Memorabilia

PSA 9 1888 Allen & Ginter Buck Ewing Card Among Gems in I Own It Now Sale

One of two 1888 Allen & Ginter cards of Buck Ewing graded PSA 9 joins The Babe, Ty, Honus, Ted, Jackie, Willie, Mickey and more in Memory Lane’s upcoming I Own It Now catalog that opens Friday, Mar. 4. Buy or make an offer.
By Tom Bartsch
MAR 2, 2016

One of only two cards of Hall of Famer Buck Ewing from the 1888 Allen & Ginter (N29) set ever to be awarded a PSA 9 (<int) grade leads off the latest I Own it Now catalog at Memory Lane.

The Ewing card is one of numerous high-grade and/or scarce cards that will be offered for sale beginning Friday, March 4. An alternative to the auction format, I Own It Now allows potential buyers to either purchase an item at the listed price or wait until Monday, March 7 to make an offer to the consignor.

Vintage Babe Ruth cards remain among the hobby’s hottest and will be well represented in the catalog with a rare 1916 Weil Baking Co. (D329) rookie card graded EX 5, a 1933 Goudey Ruth #53 rated 7.5 and a 1933 Sport Kings graded PSA 8.

Additional prewar offerings will include two important cards from the 1910 E98 set: a Ty Cobb rated PSA 9 and a Honus Wagner (red) graded 8. There is also a 1939 Play Ball Ted Williams rookie card graded PSA 8, a 1941 Double Play Williams grade PSA 9, a 1935 Diamond Stars #1 Lefty Grove graded 8 and a pair of stars from the 1932 U.S. Caramel set: a PSA 9 Bobby Jones and a PSA 8 Cobb.

Mickey Mantle cards and other vintage star and rookie cards from the 1950s have been generating huge interest in the market for many months and the catalog will include a PSA 9 copy of Mantle’s classic 1957 Topps card as well as a rare NM 7 from the 1959 Home Run Derby set.

A 1952 Topps Willie Mays graded PSA 8 (NM/MT) will be in the sale along with a PSA 7 1951 Bowman Mays rookie card, a 1953 Topps Jackie Robinson graded PSA 8 and a 1966 Topps Venezuelan Roberto Clemente rated 6.

Memorabilia fans will also find pieces a dual-signed Babe Ruth personal check (PSA/DNA) among the items in the catalog.

To receive a free catalog, visit MemoryLaneInc.com or call (877) 606-5263.