Mile High Card Company Summer Catalog Auction Records Record-Setting Prices Amid Heavy Bidding

CASTLE ROCK, CO - With over 2,200 lots, Mile High Card Company’s Summer Catalog Auction was one of the largest in the company’s history. Headlining the event was a 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 350/30 Eddie Plank PSA 4 VG-EX, which set a record price of $318,997, Exceptional 1926-29 Exhibits Babe Ruth Postcard Back Pose Autographed PSA/DNA 1 PR AUTO 7 taking in $62,312, 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle PSA 4 VG-EX bringing in $74,122, 1968 Topps #247 Red Rookies Johnny Bench PSA 10 GEM MINT fetching $50,166, an Exceptionally Rare 1915 Boston Red Sox Team Photo Featuring Babe Ruth In His Rookie Season, The Only Known Certified Type I PSA Authenticated Photo Of This Pose And Fresh To The Hobby, that took in $85,366 and one of the most important comic books ever produced, a 1962 Marvel Comics Amazing Fantasy #15, Origin and First Appearance of Spider-Man CGC 4.5, bringing in an impressive $33,867. “Overall, the results of our auctions remain strong”, said MHCC President and CEO Brian Drent.

Other premier sports cards in the auction included a 1921 American Caramel Co. E121 "Babe" Ruth SGC 2 GD selling for a record-setting $48,066, 1933 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth SGC 6.5 EX-NM+ that hammered at $45,390, 1934 Goudey #37 Lou Gehrig SGC 7.5 NM+ that sold for $20,964, 1939 V351 Canadian Goudey World Wide Gum Ted Williams PSA 6 EX-MT None Graded Higher, nailing down $30,674, 1948 Leaf #79 Jackie Robinson PSA 5 EX that took in $21,493, 1950 Menko JCM125 U.S. Major League #2857 Ted Williams PSA 2 GD Highest Graded selling for $21,493, 1952 Bowman #101 Mickey Mantle PSA 8 NM-MT that landed at $22,012, 1952 Topps #407 Ed Mathews SGC 7 NM, Exceptionally High End For The Grade, fetching $22,921, 1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente SGC 8 NM-MT bringing home $34,693, 1961 Topps AL Home Run Leaders #44 Signed Mantle/Maris/Lemon/Colavito PSA 4 VG-EX Auto 8 that sold for $16,112 under spirited bidding, 1969 Topps #35 Joe Morgan PSA 10 GEM MINT that was heavily bid on and sold for $21,828, almost ten times the previous record sale, 1971 O-Pee-Chee #513 Nolan Ryan PSA 10 GEM MINT that hammered for $37,658, 1978 Topps #36 Eddie Murray PSA 10 GEM MINT bringing home $50,043, 1969 Topps #25 Lew Alcindor PSA 8 NM-MT- Very High End For The Grade, earning a world-record $35,864, 1984 Star #101 Michael Jordan BGS 7 NM - Offered With MINT 9 Centering, which was one of the most contested lots, surprised at $34,672, 1986 Fleer Sticker #8 Michael Jordan PSA 10 GEM MINT that continues to be one of the hottest cards in the market with a price of $47,070, a 2009 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Stephen Curry Gold Rookie Autograph PSA 9, 10 Auto taking in $25,666, and a 1961 Fleer #11 Jim Brown PSA 10 GEM MINT selling for $54,259, more than nine times the last recorded sale.

MHCC takes pride in the top-ranked sets featured in auctions and this time around, there was plenty of action with the offering of an Exceptionally High Grade 1952 Bowman Set With Each And Every Card Graded NM/MT 8 By PSA surprising at $90,099, 1959 Fleer Ted Williams Complete Set All PSA 9's taking in $16,423, Exceptionally Scarce 1962 Jell-O Complete Set With PSA Graded hammering at $30,391, 1967 Topps Exceptionally High Grade Near Complete Master Set (556/609) With Many Variations Completely Graded Nearly All PSA, 615 Cards Total selling for $23,666, and a 1991 Topps Desert Shield Complete Set All PSA Graded #4 On The PSA Set Registry With An Amazing 10.738 GPA stealing the show with an incredible sale of $102,460.

Incredible memorabilia items include a 1912 L1 Leather Of Ty Cobb, an amazing item that sold for $13,850, Historically Significant Original News Service Type I Jesse Owens Winning Gold In 100 Meter, International News Photo 1936 Olympics PSA Authentic sprinting to a sale of $20,787, an Impressive 1954 Topps Contract Signed By Willie Mays PSA/DNA that hammered at $11,322, 1961-63 Yogi Berra Hillerich And Bradsby Louisville Slugger Game Used Bat PSA/DNA GU 9.5 selling for $32,528, 1973 Topps Wacky Packages Unopened Cloth Patches Wax Box that led the non-sports unopened material with a sale of $11,525, and a 1973 Kentucky Derby Full Ticket 1st Secretariat (Triple Crown) 2nd Sham, 3rd Our Native PSA 5 EX, that went to a new owner for a sum of $7,690.

Heavy interest was given to 50 lots of 1909-13 M101-2 Sporting News Supplements, which sold for a cumulative total of $54,160, led by Grover C. Alexander Ad Back Black "DO YOU WANT" Pop 2, None Graded Higher PSA 1 PR selling for $8,710, and 51 lots of original artwork from the 1954 Topps Scoops series, which brought in an impressive sum of $135,999 and was led by #6 Lincoln Shot, selling for $25,318.

MHCC is accepting consignments for the Fall Auction and our Extra Innings Actions. If you desire the maximum possible return for your prized sports cards and memorabilia, please call our office at (303) 840-2784 to speak with one of our team of experts, contact us at www.milehighcardco.com.