by MEARS | Sep 15, 2005 | archived news
Recently Chris Ivy of Heritage Galleries submitted this circa 1962-64 Wilt Chamberlain San Francisco Warriors jersey for evaluation. With the challenges presented, we were excited and anxious to examine this vintage jersey purported to be worn by the “Stilt.” Before...
by MEARS | Sep 14, 2005 | archived news
In the ever-changing world of baseball memorabilia, one of the few reliable constants is that rarity sells. Whether you’re talking about autographs or photographs, pennants or paintings, sports cards or scorecards, it generally goes without saying that the scarcer the...
by MEARS | Sep 13, 2005 | archived news
The Signing of the Hillerich & Bradsby Contract On August 8th, 1952, while playing at Eau Claire in the Milwaukee Braves farm system, 18-year-old Henry Aaron signed an endorsement contract with the historic Hillerich & Bradsby Company. In part the contract...
by MEARS | Sep 9, 2005 | archived news
Baseball has long been a game of color. Green infields and colorful ballpark advertising has been a staple for most of the game’s history. The 1947 Boston Braves produced “The Braves Family,” the first color and sound film ever made about Major League baseball....
by MEARS | Sep 8, 2005 | archived news
The interest in collecting game used football uniforms is at an all time high. There are many reasons for this including the increased availability of product and the ever-increasing popularity of the sport. If you are new to the hobby, or have been at it for a while,...
by MEARS | Sep 1, 2005 | archived news
Over the years, various athletes in the major sports become associated with specific jersey numbers. Of course, occasional situations may prevent those athletes from donning their favorite digits…or else they may choose to change numbers for a specific reason....
