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Chronology : 2000
See also : Sport Origins of sports Olympic Games Ice hockey Sport cards 1950-80 Modern sport cards Sport document Sport rewards and medals Medal and decoration Autograph
Chronology : 2000
1857 Football was born in Sheffield
2011 SOLD 880 K£ including premium
They were much playing ball in England in the mid-nineteenth century. Each community had its own laws, a situation that did not disturb anyone because inter-club competition was not yet existing.
Particularly dynamic since its creation in 1857, the Sheffield Foot-Ball Club immediately established a working group to standardize the sport. On October 28, 1858, a set of eleven rules was adopted. Sheffield succeeded where other clubs had failed: in 1863 the new Football Association confirmed the game as it was played in Sheffield.
The club sells its archives on July 14 at Sotheby's in London.
The documents contain the official records of the club with the minutes of meetings and the first accounts of games. They include, of course, the oldest handwritten version of the rules of football, but also the only known copy of the first printed edition (1859).
It is an extraordinary set for the knowledge of sports history, so important as an input to social history as a whole. The estimate, £ 800K, seems low.
POST SALE COMMENT
The estimate was well targeted. Sold £ 880K including premium, the lot has remained around the low estimate.
I invite you to play the video shared on the web by Sotheby's.
Particularly dynamic since its creation in 1857, the Sheffield Foot-Ball Club immediately established a working group to standardize the sport. On October 28, 1858, a set of eleven rules was adopted. Sheffield succeeded where other clubs had failed: in 1863 the new Football Association confirmed the game as it was played in Sheffield.
The club sells its archives on July 14 at Sotheby's in London.
The documents contain the official records of the club with the minutes of meetings and the first accounts of games. They include, of course, the oldest handwritten version of the rules of football, but also the only known copy of the first printed edition (1859).
It is an extraordinary set for the knowledge of sports history, so important as an input to social history as a whole. The estimate, £ 800K, seems low.
POST SALE COMMENT
The estimate was well targeted. Sold £ 880K including premium, the lot has remained around the low estimate.
I invite you to play the video shared on the web by Sotheby's.
1892 Faster, Stronger, Higher
2019 SOLD for $ 8.8M including premium
In 1888 the 25-year-old publicist Pierre de Coubertin decides to concentrate all his efforts on the integration of sport into educational systems. Traumatized by the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, he sees sport as a means to ensure peace in the world. The moment is good : the extension of the railroad has favored inter-city sports confrontations in several countries, and the telegraph facilitates the preparations.
With a remarkable open-mindedness, Coubertin compares the progress of sport in several countries. In England, the country of the fair play, football is a team sport practiced in colleges, including Rugby, and the establishment of official rules allows competitions. In Sweden the mental benefit of gymnastics is officially recognized. In the United States, sport opens the way to the practice of collective recreation. He does not like the use of sport for military training in Germany but recognizes its heroic character.
The time is also favorable for meetings of thematic clubs in England and France. They will support the development of the Coubertin project. In 1891 he promulgates a motto : citius, fortius, altius (later modified in its sequence). Coubertin is setting the example : on March 20, 1892 he is the referee in the final of the first French rugby championship.
Taking as a pretext the fifth anniversary of a running club, a conference is organized at the Sorbonne on November 25, 1892, with three speakers. Bourdon and Jusserand tell the history of the sport. Coubertin, entrusted for dealing with modern sport, concludes his speech by proposing the reestablishment of the Olympic Games.
In this seminal address, Coubertin's vision is universal. The most developed nations will help the others. It is a matter of practicing sports in common between athletes of all nations with a search for the individual excellence, but not yet of international competition or rewards.
The autograph draft of this Coubertin thesis, largely modified by the author in the preparation phase, is estimated $ 700K for sale by Sotheby's in New York on December 18, lot 173.
Very remarkably, despite necessarily different visions of his international interlocutors, it is Coubertin himself who will concretize his concept. A January 1894 autograph document defining the stadium and sports passed at Goldin Auctions on October 29, 2016. In June 1894, Pierre de Coubertin creates the International Olympic Committee.
