Hobby Happenings Week Ending June 15th, 2018 – Here is a look at hobby stories from around the web over the last week. Find out the latest in business news, player spotlights, vintage, grading, auctions, sports memorabilia and more. Stories from the ABC 13- WZZM, Deadspin, Blowout Buzz, Forbes, Beckett Media, Sports Collectors Daily and other sources.
Hobby Happenings Week Ending June 15th, 2018 – PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Baseball Centennial First Day Cover – Postmarked in Cooperstown, N.Y. on June 12, 1939 – (H/T @BSmile)
Hobby Happenings Week Ending June 15th, 2018 – COLLECTOR SPOTLIGHT
What I Found At The Bottom Of My Father’s Huge Collection Of Baseball Stuff – A reminder that you can’t take it with you. STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending June 15th, 2018 – AUCTION NEWS
Immaculate Christy Mathewson Signed Baseball Coming to Auction – What makes this particular example so special? James Spence Jr. explains. READ & WATCH
Hobby Happenings Week Ending June 15th, 2018 – MODERN NEWS
Championship Box Sets Now Available – To commemorate both the NBA Championship of the Golden State Warriors and the NHL Stanley Cup Championship of the Washington Capitals, Panini and Upper Deck have each produced a 30-card box set with an SRP of $29.99. Both sets release sometime next month.
Hobby Happenings Week Ending June 15th, 2018 – MEMORABILIA
‘Drool-Worthy’ Artifact – Autographed baseball from 1934 NY Yankees team. A West Michigan man has kept a fascinating sports collectible inside a box for more than a quarter century. READ & WATCH
Hobby Happenings Week Ending June 15th, 2018 – BUSINESS NEWS
SGC to Open Uniform Authentication Division – Long-time authenticator and researcher Dave Grob has left MEARS and joined SGC to help spearhead the new effort. MORE DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending June 15th, 2018 – FIND NEWS
1937 Lou Gehrig Jersey Emerges; Sold for Record Price – America’s homes continue to surrender baseball history. Some of it is better than others. FULL STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending June 15th, 2018 – JUST FOR FUN
From @DarrenRovell – One of my favorite artists I discovered on social media: @TheFlippist. Makes custom flip books. Here’s his book with Ovechkin hoisting the Stanley Cup.
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