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	About	Contact Information
	Richard Albersheim of Albersheims.com CEO/Owner - With over 25 years of collecting experience in the autograph field and having spent the past 20 years as a dealer of some of the world's rarest and most expensive autographs, Richard Albersheim is considered one of the industry's top autograph authenticators. With so many autographs being sold today that have turned out to be fake, who can you trust? The FBI recently busted a ring of several so-called dealers and confiscated over $100 million dollars in bogus autographed material. Many of these items were sold with certificates of authenticity from so-called forensic experts. Unfortunately, their forensic experience seemed to be in authenticating forged material. Richard Albersheim has authenticated or consulted with some of the world's top auction houses and magazines. This list includes: Lelands, Sportico, Teletrade, and Sweet Spot Magazine. In addition, Richard has written in the past for the nation's leading memorabilia magazines, Sports Collector's Digest and Tuff Stuff Magazine. We will never show favoritism to a dealer or collector. Albersheim always gives an unbiased opinion based on years in the field utilizing and extensive exemplar file, in addition to years of study of paper, inks, and photographic materials.	Albersheims 333 East Lancaster Avenue Suite 410 Wynnewood, PA 19096 215-665-1953 http://www.albersheims.com info@albersheims.com
	James Brown of Historic Auctons - Consignment Director - Historic Auctions was founded in 2005 to only offer the best products and customer service, while providing an effortless bidding process. We are dedicated to bringing the highest quality memorabilia to the market and committed to providing individualized attention to every consignor and bidder. We take the guesswork out of collecting and therefore bring more confidence and fun to the age old hobby of collecting signed and game used memorabilia. We are proud to offer some of the most unique and sought after items that our industry has ever seen. We utilize the most respected third-party authentication companies to ensure the items we offer you are completely authentic. We have some of the most friendly and knowledgeable staff who will help in this process every step of the way, whether you are one of our valued bidders, or an irreplaceable consignor.	Historic Auctions 204 - 37th Avenue North Suite 118 St. Petersburg, FL 33704 (727) 456-7171 www.historicauctions.com james@historicauctions.com
	Stephen Carlisle of Heritage Auction Galleries - Auction Coordinator - Stephen started collecting sports cards in the late 1970s and attended shows in the Southern California area (shows that would eventually become the National Sports Collectors Convention several years later). Along with his father, Stephen opened one of Orange County’s first full-time sports collectibles stores in 1980. When the store was eventually sold, Stephen continued to sell at shows in southern California and New York until the mid-1990s. Prior to joining Heritage in 2003, Stephen spent several years in the Dominican Republic working with Major League Baseball teams including the Oakland Athletics, the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox. Stephen holds a BS degree from Ithaca College in New York and enjoys watching sports, as well as spending time with his wife and two daughters.	Heritage Auction Galleries 3500 Maple Ave 17th Floor Dallas, TX 75219 800-872-6467 x319 http://sports.ha.com stephenc@ha.com
	Sam Foose of Heritage Auction Galleries - Consignment Director - Sam’s professional career at Heritage divides neatly into two parts. Sam joined Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc. in 1993 as an Auction Coordinator. Over the next five years, Sam ran the day-to-day auction operations, ultimately rising to Assistant Auction Director. He also first started calling auctions during these years. After serving as a Senior Manager and Consignment Director in other collectible fields outside of numismatics, Sam returned to Heritage in 2002 as a Consignment Director in time to help Heritage’s expansion into other collectible areas. In this important role, Sam travels the country assisting clients who wish to liquidate their collections of coins, paper money, decorative arts, and sports collectibles. To Sam, helping consignors make the best decisions to maximize their returns from the auctioning of their properties is the most rewarding part of his job. Sam also holds auction licenses in several jurisdictions, and has hammered in excess of $150 million in collectibles as one of Heritage’s primary auctioneers. During his elusive (but much appreciated) free time, Sam really enjoys spending time with his wife (Heather) and two children (Jackson and Caroline). His personal interests include gardening, golf, grilling, and sports.	Heritage Auction Galleries 3500 Maple Ave 17th Floor Dallas, TX 75219 800-872-6467 x319 http://sports.ha.com samf@ha.com
	Bill Goodwin of Goodwin and Company CEO/Owner - Since opening our doors, we have worked with over 10 thousand satisfied customers, earning the coveted Sports Collectors Digest Customer Service Award every year we've been in business. Company founder Bill Goodwin stands among the hobby's elite. He is a frequent contributor to many hobby publications, a noted authority on vintage merchandise and served as the promoter for The National Sports Collectors Convention in 1995. Not surprisingly, Bill's innovative concepts at the 1995 National helped fuel a resurgence in the event, making it more collector friendly and more exciting, thanks to a well-conceived group of promotions.	Goodwin & Company 9607 Mill Hill Ln. St. Louis, MO 63127 314-849-9798 http://www.goodwinandco.com bill@goodwinandco.com
