by MEARS | Dec 4, 2006 | archived news
The focus of this article is to create an identification guide for Green Bay Packer jerseys. For the years 1921-1958, little information is available, and this article references material provided by the Packers official website found at www.packers.com. MEARS has a...
by MEARS | Nov 27, 2006 | archived news
In order to provide some context, I need to go back to my early involvement with SCDA and the historic Mastro Auction of August 2004. This was the one that featured the Roger Maris jersey. This was the first time I had done “auction house work” and it was also the...
by MEARS | Nov 27, 2006 | archived news
November 22, 2006 On 9/12/06 MEARS was asked to evaluate a jersey being offered as a 2006 Ryan Howard Phillies Road jersey. We assigned the hologram number 304061 and recorded all of the measurements, numbering, lettering, and tagging in both our permanent Jersey...
by MEARS | Nov 18, 2006 | archived news
Instead of personally introducing myself to the MEARS community, let me just say that I am a sports memorabilia enthusiast, a collector, a wheeler and dealer, but most importantly… Frustrated. Frustrated with the game-used sports memorabilia hobby in general; the...
by MEARS | Nov 18, 2006 | archived news
Recently MEARS was asked to evaluate a 1931 Tour of Japan Jersey attributed to George Kelly. The jersey was issued MEARS hologram #303999. The jersey style was a home button down manufactured from period pinstriped flannel. Spalding manufactured this jersey for the...
by MEARS | Nov 15, 2006 | archived news
New York, New York – Sotheby’s and SCP Auctions, the sports auction house, have together set the standard for live sports auctions, having now partnered in four landmark live sales of important sports memorabilia and cards. These auctions have consistently set...
