by MEARS | Apr 22, 2009 | archived news
MORE ONE AND DONES This time out, I’ll start with a pair of one-year jersey styles to discuss, and add a pair of one-year cap designs, also. 1968 Oakland A’s: For a one-year style, a nice quantity of these reside within the hobby, although many are in...
by MEARS | Apr 22, 2009 | archived news
I never get tired of looking at flannels, especially those being attributed to members of the Hall Fame. As usual, Troy called to say he a Tony Lazzeri jersey for me to look at. As is my custom, all I asked upfront was if was a home or road and the year if known so...
by MEARS | Apr 14, 2009 | archived news
We are very pleased to be able to offer a few incredible items from the collection of Brooklyn Dodger mainstay, George “ Shotgun” Shuba. I had the pleasure to meet George while at a show in Cleveland near his hometown of Youngstown Ohio. He was there with his son Mike...
by MEARS | Apr 4, 2009 | archived news
Forty years ago Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and the New York Mets walked away with a World Series title. The Miracle Mets are one of those teams that collectors focus on much in the same way they do the 1955 Dodgers, 1961 Yankees or 1976 Reds. The game used...
by MEARS | Apr 4, 2009 | archived news
Dave Miedema informed me late Friday night that his computer was in the shop and he would not be able to provide his weekly Sunday News Extra. I hope you don’t mind me pinch hitting for Dave this week. When trying to decide what to get out, I thought I would use this...
by MEARS | Apr 4, 2009 | archived news
I got an e-mail recently asking about the presence of the ® registered trademark symbol next to Johnny Bench’s name on a bat from 1977. I looked this up and found it became a registered trade mark of Hillerich and Bradsby on November 2nd 1976. This also got me...