	Mike Gutierrez of Heritage Auction Galleries - Consignment Director - Mike Gutierrez is the foremost sports autograph authenticator in the sports memorabilia business. Serious buyers require Mike's OK before purchasing sports autographs. Mike has over 26 years experience and is one of the few universally respected authorities left standing in a field racked with fraud and forgeries. The industry has been plagued by FBI investigations of fraud and Mike is the single most respected repository of trust in the business. No other autograph expert commands the respect of Mike and his influence is best demonstrated by the auction results of items authenticated by him measured by similar items authenticated by others. Gutierrez authenticated items bring markedly higher prices. Most notably, he authenticated all the autograph material from the Barry Halper Collection sold by Sotheby's in 1998. Through Butterfield & Butterfield, he appraised the Mark McGwire 70th Home Run Baseball for the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. Additionally, he handled all the memorabilia from The Bruce Lee Estate and appraised The Pete Rozelle Estate. This last year he appraised Muhammad Ali's Estate of Sports Memorabilia. Currently Mike is working for Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas. He is also an autograph authentication consultant for PSA/DNA.	Heritage Auction Galleries 3500 Maple Ave 17th Floor Dallas, TX 75219 800-872-6467 x319 http://sports.ha.com mikeg@ha.com
	Michael Hattley of Touchdown Treasures - Owner - Michael Hattley of Touchdown Treasures has been the purveyor of football collectibles for twenty-four years. The company specializes in unusual & vintage football memorabilia. We also have one of the longest running websites since 1992. We offer two websites to serve our customers. The first, www.touchdown-treasures.com , is a store front website in which you can make direct purchases with a fully searchable database. The second, www.touchdowntreasuresauction.com , is an auction website which caters to the typical family of four budgets. Michael Hattley has been a long standing contributor and price guide analyst for the Beckett Annual Price Guide, contributes to the Tuff Stuff Magazine football price guide, one of the leading writers in Gridiron Greats magazine, and is well known at trade shows as “The Football Guy”.	Touchdown Treasures 11 High Street Greenwich, CT 06830 Ph. 203-532-9214 http://www.touchdown-treasures.com/ mike@touchdown-treasures.com
	John Hickey of Heritage Auction Galleries - Sales Development Manager - Blending his extensive work experience and more than twenty years of participation in several areas of collecting, most notably in the autograph field, John is contributing to our expansion into new areas and assisting clients with collections of memorabilia in the areas of Sports, Music & Entertainment, and Historical Documents. After more than thirty years in the insurance business, primarily in a senior executive capacity, John decided to inject more fun into his work life and came to Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers as Operations Manager in 2004. He fills a number of roles at Heritage, including Collectibles Expert, Consignment Director and Project Manager.	Heritage Auction Galleries 3500 Maple Ave 17th Floor Dallas, TX 75219 800-872-6467 x319 http://sports.ha.com johnh@ha.com
	Bill Huggins of Huggins & Scott Auctions - President of the Company, as well as owner of the House of Cards, the oldest sports card and memorabilia store in the state of Maryland. He has been active in the hobby, on a full time basis, for almost 30 years. A dealer at all but the first two National Conventions and a major presence at most major shows around the country, Bill has about as much knowledge of vintage sports cards and memorabilia as anyone on the planet. The store is a Gold Powerseller on eBay with over 10,000 unique positive feedbacks and a 100% approval rating.	Huggins & Scott Auctions 4272 Norton Ave Oakland, CA 94602 510-530-1156 http://www.hugginsandscott.com bill@hugginsandscott.com
	Andy Imperato of Grey Flannel Auctions President - Grey Flannel, with their experience and expertise, has developed into the world's foremost authenticators and dealers of game-used jerseys. In 1994 GFC became the Official Appraisers and Authenticators for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame. In 1998 GFC was hired by Sotheby's to authenticate the uniform collection of Barry Halper. Mr. Halper's collection rivaled that of the Baseball Hall of Fame in scope and was offered in auction during the early part of the summer of 1999. GF entered the auction arena in the early fall of 1999. Grey Flannel Auctions to date has held 14 auctions in their 7 year history, satisfying collector needs and auctioning one-of-a-kind pieces of memorabilia with highlights like "The Called Shot" 1932 Babe Ruth Game-Used Jersey, Yankee Stadium Organ played by Eddie Layton, Jim Brown Cleveland Browns Game-Used Jersey, Pete Maravich LSU Game-Used Jersey, and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame entire collection of enshrinee plaques.	Grey Flannel Auctions 8 Moniebogue Lane Westhampton Beach, NY 11978 631-288-7800 http://www.greyflannelauctions.com gfcsports@aol.com
