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HA Auctions The tale of Jackie Robinson’s first meeting with Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey, on Aug. 28, 1945, has been recounted and reshaped so many times it long ago slipped from memory to mythology. Each retelling, in print and on film, is a little different; each detail, slightly tweaked. ...

“There’s a bit of magic to it,” said a recent visitor to Heritage Auctions as he eyed, with awe and reverence, the gray jersey adorned with “NEW YORK” on the front and “7” on the back. The slightly soiled, sweat-stained top belonged, of course, to Mickey Mantle — the No. 7. Of this, there is ...

Home for Thanksgiving (HA Auctions) For years, the painting hung in the hallway of a Massachusetts American Legion Post – alone, unattended, on a wall near the front door. “Where anyone could have walked out with it,” Ken LaBrack says with a small laugh.  For years, no one cared too ...

A new world auction record for a signed sports photograph was established for an exceedingly scarce and important 1911 “Shoeless” Joe Jackson Autographed Photograph by Frank W. Smith (PSA/DNA 9 MT)(Unique Surviving Example) which sold for $1,470,000, far exceeding the estimate of $200,000-400,000. The signed photo was offered by Christie’s ...

$20 million worth of sports history will be up for grabs when Dallas-based Heritage Auctions conducts its star-studded Summer Platinum Auction which is underway and continues through August 21-22. The event features a treasure-trove of sports memorabilia including a vintage Babe Ruth rookie trading card worth more than $1 million, ...

A 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers game-used home jersey belonging to Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella sold Sunday night for $186,000 at Robert Edward Auctions. A three-time National League MVP, Campanella was considered one of the greatest catchers of his era. He was already a star in the Negro Leagues when Branch Rickey recruited him shortly after ...

1927 Yankees After being packed away for decades, one of Lou Gehrig’s final game used bats from the 1938 season and possibly during that year’s Fall classic will be offered at auction in March 2021. Derived from the personal collection of Earle Combs and freshly graded and authenticated by PSA/DNA ...

 “Game-used” and “autographed” memorabilia are the watchwords in the latest CollectibleXchange.com“Winter Auction” which is underway, highlighted by Yankees stars Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge, Mickey Mantle and Hideki Matsui, and hockey greats Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzy and Steve Yzerman, not to mention a one-of-kind drumstick collage autographed by Beatles legendary drummer Ringo Starr, and an extremely rare baseball ...

A truly one-of-a-kind car which was custom built for the late, great Lakers legend Kobe Bryant (given to him by his wife Vanessa) is up for auction at goldinauctions.com as part of their 2021 Goldin Elite Auction which closes on January 30th. This automobile was commissioned by Kobe’s wife Vanessa as a gift for ...

In a year when trading cards became considered an asset class, two particular sports legends name Mike who started their careers in the 1980’s – Michael Jordan and “Iron” Mike Tyson – had their rookie trading cards set new records this past weekend in Goldin Auctions End of Year Auction. ...