With a remarkable open-mindedness, Coubertin compares the progress of sport in several countries. In England, the country of the fair play, football is a team sport practiced in colleges, including Rugby, and the establishment of official rules allows competitions. In Sweden the mental benefit of gymnastics is officially recognized. In the United States, sport opens the way to the practice of collective recreation. He does not like the use of sport for military training in Germany but recognizes its heroic character.
The time is also favorable for meetings of thematic clubs in England and France. They will support the development of the Coubertin project. In 1891 he promulgates a motto : citius, fortius, altius (later modified in its sequence). Coubertin is setting the example : on March 20, 1892 he is the referee in the final of the first French rugby championship.
Taking as a pretext the fifth anniversary of a running club, a conference is organized at the Sorbonne on November 25, 1892, with three speakers. Bourdon and Jusserand tell the history of the sport. Coubertin, entrusted for dealing with modern sport, concludes his speech by proposing the reestablishment of the Olympic Games.
In this seminal address, Coubertin's vision is universal. The most developed nations will help the others. It is a matter of practicing sports in common between athletes of all nations with a search for the individual excellence, but not yet of international competition or rewards.
The autograph draft of this Coubertin thesis, largely modified by the author in the preparation phase, is estimated $ 700K for sale by Sotheby's in New York on December 18, lot 173.
Very remarkably, despite necessarily different visions of his international interlocutors, it is Coubertin himself who will concretize his concept. A January 1894 autograph document defining the stadium and sports passed at Goldin Auctions on October 29, 2016. In June 1894, Pierre de Coubertin creates the International Olympic Committee.
#AuctionUpdate Moments ago in our #NYC salesroom, the original Olympic Games manifesto soared to $8.8 million, more than 8.5x its $1 million high estimate following a 12-minute bidding battle. The manifesto outlines Pierre de Coubertin's vision for reviving the ancient games. pic.twitter.com/xoR4uAzs2t
— Sotheby's (@Sothebys) December 18, 2019
1936 Olympic Gold for Jesse Owens
2013 SOLD 1.47 M$ including premium
The success of Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 was not a surprise. Technically, he was one of the best sprinters of all time by a remarkable optimization of movement and an amazing sacrifice of pain during effort.
He won four prestigious events : 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and within 4 x 100 meters team. This grandson of slaves who was born in Alabama became a hero for the whole African-American community and is still now one of the most popular symbols of the Nazi abuse.
On this last point, the reality is surprising. Hitler was willing to admit that Negroes had morphologic features that enabled them to win. Earlier in these games, the Chancellor had only congratulated German athletes. His advisers made him understand that it was a blunder and he therefore decided to stop contacting any winner.
Owens himself declared that Hitler had not been hostile to him. On the opposite, the champion sharply criticized the racial segregation in his own country, which will still go further for 32 years before being abolished.
One of the four gold medals of Jesse Owens is for sale by SCP Auctions. The online auction will close on December 7. It is not known which of his four wins is related to this award. His other three medals are not localized.
I invite you to play the video commented by Darren Rovell for the ESPN specialized sport channel.
POST SALE COMMENT
Very good result for this medal that was outstanding for both sporting feat and political significance: $ 1.47 million including premium.
He won four prestigious events : 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and within 4 x 100 meters team. This grandson of slaves who was born in Alabama became a hero for the whole African-American community and is still now one of the most popular symbols of the Nazi abuse.
On this last point, the reality is surprising. Hitler was willing to admit that Negroes had morphologic features that enabled them to win. Earlier in these games, the Chancellor had only congratulated German athletes. His advisers made him understand that it was a blunder and he therefore decided to stop contacting any winner.
Owens himself declared that Hitler had not been hostile to him. On the opposite, the champion sharply criticized the racial segregation in his own country, which will still go further for 32 years before being abolished.