	Chris Ivy of Heritage Galleries Director of Sports Auctions - Chris began working at Heritage in 2001 after serving as a professional grader with Sportscard Guaranty Corporation (SGC). He was the driving force behind the inception of the Sports auction division in 2003 and today Chris serves as the Director of Sports Auctions for Heritage. In his position, Chris is responsible for the day-to-day operations, combining vision and execution with a balance of business and collecting passion, he works with consignors and recommends the disposition of the collections that come into Heritage in order to maximize each consignor’s financial return. Chris has been involved in the collectibles business his entire life and realized that his true interest was in vintage sports material at a very young age. He soon began setting up as a dealer at local trade shows at the age of 12 and collected avidly through his adolescence. Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Texas at Austin and enjoys following college athletics.	Heritage Auction Galleries 3500 Maple Ave 17th Floor Dallas, TX 75219 800-872-6467 x319 http://sports.ha.com civy@ha.com
	Mark Jordan of Heritage Auction Galleries Consignment Director, Sports - Mark has been involved in the sports collectors industry since 1967 when he was a major league bat boy. He was the promotor for the first National Sports Collectors Convention in 1972. He is a nationally known expert in autograph authentication and has appeared on NBC nightly news, The Today show, ESPN, USA Today, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated and other media outlets regarding collectibles. He was named as one of the 10 most influential persons in the sports autograph industry by Trading Cards Magazine.. His showroom was in the Texas Rangers Ballpark in Arlington for seven years. He graduated from David Lipscomb University in 1976 where he also served as Sports Information Director. He attends many championship events dealing with clients and has been to 18 Super Bowls and 55 World Series games.	Heritage Auction Galleries 3500 Maple Ave 17th Floor Dallas, TX 75219 800-872-6467 x319 http://sports.ha.com mjordan@ha.com
	Andy Madec of Andy Madec Sports Cards CEO/Owner - Andy Madec Sportscards, Inc. was established in 1994 and is a full service dealership providing collectors and investors with the finest sports cards and collectibles in the hobby. They offer outright purchase and/or liquidation on collections of all sizes as well as offer an attractive consignment service allowing collectors to maximize on there prized collection when its time to sell. Andy Madec Sportscards, Inc. has helped build some of the hobby's finest collections and is considered among the top dealerships in the field. According to VCBC, a widely read and respected hobby publication, Andy Madec Sportscards, Inc. ranks in the Top 1% of the hobby's dealers. In addition, Andy Madec's company is a PSA/DNA Authorized dealer as well as a Global Charter Member. For 10 years in a row they have received the Krause Customer Service Award. Madec has sold highly graded and rare cards of such sports icons as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Henry Aaron, Bob Cousy, Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, Jim Thorpe, Gordie Howe, Wayne Gretzky, Maurice Richard, and many others.	Andy Madec Sportscards PO Box 338 Camarillo, CA 93011 805 987-3055 http://www.amsportscards.com andymadec@aol.com
	Richard Russek of Grey Flannel Auctions CEO/Owner - Grey Flannel, with their experience and expertise, has developed into the world's foremost authenticators and dealers of game-used jerseys. In 1994 GFC became the Official Appraisers and Authenticators for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame. In 1998 GFC was hired by Sotheby's to authenticate the uniform collection of Barry Halper. Mr. Halper's collection rivaled that of the Baseball Hall of Fame in scope and was offered in auction during the early part of the summer of 1999. GF entered the auction arena in the early fall of 1999. Grey Flannel Auctions to date has held 14 auctions in their 7 year history, satisfying collector needs and auctioning one-of-a-kind pieces of memorabilia with highlights like "The Called Shot" 1932 Babe Ruth Game-Used Jersey, Yankee Stadium Organ played by Eddie Layton, Jim Brown Cleveland Browns Game-Used Jersey, Pete Maravich LSU Game-Used Jersey, and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame entire collection of enshrinee plaques.	Grey Flannel Auctions 8 Moniebogue Lane Westhampton Beach, NY 11978 631-288-7800 http://www.greyflannelauctions.com gfcsports@aol.com
	Jonathan Scheier of Heritage Auction Galleries Cataloger - Consignment Director - With a BA in Creative Writing from Eckerd College and an MA in Creative Writing from Florida State University, Jonathan began his career in the auction industry as Senior Copy Editor for Leland’s Auctions in New York. He has since written on a freelance basis for American Memorabilia and Sports Collectors Digest, among others. Jonathan joined Heritage Sports Collectibles in 2004. He is a die-hard fan of the New York Yankees, and counts guitar and fitness among his hobbies.	Heritage Auction Galleries 3500 Maple Ave 17th Floor Dallas, TX 75219 800-872-6467 x319 http://sports.ha.com jonathans@ha.com
	Josh Wulkan of Huggins & Scott Auctions - At the age of 36, believe it or not, Josh has been an active member from the dealer side of this hobby since 1985. He has represented the House of Cards at numerous National Conventions, among many other shows and Managed the store for over a decade. He has studied the hobby with Bill for 20 years, has a critical grading eye and is the "workhorse" of the company. He has relocated to the San Francisco/Oakland area and will be our West Coast representative. He will still be heavily involved in every aspect of the catalog. Also, if you are on the left coast and have a collection you wish to include in our auction, please contact Josh.	Huggins & Scott Auctions 4272 Norton Ave Oakland, CA 94602 510-530-1156 http://www.hugginsandscott.com josh@hugginsandscott.com