By the late 1940s, signed Babe Ruth baseballs were everywhere.  The Babe was one of sports’ most generous signers and when he died in 1948, there’s little doubt he had signed thousands, possibly tens of thousands of autographs, many of which wound up on baseballs.
If you are a baseball fanatic – and even if you’re [...]

Few pieces offer a more personal  snapshot of a given team at a precise moment in time than a signed team baseball.
Unless dated, old baseball photos can offer only a guess as to when they were taken.  An autographed team ball, when all players are represented, can often be pinpointed to a specific month, [...]

Quality autographs, especially those baseballs signed by Hall of Famers, continue to be one of the most collectible pieces of sports memorabilia today.
One of the major reasons for the sustainability of these items is the uniqueness and value of each and every baseball. Some of the factors that contribute to this include [...]

The spring 2010 catalog auction being conducted by Robert Edward Auctions will include some very rare signed baseballs.
In addition to autographed items from all eras, and signed photos of legends such as Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, the collection of hobby pioneer Larry Killeen, assembled with great care over a span of decades beginning in [...]

A single-signed John F. Kennedy baseball sold over the weekend at Hunt Auctions’ latest sale.
The ball had originally been presented to former Washington Senators’ manager Mickey Vernon during one of JFK’s opening day first pitch tosses between 1961 and ‘63. The family of the late big leaguer consigned the ball and a number of [...]

When getting a baseball signed, it’s best to try and have the player sign in the narrowest area between the stitches, known as the “sweet spot” if it’s the only autograph you plan on having on that particular ball.
Sweet spot signatures do tend to sell for a premium in the market. Most collectors prefer [...]

Three old autographed baseballs will be part of a major auction of baseball memorabilia.

While there has been much discussion regarding the recent softening of the sports collecting market, no one seemed to be addressing it at the recent Legendary Auctions Live Sports Sale. In fact, more than 200 attendees at the high-end, sports memorabilia event, held July 31, 2009 at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, seemed [...]

A Missouri company has developed a new holder for signed baseballs.

A Christy Mathewson autographed baseball was among the top sellers in the All-Star FanFest Auction held in St. Louis on July 14. The single-signed ball sold for $50,600 which included a 15% buyer’s premium tacked on to all winning bids.
Mathewson’s death from tuberculosis long before he reached old age makes his signature rare; [...]