by Andrew Aronstein, Operations Manager Late last year, a very special collection of photographic images unexpectedly entered our offices. While magic lantern slides have remained somewhat of an oddity, often underappreciated in the sports collecting world, the grouping of 57 unique slides we inspected that day was highly impressive. Before us sat an array of […] The post The Frank W. Smith Glass Lantern Slide Collection appeared first on Love of the Game Auctions ..read more

by Al Crisafulli Back in late 2014, we received a consignment of several die-cut cards that were known at the time as “Scapps Tobacco” cards. Printed on a tab connecting some of the cards in red ink was “H.D.S. & Co.,” a clue which sent us on a lengthy mission. We knew the story of … The hobby needs a standard catalog! Read More » The post The hobby needs a standard catalog! appeared first on Love of the Game Auctions ..read more

1921 Herpolsheimer’s Origins Explained, Once and For All We have written extensively about the 1921 Herpolsheimer’s set for years, but they have been front and center in our Fall, 2023 auction due to the “Band-Aid Box Find,” a group of 39 newly-discovered 1921 Herpolsheimer’s cards, including Babe Ruth. Up until this discovery, just one example … An extraordinary piece of hobby research Read More » The post An extraordinary piece of hobby research appeared first on Love of the Game Auctions ..read more

The 1921 E121-style cards are found with a variety of different back advertisements, some more difficult to obtain than others. Among the most difficult, however, are the cards advertising the Herpolsheimer’s Boys Fashion Shop. The reason for this is that until recently, just 69 or 70 cards from the issue were known to exist, with … The Band-Aid Box Find of 1921 Herpolsheimer’s Read More » The post The Band-Aid Box Find of 1921 Herpolsheimer’s appeared first on Love of the Game Auctions ..read more

Sandy Koufax was arguably the greatest left handed pitcher of all time, and is indisputably the greatest Jewish baseball player of all time. Barney Pelty’s claim to fame? He was arguably the greatest right-handed Jewish pitcher of all time.  Known as the “Yiddish Curver,” he pitched from 1903 to 1912 in the deadball era, racking … A First Look at Memorabilia from Barney Pelty: The Yiddish Curver Read More » The post A First Look at Memorabilia from Barney Pelty: The Yiddish Curver appeared first on Love of the Game Auctions ..read more

Our Summer 2022 Auction lot 1393 is an outstanding example of the 1941 “Who’s Who in the Major Leagues” signed by more than 460 subjects. Unfortunately, character limitations both on our website and in our printed catalog prohibits us from publishing the entire list of signatures there. As promised, here’s the list in its entirety! … The complete text of lot 1393 Read More » The post The complete text of lot 1393 appeared first on Love of the Game Auctions ..read more

The company that provides our hosting service is experiencing technical issues that are forcing our website offline. While we await service to be restored, we will continue assembling packages and manually processing payments from our November auction. Tracking numbers and check payments will be posted to the accounts of winning bidders when service is restored. … Site outage Read More » The post Site outage appeared first on Love of the Game Auctions ..read more

Finding quality consignments is hard work.  Doing it well demands discipline, tenacity, and an ability to locate quality material, amidst cutthroat competition.  It’s not as if quality consignments fall in your lap. Except one day this past spring, that’s exactly what happened.  A quality consignment fell in my lap. I received a text message from … 1952 Topps “Mystery Find” Read More » The post 1952 Topps “Mystery Find” appeared first on Love of the Game Auctions ..read more

  Kingston, NY (Feb 26, 2020) – Love of the Game Auctions is honored to announce the pending sale of one of the hobby’s most popular and enduring baseball card sets: the 1914 Cracker Jack issue.  Cumulatively, the set ranks #5 on PSA’s Current Finest Set Registry. Each card from the set, almost entirely graded … Love of the Game Auctions’ Spring, 2020 Auction to Include Complete 1914 Cracker Jack Set Read More » The post Love of the Game Auctions’ Spring, 2020 Auction to Include Complete 1914 Cracker Jack Set appeared first on Love of the Game Auctions ..read more

We’ve uncovered some interesting new information relating to our Lot# 67, Rare 1910 Philadelphia Athletics World Champions Blue Ribbon Pin w/White Elephant. In our description for Lot #67, we make the comment “the souvenir pin was likely a presentational piece that served as a World Championship medal given to players and team officials in celebration of … Breaking News! Read More » The post Breaking News! appeared first on Love of the Game Auctions ..read more