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in the 1986 World Cup sold for $9.3 million.

“An eight-figure auction result in the sports market was the stuff of fantasy just a decade ago,” said Chris Ivy, director of Sports Auctions at Heritage. “We always knew this card would shatter records and expectations. But that doesn’t make it any less of a thrill to be part of an auction during which a single item breaks the eightfigure threshold for the first time. It’s an extraordinary accomplishment for our wonderful team of sports experts. And, of course, we could not have done it without our consignor, Anthony Giordano, to bring this amazing card to market.” The card sold during the first session of the auction house’s Aug. 27 and 28 Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction.

Since Heritage first

announced the card’s auction in July, it has been the stuff of international headlines, primarily because Giordano bought the prized Mantle for a then-record-setting price of $50,000 in 1991. Giordano acquired the Mantle from Alan “Mr. Mint” Rosen, then kept it hidden away, ungraded, for the next three decades.

Until the rookie Mantle came to Heritage Auctions earlier this year, its provenance was all that was known about it. The cardboard gem was among the 5,500 1952 Topps cards Rosen bought from a Massachusetts man in the mid1980s known as “The Famous 1952 Topps Baseball Card Find,” as Professional Sports Authenticator once dubbed it. There were myriad Mantles in the old Topps Chewing Gum cardboard box that had been stashed in an attic for more than three decades, but none nicer than the one Rosen sold to Giordano in 1991.

Rosen, in fact, wrote a letter for Giordano that said this 1952 Mantle was “in my estimation the finest known example in the world.” Heritage took the card to SGC, which resulted in the extraordinary grade.

“It bears the finest qualities any 1952 Topps can possess: perfect centering, registration and four sharp corners,” according to Ivy. “That this Mantle rookie card remained in this condition for 70 years is a true miracle.”

Another Yankee legend also smashed his way into the record books when Babe Ruth’s game-used and signed bat, which he used from 1918 through the 1922 season, sold for $1.68 million to become the most expensive game-used bat ever sold at auction. That honor previously belonged to the bat Ruth used to hit the first home run out of Yankee Stadium,

which sold in 2004 for $1.265 million.

The Hillerich and Bradsby dates from Ruth’s transitional period, when he went from a very good pitcher and hitter with Boston to the Yankees’ immortal “Sultan of Swat.” In time, Ruth gifted this 44-ounce bat to his Yankees teammate Frank “Home Run” Baker, and later it found its way to a sports collectibles pioneer who was friends with the Hall of Fame third baseman.

Yet the mint-condition Mantle and the Ruth bat were just part of the $39,183,299 auction’s leap into history. Nearly 2,800 bidders worldwide helped rewrite the sports-collectibles record books. More than 40 records were set, which saw 45 lots sell for six figures and above.

“The eyes of the collecting world were focused on this historic auction, and we’re pleased to report that the sports collectibles market continues on its bullish run,” said Ivy. “Whether it was for cards, bats, photographs or championship rings, we saw strong participation from both hobby veterans and newcomers alike, all battling to give these treasures new homes in collections all over the world.”

For more information, visit www.HA.com.

Mickey Mantle and his 1952 Topps debut actually set more than the one record. As some bidders vied for the SGC Mint+ 9.5 example, others turned their attention to the PSA NM+ 7.5 that wound up selling for $705,000, making it the most valuable example at that grade.

CALENDARS

SHOW & FLEA MARKET CALENDAR

GEORGIA 09/08-11/22, ATLANTA,

THURS.-SUN., Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

10/06-09/22, ATLANTA,

THURS.-SUN., Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

MASSACHUSETTS 09/06-11/22, BRIMFIELD,

TUES.-SUN., Brimfield Antique & Collectibles Show & Flea Market, Along Route 20, Brimfield, MA

09/24/22, BROOKFIELD, SAT.

10AM-3PM, Walker's Homestead Antiques & Primitive Goods Show, 19 Martin Rd., Brookfield, MA

NEBRASKA 09/25/22, HAMMONTON, SUN.

