Mile High kicked off 2013 with its Premium auction, with several high-end prewar sets offered, a rare Ruth/Capone signed ball and plenty of other notable highlights. Come along for the complete details.
Tag Archives: Babe Ruth
Addie Joss Turkey Red, Ruth Signed Silver Certificate and Tobacco Rarities Headline LOTG Auction
The sale features baseball and football memorabilia from the late 19th century to the early 1970s, highlighted by a 1935 Silver Certificate autographed by Babe Ruth, a beautiful 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski (PSA 5), an original Arthur K. Miller painting of Hall of Famer Nap Lajoie and a rare 1889 Hartley Studios cabinet photograph of new Hall of Fame inductee Hank O’Day.
T3 Turkey Reds, Ruth/Capone Ball, M116 Sporting Lifes Among Highlights in Mile High Auction
The Babe and Al Capone: Together on a Baseball
Babe Ruth, Elvis Presley Head List of Most Forged Signatures
Sale of 1929 N.Y. Yankees Team-Signed Ball to Benefit Prep School
A 1929 N.Y. Yankees team-signed baseball is on the auction block, courtesy of a prep school in New Jersey. The ball, signed by Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and other Hall of Famers, was acquired by a former monk at the school. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the more than 500 students enrolled at the school.
A Babe Ruth Signed Ball With a Visual Story
Early HOF Signatures a Big Draw at Collect Auctions
Ruth’s 1921 Pinstripe Pants and Ty Cobb Game-Used Bat Headed to Auction
Goldin’s Debut Auction Tops $800K, Rose Banishment Papers Don’t Meet Reserve
Goldin Auctions topped $800,000 in its debut auction, with more than $5,000 going toward Hurricane Sandy Relief. Ruth signed bat topped $23,000, Barry Lyons’ 1986 Mets World Series ring hit $22,840, but the big draw, Pete Rose’s personal copy of his banishment papers failed to meet reserve at $259,000.