One of the four gold medals of Jesse Owens is for sale by SCP Auctions. The online auction will close on December 7. It is not known which of his four wins is related to this award. His other three medals are not localized.
I invite you to play the video commented by Darren Rovell for the ESPN specialized sport channel.
POST SALE COMMENT
Very good result for this medal that was outstanding for both sporting feat and political significance: $ 1.47 million including premium.
1967 Three Decades of Wins
2019 SOLD for $ 1.22M including premium
Thanks to television, golf gets a popular audience that is passionate about tournaments. Rivals on the course and friends in life, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus are great champions.
Nicklaus is the youngest of the three. He became a professional in 1962. His success record is unmatched, even though it was approached by Tiger Woods. In 1966 he was the 4th player to have won at least once in each of the four Grand Slam tournaments. He was the first to win each of these tournaments twice, in 1971, then three times, in 1978. At 46, he won his 6th Masters. Later entering the senior tours, he won his 100th and last victory in 1996.
In 1966 during an event in Tokyo, Rolex offers a cocktail party where the three friends participate. The brand, always eager to sponsor athletes, is already working with Player. Nicklaus, who had not used watches until then, defines his special watch.
Nicklaus receives his gift in 1967 : a Rolex Day-Date reference 1803 in yellow gold with a champagne-colored dial, a mark of hours inspired by golf tees and a President-style bracelet.
The champion uses this watch to this day in competitions and in everyday life. He wears it in the 12 Grand Slam tournaments which he wins after this acquisition. For Rolex, it is a remarkable demonstrator of elegance and robustness.
The Rolex is on his wrist when he waves the British Open trophy at St Andrews in 1978. This photo was chosen in 2005 by the Royal Bank of Scotland to illustrate the £ 5 bill. This American from Ohio becomes the first non-royal personality to have his portrait in his life time on a British note.
Jack and Barbara were married in 1960. They have been supporting the National Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio since 1976 and established in 2004 in Florida the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation.
The time for sports success has gone and charity is becoming a priority. Nicklaus sells his Rolex for the exclusive benefit of his Foundation. The auction is managed by Phillips in New York on December 10, lot 18.
Nicklaus is the youngest of the three. He became a professional in 1962. His success record is unmatched, even though it was approached by Tiger Woods. In 1966 he was the 4th player to have won at least once in each of the four Grand Slam tournaments. He was the first to win each of these tournaments twice, in 1971, then three times, in 1978. At 46, he won his 6th Masters. Later entering the senior tours, he won his 100th and last victory in 1996.
In 1966 during an event in Tokyo, Rolex offers a cocktail party where the three friends participate. The brand, always eager to sponsor athletes, is already working with Player. Nicklaus, who had not used watches until then, defines his special watch.
Nicklaus receives his gift in 1967 : a Rolex Day-Date reference 1803 in yellow gold with a champagne-colored dial, a mark of hours inspired by golf tees and a President-style bracelet.
The champion uses this watch to this day in competitions and in everyday life. He wears it in the 12 Grand Slam tournaments which he wins after this acquisition. For Rolex, it is a remarkable demonstrator of elegance and robustness.
The Rolex is on his wrist when he waves the British Open trophy at St Andrews in 1978. This photo was chosen in 2005 by the Royal Bank of Scotland to illustrate the £ 5 bill. This American from Ohio becomes the first non-royal personality to have his portrait in his life time on a British note.
Jack and Barbara were married in 1960. They have been supporting the National Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio since 1976 and established in 2004 in Florida the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation.
The time for sports success has gone and charity is becoming a priority. Nicklaus sells his Rolex for the exclusive benefit of his Foundation. The auction is managed by Phillips in New York on December 10, lot 18.
1972 The Team Canada Jersey of Paul Henderson
2010 SOLD for $ 1.27M including premium by Classic Auctions
narrated in 2020
In 1972 the Soviets claim to be the supreme champions of ice hockey, sometimes threatened by the Czechoslovaks. The Canadians disagree : their professional teams are not allowed in amateur tournaments.
