Innholdsfortegnelse for November 23, 2018 i Sports Collectors Digest

Ready or not the Christmas season is barrelling down on us and if you haven’t started already, you better get a move on with your Christmas shopping. As we do every year in Sports Collectors Digest, we provide you with a Holiday Gift Guide to help you find sports collectibles for the collectors on your list. The Holiday Gift Guide starts on page 42. It includes information about items available in different areas of the hobby, and which companies sell items in those areas. Areas of interest include addresses, autographs, game-used memorabilia, sports films, insurance, sports cards, sports memorabilia, and reference publications. If you decide to purchase any items from the companies listed, please be sure to tell them that you saw their ad in SCD, or that you saw…

(Editor’s Note: Below are letters received from readers of Sports Collectors Digest sharing their favorite World Series memory.) Mickey Mantle didn’t disappoint 1961—favorite player all-time being Mickey Mantle—my dad got tickets to Game 4 (I think it was Game 4), Crosley Field. Mick got his only hit that day and I still can’t believe I was lucky enough to be there to see it, as he hardly played that series. I was 10 at the time. Great memory and the ticket stubs were the only piece of sports memorabilia I kept over the years and happy I did! -Mark Angelo Cincinnati, Ohio A World Series of firsts The 1955 World Series 7th game: The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first World Championship beating the New York Yankees 2 to 0 in…

Pack Wars were always a big night for The Sports Page. Scott Blum-stein remembers kids, teenagers, and adults gathering inside the card shop in Morris Plains, New Jersey, near where he grew up. Collectors would buy packs of sports cards and the games would begin. “You would open the packs up and the owner would ask questions like, ‘Who has the card with the heaviest player?’” Blumstein said. “You’d look at the back of your card, and whoever had the guy with the most weight would win a prize. There were about 20 rounds and at the end there was a grand prize. If you won one of the rounds you could win the grand prize, a pretty nice sizable gift.” After growing up playing football, collecting cards, and eventually…

In 1948 Babe Ruth “wrote” a book called “The Babe Ruth Story,” which was one of those “as-told-to” autobiographies from the era. In this case the superstar “told” it to Bob Considine, a famous sports scribe who would also go on to co-write the screenplay based on the book. Produced and directed by Roy Del Ruth (no relation to the slugger), the movie garnered some decent reviews, but many were unflattering—and the negative buzz about the film has increased over time. But, some people like cheese on their popcorn and cheese in their movies, so to each his own, right? A snippet of one of the better/ kinder reviews came via Shirley Povich, who would later earn a well-deserved spot in the writer’s wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame,…

2017-18 Flawless Basketball Boasting one of the deepest, most productive rookie crops in quite some time, the 2017-18 NBA Draft class worked wonders for the trading card industry, with seemingly each new product release more popular than the one that came before. But as the 2017-18 product season officially comes to a close, 2017-18 Flawless Basketball basketball card release is the last to hit store shelves. It is set to arrive in hobby shops in late October. The industry standard for the highest of high-end trading cards, each briefcase of 2017-18 Flawless Basketball (10 cards per briefcase, two briefcases per case) will deliver, on average, seven autographs, one memorabilia card, one additional autograph or memorabilia card and one Diamond card per box. Every autograph in the product will be signed…

CONNECTICUT Nov 10 CT, Meriden. Card Show, Platt High School, 220 Coe Ave., Meriden, CT 06451. SH: 9am-1pm, T: 40, A: $1. Contact: Jason Bruenn – PH: 203-715-1245, Email: Jason.bruenn@meridenk12.org, or Ned 860-919-0879, Karen 203-265-1813 Nov 17 CT, Plainville. Plainville Sportscard Show, VFW, 7 Northwest Dr., Plainville, CT. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 45, F: $30, A: 99 cents. Contact: Cliff Gorneault, 1427 Stafford Ave., Bristol, CT 06010. Phone: 860-302-0493, Email: clfgorneault@yahoo.com Nov 18 CT, Milford. Milford Elks Lodge, 124 New Haven Ave., Milford, CT 06460. SH: 9am-2 pm, T: 40, A: $1. Contact: Ned Skinnon PH: 860-919-0879; email: nskinnon@cox.net Nov 24 CT, Trumbull. Trumbull Cards Show, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1734 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull, CT 06611. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 20+, A: $1. Contact: Karen or Fred Riso – PH: 203-265-1813, Email: kmrfdr@gmail.com…

1. $29,999: 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky (PSA 9) 2. $27,300: Upper Deck Ultimate Collection LeBron James, auto (BGS 9) 3. $22,322: 1994 Upper Deck SP Alex Rodriguez Die-Cut (PSA 10) 4. $21,923: 1998-99 Upper Deck SP Michael Jordan Sign of the Times Gold, auto (PSA 10) 5. $20,250: 2017-18 National Treasures Jayson Tatum, auto patch (PSA 10) 6. $19,200: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (PSA 10) 7. $18,500: 2001 Playoff Contenders Drew Brees, auto (PSA 10) 8. $16,922: 2017 Panini Contenders Patrick Mahomes II Cracked Ice, #8/25, auto (PSA 10) 9. $16,525: 1969 Topps Reggie Jackson (PSA 9) 10. $16,500: 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Blue Refractor auto (BGS 9)…

