04.22
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
ALLENTOWN, Pa. | NCIS is one of the country’s most popular television shows. The military crime fighters are coming to trading cards this June.
Rittenhouse Archives is producing a card set that will capture the first 72 episodes in NCIS’s history.
At the Philly Non-Sports Card Show, Rittenhouse displayed many of the autographs that will be found in the product, which includes many fan favorites.
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04.21
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
Chicago White Sox pitcher Phillip Humber — a right-hander from Texas with an 11-10 career record and not a single complete game entering Saturday’s contest at Safeco Field — threw nine perfect innings against the Seattle Mariners for just the 21st gem in MLB history.
In all, Humber appears on just 539 cards in the Beckett.com database with 219 of those featuring a certified autograph and a total value of more than $3,250. (Need a complete Humber checklist or OPG? Click here.) He appears on 33 Rookie Cards beginning in 2005 when he was a member of the New York Mets, many an affordable option.
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04.20
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
Press Pass will unveil its newest line this June with 2012 Press Pass Redline, a high-end racing product.
Redline will feature four hits for every tin with some of the most popular drivers. The tins are pre-selling for around $130.
Each two-pack tin will include two autographs and two memorabilia cards, and at least one of the autos will be an auto/memorabilia combo card.
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04.20
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
BOSTON | The Boston Red Sox are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park.
The small ballpark nestled inside the city limits could be hard to see if you’re not looking for it, but the stadium has such a rich history with most of the greatest players in the game having once played there.
Along with today’s ceremony, the Red Sox have made it easy for fans to celebrate as well. They have created a number of memorabilia pieces with “100 Years” adorning them.
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04.20
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
An SGC 40 specimen of the hobby’s most-famous baseball card sold for more than a million dollars on Friday morning at auction.
It’s a Honus Wagner T206 tobacco card (Sweet Caporal back), and it sold for $1,232,466.34 after 14 bids through St. Louis-based Goodwin & Co.
According to Beckett sales data for the card, a PSA 8 was sold for a record $2.8 million in 2007. A PSA 2 typically sells for $500,000 or less, but with an estimated total of just 50 known to exist — many of those in worse condition — there aren’t too many alternatives for a prospective buyer when one comes to market. This is just the fifth time Beckett has tracked a sale of more than $1 million for the card (in any condition).
This one blasted prices previously paid for cards in similar condition as a GAI 3.5 (Very Good+) sold for $456,057 through Mastro Auctions in late 2005.
Chris Olds is the editor of Beckett Baseball magazine. Have a comment, question or idea? Send an email to him at colds@beckett.com. Follow him on Twitter by clicking here.
Need a T206 checklist or a Honus Wagner OPG? Click here.
04.19
Join Beckett Baseball‘s Chris Olds and Brian Fleischer as they rip into a pair of 2011 Prime Cuts boxes from Panini America in this latest edition of Box Busters.
What will they find inside? Watch and find out …
Need a Prime Cuts checklist or OPG? Click here.
04.19
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
There’s a new prospect on the baseball card field.
Onyx Authenticated, an MLBPA-approved memorabilia licensee, is a relative newcomer to the packaged memorabilia field. But now the Riverview, Fla.-based company is taking the next step.
It’s making baseball cards.
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