9AM-3PM, Fall Antiques & Bottle Show, 31 Batsto Rd., Historic Batsto Village, Wharton State Forest

NEW YORK 10/08-09/22, STORMVILLE, SAT. & SUN., 8AM-4PM,

Antiques Show & Flea Market, 427 Rte. 216, Stormville Airport, NY

PENNSYLVANIA 09/10-11/22, REINHOLDS, SAT.

& SUN., 7AM-4PM, MID-CENTURY: Home Furnish., Apparel & Pop Culture; Walk Your Dog Benefit 9-, 607 Willow St., Adamstown/ Reinholds, PA

09/10/22, LANCASTER, SAT.

9AM-3PM, Fall Coin Show, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster Farm & Home Center

09/10/22, PHILADELPHIA, 8 AM - 5 PM, RAIN DATE

SUNDAY, SEPT11, Flea Market, 2201 Fairmount Ave, Fairmount Flea Market, Eastern State Penitentiary

09/21-25/22, ADAMSTOWN,

WED.-SUN., Sept. Extravaganza, Reading Rd., Rte. 272, Adamstown, PA- 7 mi. along Rte. 272

09/23-24/22, KUTZTOWN, FRI.

& SAT. 9AM-4PM, Antiques & Collector Extravaganza, 740 Noble St., Renningers Kutztown

09/23-24/22, YORK, FRI. 10-6 &

SAT. 10-5, The Original 179th Semi-Annual York, PAAntiques Show & Sale, 334 Carlisle Avenue, York Fairgrounds Conv. & Expo Ctr., Memorial Hall East

09/24/22, PHILADELPHIA, 8

AM - 5 PM, Flea Market, 400 block of S. 2nd St., Society Hill, Headhouse Square

09/25/22, DENVER, SUNDAY, OUTDOORS 7:30AM-4PM,

Antiques & Collectors Special Sunday, 2500 N. Reading Rd., Renningers Adamstown

Babe Ruth’s game-used and signed bat, which he used from 1918 through the 1922 season, sold for $1.68 million to become the most expensive game-used bat ever sold at auction. The previous record belonged to the bat Ruth used to hit the first home run out of Yankee Stadium, which sold in 2004 for $1.265 million.

An original photograph of Ty Cobb taken around 1910-12 and used for his 1914-15 Cracker Jack card sold for $516,000. It is now the most valuable sports photo ever sold at auction, surpassing the record set in April 2019, when Heritage sold the photo used for Cobb’s T206 card for $396,000.

Wayne Gretzky’s 1979 Topps rookie card graded Gem Mint 10 sold for $1.2 million to become the first of its kind to crack seven figures. The only other known PSA Gem Mint 10 example of Gretzky’s American-card debut sold in 2020 for $720,000. The Hulk smashed a record as well-Hulk Hogan, that is. The only known 1982 Cosmos Hulk Hogan rookie card graded PSA Gen Mint 10 sold for $51,600.

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NEW JERSEY 01/06/22 TO 12/18/22, COLUMBUS, THURS.-SUN.,

Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market, Rt. 206 South, Delaware Valley, Columbus, NJ

09/18/22, BARNEGAT LIGHT,

SUN. 9AM-5PM, Historic Viking Village Antique & Collectible Show, 19th & Bayview Ave., Barnegat Light, NJ

09/18/22, RINGOES, SUNDAY SEPT. 18TH 10 A.M-4 P.M.,

Hunterdon County Antiques Fair, Rte 179, 4-H Fairgrounds Rte 179 Ringoes NJ

09/18/22, WAYNE, SUN.

9:30AM-3:30PM, Mechanical Music Extravaganza, 1 Pal Drive, Wayne Police Athletic League

10/01/22, MULLICA HILL,

SATURDAY, 9-3, Annual October Festival of Antiques at the Fairgrounds, 275 Bridgeton Pike, Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds

DELAWARE 09/10/22, WILMINTON,

SATURDAY, 5 P.M., 1800's Antique Tricycle Velocipede, Shaker chairs, Spinning Wheel, Daguerreotypes, Estate jewelry, stamp collection, much more., 1323 Newport Gap Pike, Delaware Estate Sales

