by MEARS | Jan 10, 2010 | archived news
In an exclusive arrangement with John Rogers of Rogers Photo Archives, MEARS Auctions is proud to announce that our firm has been chosen to market the entire football contents of the 81-year old Chicago Sun Times photo archive. A hand picked selection of the finest...
by MEARS | Jan 9, 2010 | archived news
Not much of an article, but I have been asked once again about barrel variations for 1976. The issue is should a Hillerich & Bradsby product have the word Powerized? My answer to that is it could. Pictured are Rose, Morgan, and Bench from 1976. The picture can be...
by MEARS | Dec 29, 2009 | archived news
It seems with every passing month, another newspaper decides to either scale back or discontinue its printing. There was a time, and yes in my lifetime, that city papers produced a morning and afternoon edition. Where am I going with this waxing of nostalgia? It’s on...
by MEARS | Dec 26, 2009 | archived news
The article I wrote a few weeks back on the 1972-74 Oakland A’s appears to have been a big hit with collectors. I was curious how long it would take until someone asked about the Pirates of the mid 1970s to early 1980s. This article focuses not so much on style...
by MEARS | Dec 25, 2009 | archived news
The day after Christmas is the loneliest day on the Island of Misfit Toys. It just seems that unless somebody wants you, what need is there of a Spotted Elephant that serves as the island’s bell hop. Much the same could be said for knit jerseys from 1970s that have...
by MEARS | Dec 20, 2009 | archived news
We got roughly 2 ½ feet of snow on Saturday. With college football taking a pre-bowl game hiatus, I decided to spend some time going through the World Series DVD collection I just picked up for my reference library. Fantastic source as it features film from 1943-...
