In Clean Sweep Auctions’ highly anticipated event, the 2024 Premiere, collectors and sports enthusiasts alike are flocking to view an impressive collection of pre-War baseball cards and other historic sports memorabilia. The auction features rare T206 cards, including a Ray Demmitt card graded SGC 2 and a Bill O’Hara card graded SGC 1.5, both highly sought-after items among vintage baseball collectors.
Among the standout offerings is a Ty Cobb ‘bat on shoulder’ variant card, boasting a Sovereign 350 back and receiving a PSA 3 grading. Equally remarkable is the SGC graded Cy Young portrait card, with a grade of SGC 4, adding to the allure of this auction.
One of the rare highlights of the event is a set of four M110 Sporting Life Cabinet cards from 1911, featuring Honus Wagner, Frank Chance, Nap Lajoie, and Christy Mathewson – legendary figures in the world of baseball. These cards, known for their scarcity, are highly valuable and represent a limited number of surviving examples from an early venture into card production by a sports newspaper over a century ago.
The auction also showcases other significant cards, including an SGC 5 graded 1887 Allen & Ginter Mike “King” Kelly card, a 1907 Dietsche Ty Cobb postcard (with the name on the front variation) graded SGC 1, and a rare 1908 Rose Postcard featuring Hall of Famer Addie Joss. Additionally, a collection of 1911 Turkey Red Cabinets featuring cards of Walter Johnson, Eddie Collins, Home Run Baker, Rube Waddell, and Addie Joss is available for bidding.
The auction continues with an array of key lots, such as a 1921 Exhibit Babe Ruth card graded PSA 2, a 1928 Harrington’s Ice Cream Ruth card graded SGC 1.5, a 1933 George C. Miller Dizzy Dean card graded SGC 3, and a pair of 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig cards graded PSA 2 and SGC 3.5 respectively. Other notable items include a 1933 Goudey 149 Ruth card graded SGC 5, a 1939 Play Ball Ted Williams rookie card graded SGC 3, a 1948-49 Leaf Jackie Robinson RC graded Beckett 2, and a PSA 9 graded 1950 Callahan set. The auction also features rookie cards of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays from the iconic 1951 Bowman set, a 1952 Berk Ross Mantle card graded PSA 3, a 1952 Bowman Mantle card with a PSA 5 grade, and a 1954 Johnson Cookies Aaron RC graded PSA 7. Additionally, a 1958 Hires Root Beer with tab Willie Mays card graded PSA 7 is available for bidding.
Complete sets are also up for auction, including the 1957 and 1967 Topps sets, the latter featuring 90 graded cards.
In addition to the impressive card collection, the auction presents signed memorabilia such as a 1953 Bowman Color Mickey Mantle card autographed by the legend himself, a PSA 8 graded Jackie Robinson signed Hall of Fame postcard, and a 1931 Yankees team signed baseball – all highly desirable items for collectors.
For enthusiasts of unopened material, the auction offers a 1988 Fleer basketball wax box and a 1986 Topps football rack box.
The event commences with a remarkable find in the hobby – a 1939 Joe Cronin Boston Red Sox road flannel jersey graded 9 by MEARS, presenting a rare opportunity for collectors.
Other intriguing items include Chicago Cubs signed team sets dating back to the 1950s, thirteen different autographed Derek Jeter cards (most signed prior to his MLB debut in the mid-1990s), and a Lou Gehrig autograph.
Basketball card collectors will be elated to find two Bird/Magic rookie cards and two Michael Jordan rookie cards, while football enthusiasts can browse through vintage sets, Tom Brady rookie cards, and a ticket from the famous 1958 “greatest game” between the Colts and the Giants.
Rounding out the auction are various baseball memorabilia items, including 19th century Chicago Cubs home scorecards, a 1906 Red Sox scorecard, a 1920 Who’s Who magazine featuring Babe Ruth on the cover, World Series items, a 1912 tabletop baseball game, an original telephone from Ebbets Field, tickets, pennants, and a high-grade set of Hartland statues.
Collectors and enthusiasts alike can participate in the bidding for this extensive and impressive collection of baseball and sports memorabilia until January 31st.