In Clean Sweep Auctions’ highly anticipated premiere event of 2024, an impressive collection of pre-War baseball cards is stealing the spotlight. Among the standout items are two exceptionally rare T206 cards, a must-have for collectors of vintage baseball memorabilia.
One of the highlights is a T206 Ray Demmitt card graded SGC 2. Accompanying it is a Bill O’Hara card with an SGC 1.5 grade. These cards, along with numerous Hall of Famers, are part of the renowned “monster” set, which takes center stage in the online catalog for this auction.
Another notable card in the auction is the ‘bat on shoulder’ variant of Ty Cobb’s card, featuring a Sovereign 350 back and graded PSA 3. The listing also includes an SGC Cy Young portrait card with a grade of SGC 4, adding to the allure of the event.
An incredibly rare find is a set of four M110 Sporting Life Cabinet cards from 1911. This set showcases legendary baseball figures such as Honus Wagner, Frank Chance, Nap Lajoie, and Christy Mathewson. These cards are especially valuable due to their scarcity, representing a limited number of surviving examples from over a century ago.
The sale also features other significant cards, including an SGC 5 graded 1887 Allen & Ginter Mike “King” Kelly card, a 1907 Dietsche Ty Cobb postcard graded SGC 1, and a rare 1908 Rose Postcard featuring Hall of Famer Addie Joss. Additionally, collectors will find a collection of 1911 Turkey Red Cabinets, which includes cards of Walter Johnson, Eddie Collins, Home Run Baker, Rube Waddell, and Addie Joss.
But the auction doesn’t stop there. It offers a range of other key lots that will excite collectors. These include a 1921 Exhibit Babe Ruth card graded PSA 2, a 1928 Harrington’s Ice Cream Ruth card with an SGC 1.5 grade, 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. Also available is a 1933 Goudey 149 Ruth card rated 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. Additionally, the auction showcases rookie cards of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays from the 1951 Bowman collection. Not to be missed are a 1952 Berk Ross Mantle card graded PSA 3, a 1952 Bowman Mantle card with a PSA 5 grade, a 1954 Johnson Cookies Aaron RC graded PSA 7, and a 1958 Hires Root Beer with tab Willie Mays card graded PSA 7.
The auction also offers complete sets, including the 1957 and 1967 Topps sets, with the 1967 set featuring 90 graded cards.
For collectors interested in autographed items, the auction presents an autographed 1953 Bowman Color Mickey Mantle card, a PSA 8 graded Jackie Robinson signed Hall of Fame postcard, and a 1931 Yankees team signed baseball.
Enthusiasts of unopened material will find a 1988 Fleer basketball wax box and a 1986 Topps football rack box.
Kicking off the auction is a truly exceptional item fresh to the hobby—a 1939 Joe Cronin Boston Red Sox road flannel jersey, rated a 9 by MEARS.
Additional items of interest include Chicago Cubs signed team sets dating back to the 1950s, thirteen different Derek Jeter autographed cards (most signed before his MLB debut in the mid-1990s), and a Lou Gehrig autograph.
Basketball card collectors will be delighted to find two Bird/Magic rookies and two Michael Jordan rookies. The football section includes vintage sets, Tom Brady rookie cards, and a ticket from the famous 1958 “greatest game” between the Colts and the Giants.
Finally, the auction offers a diverse range of baseball memorabilia, including 19th-century Chicago Cubs home scorecards, a 1906 Red Sox scorecard, a 1920 Who’s Who with Babe Ruth on the cover, numerous World Series items, a 1912 tabletop baseball game, an original telephone from Ebbett’s Field, tickets, pennants, and a high-grade set of Hartland statues.
Bidding for this extensive and impressive collection of baseball and sports memorabilia is scheduled to run through January 31st. Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of history from this remarkable auction.