1937 HEISMAN TROPHY SELLS FOR $312,000 IN HERITAGE SPORTS MEMORABILIA AUCTION – One of the most prestigious awards in American sports has a new owner as Yale halfback Clint Frank’s 1937 Heisman Trophy commanded a winning bid of $312,000 in Heritage Auctions’ Oct. 18-19 Sports Collectibles Auction. Legendary Yankees took the silver and bronze medals in this event, as a 1932 Babe Ruth three-sheet movie poster and a 1941-42 Joe DiMaggio game used bat drew winning bids of $60,120 and $45,600 respectively. “There were solid results across the board,” said Chris Ivy, director of Sports Auctions for Heritage. “We saw some high-end items rocket past our pre-auction estimates, which bodes incredibly well for our upcoming winter Platinum Night auction to launch the 2019 auction season.” Game worn jerseys indicated that…

With the NHL hockey season back in full swing, we take a look at five hockey books from the 2017-18 season that are well worth the read. And if you aren’t a hockey fan, don’t worry; these books will still appeal to anyone who loves reading about sports. 1. Gratoony the Loony (ECW Press, paperback, 224 pages, $16.95 U.S./$19.95 Canada) by Gilles Gratton and Greg Oliver. Gilles Gratton had a short, tumultuous career in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association during the 1970s – but not because he lacked talent. The oddball goalie, best known for his lion mask, was sometimes said to be better than Ken Dryden when it came to his ability to stop pucks. The problem was, Gratton hated playing hockey. “Gratoony the Loony:…

Julius Whittier Julius Whittier, the first African-American football letterman for the University of Texas, died Sept. 25. He was 68. Whittier’s first season with the Longhorns was in 1970, a year after Texas fielded the last all-white national championship team in the history of college football. Whittier spent two seasons with the team as guard. He switched to tight end in 1972. Whittier caught every touchdown pass the team had that season. George Taliaferro George Taliaferro, the first African-American draft pick in NFL history, died Oct. 8. He was 91. Taliaferro was selected in the 13th round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He never played for the Bears because he had signed with the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. Taliaferro eventually played for…

As one would expect, unopened packs and boxes of cards are prominent in the November auction hosted Collect Auctions. Leading the way is a 1973 Topps Baseball 4th Series wax box. Other wax boxes of interest include: 1975 Topps Baseball cello box, 1970 Topps Football 1st Series vending box, 1972 Topps Football 1st Series vending box, 1972 Topps Football 2nd Series wax box, 1975 Topps Football cello box, 1972-73 Topps Basketball wax box, 1971-72 Topps Hockey vending box, 1976 Topps Baseball vending box, 1977 Topps Baseball vending box, 1979 Topps Football Rack Pack box from sealed case, 1986 Topps Football rack box, 1987-88 Fleer Basketball wax box, and a 1972-73 Topps Hockey vending box. There are a number of signed baseball cards offered from the 1952 Topps set, led by…

Sitting near his RV before a recent Penn State football game, Nittany Lions’ season ticket holder Howard Rothenberg and his wife recently enjoyed tailgating, along with a crowd of the football faithful. The collector relaxed with his two puppies in his lap when a young woman in her early 20s approached him to ask the dogs’ names and if she could pet them. Rothenberg said she could certainly pet “Sergeant” (the black one) and “Pepper,” (the gray one), but he was a little surprised that the young lady did not get the Beatles’ reference they were named after, as in the legendary musical group’s one particular album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” In fact, she was not familiar with The Beatles, which surprised him even more. The collector then…

After recording hundreds of world-record prices in its September auction of the PSA all-time finest 1909-11 T206 set, Heritage will present a sequel in the form of its largest trading card auction to date as more than 2,200 lots will close in Extended Bidding format on Nov. 15-16. “The massive prices in the T206 sale inspired a tidal wave of consignments to this sale,” said Chris Ivy, director of Sports Auctions at Heritage. “The result is the largest and most diverse trading card auction of 2018.” The Dead Ball Era comes to life with more than 100 19th-century lots, including a recently discovered collection of N172 Old Judge cards, multiple N690 Kalamazoo Bats, an N403 Yum Yum Tim Keefe (est. $10,000-up), and a pair of N142 Duke Cabinets. Memorabilia from…

NOVEMBER 2: 2018 Leaf Memorabilia Vault 7: 2018-19 Donruss Basketball 7: 2018 Topps Dynasty Baseball 8: 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey 9: 2017-18 Leaf Hockey 14: 2018-19 Panini Certified Basketball 14: 2018-19 Panini Flawless Collegiate Basketball 14: 2018 Panini Prime Racing NASCAR 15: 2018 Sportkings Volume 1 Multi-Sport 16: 2018 Panini Immaculate Collection Football 21: 2018 Panini Obsidian Football 21: 2018 Panini Playoff Football 26: 2018 Panini Rookies & Stars Football 28: 2018-19 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey 30: 2018-19 Panini Absolute Memorabilia Basketball DECEMBER 5: 2018 Bowman Draft Baseball 5: 2018 Panini Elite Extra Edition Baseball 5: 2018 Panini Playbook Football 5: 2018-19 Panini Revolution Basketball 5: 2018-19 Panini Treble Soccer 19: 2018 Bowman’s Best Baseball 21: 2018-19 Topps Chrome Premier League Soccer JANUARY 9: 2018-19 Upper Deck…

BREAKING RECORDS IS A BREEZE — Here’s a trivia question you can try on your friends: When Drew Brees entered the NFL as the Chargers’ second-round pick in 2001, he was the backup behind which veteran QB? A clue that might give it away: The San Diego starter that year was at least 2 inches shorter than the 6-foot Brees. Answer: Doug Flutie. At the time, the popular Flutie was 39 years old but very durable, starting all 16 games in 2001. In fact, young Brees got into only one game all year. The next season, though, he took over as the Chargers’ starter and would hold the job through 2005. He developed quickly as a productive passer, though his QB record was barely over .500 (30 wins and 28…