The Soviets accept the challenge. The matches between the two national teams take place in September, the first four in Canada and then four in Moscow, under the name of the Summit Series.
Both teams are at the best level and the eighth game is decisive. The Soviets scored more goals and a draw is enough for them to win the series. A score of 5-5 is therefore favorable to them. The tension is growing. 34 seconds before the end of the match, Paul Henderson scores the winning goal for a final 6-5.
The red and white number 19 jersey worn by Henderson for the four games played in Russia, including of course the triumphant goal, was sold for $ 1.27M including premium by Classic Auctions on June 22, 2010. Here is the link to the post sale article by ESPN.
The Soviets accept the challenge. The matches between the two national teams take place in September, the first four in Canada and then four in Moscow, under the name of the Summit Series.
Both teams are at the best level and the eighth game is decisive. The Soviets scored more goals and a draw is enough for them to win the series. A score of 5-5 is therefore favorable to them. The tension is growing. 34 seconds before the end of the match, Paul Henderson scores the winning goal for a final 6-5.
The red and white number 19 jersey worn by Henderson for the four games played in Russia, including of course the triumphant goal, was sold for $ 1.27M including premium by Classic Auctions on June 22, 2010. Here is the link to the post sale article by ESPN.
1979 Gretzky by O-Pee-Chee and Topps
2020 SOLD for $ 1.3M including premium
O-Pee-Chee was a candy maker based in London, Ontario. The company entered the baseball and ice hockey trading cards market in 1934. In 1958 an agreement is concluded with the US company Topps for coordinated operations. Topps cards have an English back and O-Pee-Chee cards are bilingual.
Wayne Gretzky is hockey's super-champion, and his rookie cards published in 1979 by both companies are avidly sought after by collectors. The O-Pee-Chee is the rarest.
The text on the back of the card announces the future great career of the champion : he is "the best prospect to turn professional since Guy Lafleur".
Gretzky had entered the NHL before the legal age of that league for a conjunctural cause. He had played the 1978-1979 season as a professional at 17 with the WHA which was absorbed at the end of that season by the NHL. The WHA had no age limit.
The population of Wayne Gretzky's rookie cards in PSA supreme grade Gem Mint 10 is two units for the O-Pee-Chee and two for the Topps. Heritage lists one example of each in the online sale that ends on December 10.
The O-Pee-Chee gem mint had been sold for $ 94K including premium by SCP Auctions on May 1, 2011 and for $ 465K including premium by Goldin on August 4, 2016, lot 25. It was then the only O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card known in that grade. It is estimated $ 1M by Heritage, lot 58423. The Topps is estimated $ 400K, lot 58422.
A sealed box of 48 packs of 14 1979 O-Pee-Chee cards each is estimated $ 75K, lot 58446.
In the same sale on December 11, a PSA Mint 9 of the same O-Pee-Chee is estimated $ 50K, lot 58747 and another sealed box is estimated $ 100K, lot 58861.
RESULTS including premium
O-Pee-Chee Gem Mint SOLD for $ 1.3M
Topps Gem Mint SOLD for $ 720K
O-Pee-Chee Mint SOLD for $ 84K
sealed boxes SOLD for $ 114K and $ 250K
On May 27, 2021, Heritage reported that they brokered the other O-Pee-Chee gem mint card for $ 3.75M.
Wayne Gretzky is hockey's super-champion, and his rookie cards published in 1979 by both companies are avidly sought after by collectors. The O-Pee-Chee is the rarest.
The text on the back of the card announces the future great career of the champion : he is "the best prospect to turn professional since Guy Lafleur".
Gretzky had entered the NHL before the legal age of that league for a conjunctural cause. He had played the 1978-1979 season as a professional at 17 with the WHA which was absorbed at the end of that season by the NHL. The WHA had no age limit.
The population of Wayne Gretzky's rookie cards in PSA supreme grade Gem Mint 10 is two units for the O-Pee-Chee and two for the Topps. Heritage lists one example of each in the online sale that ends on December 10.