09/14-28/22, GEORGETOWN, ,

Early antique period furniture, early artwork, oil paintings, trains, toys, stoneware crocks, sterling silver, watches, collectibles, glassware, equipment, household & decorative items and more., Online Only, Andrew O'Neal Auctions

MARYLAND 09/17/22, GLENWOOD, SAT. AT

9AM, Antique furniture, 1800's original blue painted chimney cupboard, 1865 16 pane cupboard, jelly cupboard, primitives, baskets, hooked rugs, flow blue stoneware, much more., 2934 Route 97, Howard B. Parzow Auctioneer

09/10/22, YARDLEY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 8 A.M.-2 P.M. RAIN DATE SATURDAY,

SEPT17, Flea Market, 65 North Main Street, YARDLEY, PA

09/17-18/22, SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, 12 NOON - 7

PM, Flea Market, 1400 block of W. Pussyunk Ave., South Philly Sausage Festival

09/17/22, GETTYSBURG, SAT. 9AM-5PM; OUTDOOR MKT.:

8AM-2PM, 2022 Antq. & Vtg. Outdoor Mkt. Store & Warehse. Sale, 2885 York Rd., The Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg

09/17/22, GETTYSBURG, SATURDAY, 8 AM - 5 PM,

Antique & Vintage Outdoor Market, 2885 York Rd, Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg

09/18/22, LEBANON, SUN.

10AM-4PM, Central Penn Doll Collectors Club, 80 Rocherty Rd., Lebanon Expo Center

AUCTIONS

NEW HAMPSHIRE 09/24/22, KEENE, SATURDAY

AT 12:00 NOON, Antique Furnishings from NE Homes & Estates including 18th & 19th Cent. Country & formal furnishings, Asian, Primitives, Folk Art, Silver & Flatware, Paintings, Cast Iron, Stoneware and more., Online Only, Keene Auctions

NEW JERSEY 09/12/22, BURLINGTON, MONDAY PREVIEW 4 P.M. STARTS 5:30 P.M., Vintage cash register, 1824 Reamer, Store Displays, Oil Lamp spare parts, Barbie doll cases, etc., 366 E. Broad Street, C & M Auctioneers

PENNSYLVANIA 09/12/22, DILLSBURG,

MONDAY 5 P.M., Antiques, Furniture, Collectibles, Tools, primitives, 185 Logan rd, Hardy's Auction Service

09/30/22 TO 10/01/22, LEBANON, FRI. 10-4 & SAT.

10-2, Miss Morgan's Milkweed Antique & Artisan Show, 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon Valley Expo Center

10/01/22, FAIRFIELD, SAT.

9AM-3PM, Gathering on THE FARM at Gettysburg - Country & Primitive Antq. Event, 1042 Bullfrog Rd., 10 min. from downtown Gettysburg

11/06/22, LANCASTER, SUN.,

9AM - 2PM, Lancaster Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show & Sale, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster Farm & Home Center

VIRGINIA 09/17-18/22, CHANTILLY, SAT.

9-6 & SUN. 11-5, The DC BIG FLEA Antiques Market, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Dulles Expo Center

10/14-15/22, FISHERSVILLE,

FRI. & SAT., 9AM-5PM, 69th Antiques Expo, 277 Expo Rd., Expoland

09/14-15/22, MYERSTOWN, PREVIEW WEDNESDAY 1-5 P.M THURSDAY ONLINE

ONLY, Online only, Super Gun auction. Aprox. 50 Pennsylvania long rifles, Remington, Winchester. All selling, no reserves., Online Only: www.kleinfelters.hibid.com, Kleinfelter's Auction

09/17/22, SOUDERTON,

SATURDAY 9:00 A.M, Coins, Jewelry, Antiques, Collectibles, Furniture, Vintage clothing, 50+ pcs Cape Cod Ruby glass., 240 Highland Ave, Gary Fluck , auctioneer

0 9 / 1 8 / 2 2 , SHOEMAKERSVILLE,

SUNDAYAT9 AM, Two quality auctions (9 am & 10 am) featuring single owner collection. Includes firearms: modern & antique, Coleman collection, vintage zippo lighters, jewelry, coins, stamps, textiles and much more., Shoemakersville Fire Co., 300 Church Ave, Wagner Auction

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