May/June Buying Frenzy

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 at 4:33 pm.

May and June was a two month buying extravaganza for American Legends.

In the eight week period, we picked over a dozen quality collections. Included in this grand haul were a lot of 122 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets including two Ty Cobb, three Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Tinker, Evers, Chance and many, many more.

Another deal featured 196 T202 Hassan Triple Folders including eleven Ty Cobb cards, six Christy Mathewson and a boat load of other Hall of Famers.

Next up was a lot of almost 80 cards from the early 1900’s. This consisted of T201 Mecca Double Folders, T202 Hassan Triple Folders, T204 Ramly with several of the scarce T.T.T. backs, E97 Briggs Company and a small grouping of boxing cards including some tough ones of Jack Johnson.

Another seller came in with almost 150 PSA Graded cards from 1952 & 1956 Topps, all of them graded as eights.

And one of my favorites was a spectacular collection from a delightful older couple. They had amassed a run of Topps, Bowman, Fleer, Red Man & Kelloggs baseball sets from 1948 to 1987, including many tough regional issues. The condition was superb and some of the great odd ball sets included the 1967 Topps Red Sox Stickers, 1964 Topps Stand-Ups and a super sharp 1959 Fleer Ted Williams Set.

Huge Early 1950′s Collection

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 at 12:22 pm.

Just picked up a beautiful collection. Contained are thousands of cards from the 1950′s. Among the sets represented: 1948 Bowman Baseball, 1949 Bowman Baseball, 1950 Bowman Baseball, 1951 Bowman Baseball, 1952 Bowman Baseball, 1953 Bowman Baseball Color & Black and White, 1951 Topps Red and Blue Backs, 1952 Topps Baseball, 1953 Topps Baseball and more.

Plus there is a bevy of early Bowman Football cards from 1948-1952 as well as the landmark 1951 Topps Ringside Boxing

Among the key cards in the collection are the 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, 1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, 1951 Ringside Rocky Marciano, 1951 Bowman Tom Landry and many many more.

1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #181

This entry was posted on Friday, April 13th, 2012 at 3:36 pm.

American Legends picked up this gem earlier in the week. It’s a 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #181 in excellent condition. Ruth, who has four cards in the landmark ’33 Goudey Set, is one of the most collectible baseball players in history.

Do you have vintage cards that you are looking to sell? Call American Legends at 914-725-2225 today.

1924 St. Louis Browns Baseball with Ty Cobb

This entry was posted on Friday, April 13th, 2012 at 3:32 pm.

Look what just landed at American Legends. This 1924 team signed St. Louis Browns baseball which also bears the signature of Hall of Famer Ty Cobb. The ball is dated 6/26/24 which was a day off after the Browns played the Tigers in Detroit.

Besides the Georgia Peach, the official American League baseball contains the signatures of George Sisler, Pat Collins (also a member of the 1927 New York Yankees), Norm McMillan, Dave Danforth, Gene Robertson, Dixie Davis, Jack Tobin, Marty McManus and six others.

The baseball has been authenticated by James Spence.

T9 Turkey Red Boxing

This entry was posted on Sunday, April 8th, 2012 at 10:55 am.

American Legends has just acquired nine T9 Turkey Red Boxing Cards. Included in the collection of Cabinet cards are Jack Johnson, James Jeffries & Abe Attell.

Do you have vintage trading cards that you are looking to sell? American Legends is actively purchasing pre-1975 sports and non-sports cards. Call us at 914-725-2225 to discuss.

Five Babe Ruth Signed Baseballs

This entry was posted on Friday, February 17th, 2012 at 3:45 pm.

American Legends is very fortunate to have just acquired five signed Babe Ruth baseballs.

One is single signed and uninscribed. The second is a National League baseball signed with additional players besides the Bambino. The third is a 1934 New York Yankees Team signed baseball which includes Lou Gehrig.

The remaining two are personalized, with one an official American League baseball and the other an Amateur League baseball.

Vintage Galore at American Legends

This entry was posted on Saturday, October 29th, 2011 at 1:31 pm.

This was a fabulous week for buying at American Legends. This week we acquired almost 200 N172 Old Judge tobacco cards from 1887, over 60 N29 Allen & Ginter cards from 1888 including Cap Anson, a batch of 1933, 1934 and 1935 Goudey Baseball cards including Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig, a complete 1941 Play Ball set, a near set of the W551 Strip Cards featuring Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson and last but not least a 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card graded PSA 8.

Mays & Ford Rookies and Babe Ruth

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 16th, 2011 at 1:16 pm.

Another highlight of this week’s purchases would have to be this four card grouping.

Included are the 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie Card, 1952 Topps Willie Mays Rookie Card, 1948 Leaf Babe Ruth and 1951 Bowman Whitey Ford Rookie Card.

Three of the greatest players in New York baseball history.

1920 W519-2 Unnumbered Strip Card Set

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 16th, 2011 at 1:08 pm.

This is part of the large baseball collection we acquired on Thursday. This is a complete set of the 1920 W519-2 Unnumbered Strip Cards. The set contains Babe Ruth, Eddie Collins, Eddie Cicotte, Rube Marquard, Frankie Frisch, Joe Murphy, Kid Gleason Ernie Kreuger, Gabby Cravath and Guy Morton. Although the artwork is a little crude, the Ruth card is among the first 20 every issued of the Bambino.

Autograph Collection Purchase

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 16th, 2011 at 1:00 pm.

A nice collection of autographs rolled into American Legends this week. Included were 5 signed Mickey Mantle 8×10 Photos, a Ty Cobb Signed check, 2 Satchel Paige cuts, a Hank Greenberg cut and another 150 flat autographed items.