  For a free auction catalog and to register for bidding, visit MemoryLaneInc.com or call 877.606.LANE (5263).  Highlights included: Read More

The cap Bobby Thomson wore during his epic game-winning home run off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca in the final playoff game of the 1951 season will be put up for auction for the first time as part of SCP Auctions’ spring auction beginning Monday, April 30. SCP Auctions, a leader in the field of important sports memorabilia and cards, expects the cap to attract bidding in the six figures. Read More

SCP Auctions, a leader in the field of Important Sports Memorabilia and Cards, will offer some of the  most valuable pieces of sports memorabilia and cards  to be put up for auction as part of SCP Auctions’ spring auction beginning Monday, April 30.  Items and collections from Dimitri Young,  The Belmont Family Collection, plus Mantle’s 535th HR jersey, Babe Ruth artifacts, and more. Detailed highlights include: Read More

A stunning example of the most valuable and highly-prized baseball card in the world, a 1909 Honus Wagner card originally available in packs of cigarettes will be offered in Goodwin & Company’s current auction that begins March 27th and closes April 19th. Preview of the auction is no on-line here.   To see the Wagner, Plank, and McGee cards, along with the other 520 cards from the T206 set, and to register to bid in the Goodwin & Company auction, visit www.goodwinandco.com. Read More

Consign your items now and be a part of the MEARS Auction experience. Advanced jersey collectors and football fans know how rare WW II era game worn jerseys are to find. HOFers from the era are non-existent. For the MEARS March 24th-31st, 2012, our featured lot is a 1946-49 Tony Canadeo Green Bay Packers game worn jersey. Originating from a drug store owner in Green Bay, WI, the jersey has been in private hands since 1949. The jersey is in phenomenal condition and grades a perfect MEARS A10.  Other recent additions to the March 2012 MEARS auction include: Read More

Everyone knows what they look like but you’re not likely to find one in your local card shop. They don’t even show up in major auctions that often and newly discovered examples aren’t exactly entering the marketplace on a regular basis.  The T206 Honus Wagner remains the hobby’s signature card; ultra scarce, highly sought after and over time, usually a pretty good investment, too. Collectors will have a chance to chase down the elusive Wagner card when Memory Lane opens its spring ‘Holy Grail Auction’ this spring. Read More

With close personal friends such as Ernie Banks and Ted Williams, it’s no wonder that former Milwaukee Braves scout Earle Halstead accumulated a fantastic collection of baseball memorabilia over the years. In addition to being regarded as one of the more successful scouts in team history, Halstead was one of the Triple A’s best umpires, while he’s also recognized as the inventor of the first curve ball pitching machine ever put on the market. Read More

Huggins and Scott Auctions is a Sports Memorabilia Auction House selling baseball cards, football cards, graded cards, signed autographed vintage sports, Boxing, ice hockey & Americana Memorabilia.  Consign to our upcoming auction today.  We will be accepting consignments and previewing our April auction at The 43rd Chicago Sun Times Sports Collectibles Convention, March 16-18, 2012. The next auction will run March 26 – April 5, 2012.  Check out our web site today, for the auction preview and to register! Highlights include: Read More