News & Notes

Bidding is open for Heritage's August Signature Sports Collectibles Auction. The auction features many vintage items including signed documents, memorabilia, game-used items, photographs and cards."

Seamheads.com takes a look back at the inaugural All-Star Game -- July 6, 1933.

The name baseball poker comes from the fact that the bonus cards all relate to the rules of baseball. We all know there are 3 outs per inning and 9 innings in a baseball. In baseball poker, 3's and 9's are wild. After 4 walks, you get a free base in real baseball, but in baseball poker you are awarded a bonus card if you get a 4. So you can see that it is definitely different from regular poker hands. Here is a full article about baseball poker, if you'd like to know more.

Bidding ends tomorrow at 9PM for Leland's June 2010 Catalog Auction.

The National is just over a month away! If you haven't yet -- find the details of the Baltimore, MD show here.

Fusco's Phone/Internet auction ends tomorrow and features a variety of vintage baseball items."nbsp;

Robert Edward Auctions 2010 sale totalled $10.12 million setting world records"nbsp;for a multi-owner all-consignment baseball card and memorabilia auction; multi-consignor auction in which the auction house, auction house executives, and employees are prohibited from bidding in the auction; and also represents a new record dollar volume ever to be hammered down in a single day in the history of sports collecting. Good to see strong support for our hobby! Read the press release here.

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the T206 set, Tom and Ellen Zappala -- along with Lou Blasi -- created a book destined to take up residence on the coffee tables of T206 collectors, baseball fans, and history buffs alike. The T206 Collection: The Players and Their Stories takes a look beyond poses and backs, to introduce the reader to the players themselves. The only question it leaves is... 'Why hasn't this been done before?' Read more about, and order, the book here.

Many have received their 2009 Robert Edwards Auction catalog via mail, and bidding is currently up on their site as well. As usual, a tremendous selection of vintage baseball items."nbsp;

Goodwin "amp; Co.'s Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XXVI auction is live today and closes for bids on Thursday, April 22nd."nbsp;

Post and video about the classic set."nbsp;

T.S. O'Connell takes a look at Keith Olbermann opening a 1967 Topps pack on Countdown."nbsp;

SI article on vintage baseball collector and one time rapper, Peter Nash.

Legendary's closing dates for the auction of Exceptional Sports and Americana Photography have been moved to December 15 and 16.

The Washington Times review of the newly released book "Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress" from Harper Collins

Collector Marshall Fogel is profiled by Darren Rovell. Additionally, CNBC has an interesting report on Alternative Investing.

Goodwin and Co.'s Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XXIV auction opens today and ends Thursday, November 19th.

Sadly, a rare 1954 Wilson Franks Ted Williams card was stolen from a hotel in Farmington, NY."nbsp;

Bill Simmons weighs in on The National.