A great Kahn’s Wieners Bobby Layne store sign—and a reminder that matching the card image can be key to dating vintage promotional material.
Posts published in “Memorabilia”
Autographs, game-used gear, tickets, advertising, and cardboard-adjacent gems.
A striking 1954 Harlem Globetrotters broadside promoting Buffalo’s “Basketball World Series” offers a rare glimpse into vintage hoops memorabilia.
Ten original 1950s–60s wall photos from Mickey Mantle’s Holiday Inn—eight featuring Mantle—sold in Mastro’s June 2001 auction.
A March 14, 1966 Topps contract extension signed by Frank Robinson—dated to the year of his Triple Crown and second MVP award.
A 1997 Mastro lot and a 2018 Heritage sale help define the four known Bart Starr La Crosse sneaker displays.
Wayne Gretzky’s signed 1977 Soo Greyhounds players contract, executed at age 16, later resurfaced and sold by SCP Auctions in 2011.
A look back at Pete Rose’s 1963 Topps rookie card contract and paycheck, as first offered in Bill Mastro’s 1995 National auction catalog.