Bert Lehman

News

Farewell as editor of SCD & new owners provide SCD a new beginning

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Bart Starr

The Starr of a collection

The letter that Jessie Zaccaro originally sent to Zack Monroe 27 years ago. Monroe recently returned the letter with two autographed baseball cards. He wrote a short note at the bottom of the letter.
Autographs

Collector receives autographed cards 27 years after sending request letter

Babe Ruth

The case of the authenticity of a Babe Ruth card purchased for $2

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News

The best time of the year

Long-time dealer Rob Rosen has purchased three 1955 Topps Jackie Robinson cards that are missing part of the diamond logo (right). The vast majority of the Robinson cards from that set contain a complete diamond logo (left). (Rob Rosen photos)
Jackie Robinson

1955 Topps Jackie Robinson cards with partial diamond surface

Photo courtesy Steve Tingwall, Columbia Hobby
Babe Ruth

Hobby shop owner pulls dual Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig cut signatures

Rick Giddings shows two of the 1962 Topps Baseball card uncut sheets he recently was made aware of and purchased. (Bert Lehman photo)
Baseball

Uncut 1962 Topps Baseball card sheets found during vintage card purchase

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News

Carl Yastrzemski celebrates the 50th anniversary of his Triple Crown season

Collector Stories

Helping collectors

1948 unopened Bowman Baseball packs.
Cards

Unopened sports cards could sell for around $1 million

“The Original Wagner” T206 card, which has had only four owners, is available in SCP Auctions’ 2017 Spring Premier Auction. (Image provided by SCP Auctions)
Auctions

T206 Honus Wagner card with ownership traced back to 1909 available at auction

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Bert Lehman | The Infield Dirt

Revisiting Operation Bullpen

Hobby News

Industry will overcome Eli Manning game-used memorabilia allegations

The Grandeur Hockey Coin Collection includes a gold coin variation that is numbered to 100 for each player. These are the rarest coins in the collection.
Hockey

Upper Deck uses trading card experience to create collectible hockey coins

1989 Ken Griffey Jr Upper Deck
Cards

The impact of new ventures

sixto brewers
Bert Lehman | The Infield Dirt

1981 Topps Traded Baseball set memories

Autograph News

The experience of obtaining autographs in person will never be replaced

This 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle was purchased by Sports Collectors Digest Editor Bert Lehman when he was in high school in the 1980s.
Mickey Mantle

The need for a Mantle