The O-Pee-Chee gem mint had been sold for $ 94K including premium by SCP Auctions on May 1, 2011 and for $ 465K including premium by Goldin on August 4, 2016, lot 25. It was then the only O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card known in that grade. It is estimated $ 1M by Heritage, lot 58423. The Topps is estimated $ 400K, lot 58422.
A sealed box of 48 packs of 14 1979 O-Pee-Chee cards each is estimated $ 75K, lot 58446.
In the same sale on December 11, a PSA Mint 9 of the same O-Pee-Chee is estimated $ 50K, lot 58747 and another sealed box is estimated $ 100K, lot 58861.
RESULTS including premium
O-Pee-Chee Gem Mint SOLD for $ 1.3M
Topps Gem Mint SOLD for $ 720K
O-Pee-Chee Mint SOLD for $ 84K
sealed boxes SOLD for $ 114K and $ 250K
On May 27, 2021, Heritage reported that they brokered the other O-Pee-Chee gem mint card for $ 3.75M.
2000 Rookie Ticket Card of Tom Brady
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2021 SOLD for $ 3.1M by Lelands
The 2000 NFL Draft selects 254 players in 7 rounds. Tom Brady is the 199th, in the 6th round. In his college career with the Michigan Wolverines, he had some issues to become a titular. His specialty was scoring points late in the game, but his athleticism definitely does not thrill the recruiters. He joins the New England Patriots.
The quarterback won his first Super Bowl in 2002. With his seventh Super Bowl won on February 7, 2021 for the year 2020 at the age of 43, he is the most successful player in the history of American football.
Since 1998 the Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket series has been the high end for American football autographed cards. It is published by Playoff Corporation which bought out Donruss but was unable to acquire a franchise in more lucrative sports.
The 2000 rookie ticket card of Tom Brady is serialized between 1 and 100. As of April 2021, about 75 units have been graded by BGS including seven Mint 9 and none higher. A cheaper non ticket autographed card with the same image has also been edited.
On December 7, 2020, the 025/100 graded 8.5 by BGS was sold for $ 240K by Sotheby's and Goldin, lot 30. The first card to reach the million mark range was in March 2021 in a private sale brokered by PWCC. It is graded NM-MT 8 by BGS. Millionaire auction results from April and May 2021 apply to cards graded 8 or better by BGS with an autograph graded 9 or 10.
Lelands sold the 008/100 for $ 3.1M on June 4, 2021, lot 1. It is one of the seven Mint 9. Its sub-grades are Centering 9.5, Edges 9, Corners 8.5 and Surface 9. The signature is a perfect 10.
The quarterback won his first Super Bowl in 2002. With his seventh Super Bowl won on February 7, 2021 for the year 2020 at the age of 43, he is the most successful player in the history of American football.
Since 1998 the Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket series has been the high end for American football autographed cards. It is published by Playoff Corporation which bought out Donruss but was unable to acquire a franchise in more lucrative sports.
The 2000 rookie ticket card of Tom Brady is serialized between 1 and 100. As of April 2021, about 75 units have been graded by BGS including seven Mint 9 and none higher. A cheaper non ticket autographed card with the same image has also been edited.
On December 7, 2020, the 025/100 graded 8.5 by BGS was sold for $ 240K by Sotheby's and Goldin, lot 30. The first card to reach the million mark range was in March 2021 in a private sale brokered by PWCC. It is graded NM-MT 8 by BGS. Millionaire auction results from April and May 2021 apply to cards graded 8 or better by BGS with an autograph graded 9 or 10.
Lelands sold the 008/100 for $ 3.1M on June 4, 2021, lot 1. It is one of the seven Mint 9. Its sub-grades are Centering 9.5, Edges 9, Corners 8.5 and Surface 9. The signature is a perfect 10.
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2021 SOLD for $ 2.25M by Lelands
Lelands sold the 099/100 for $ 2.25M on April 2, 2021, lot 1. It is graded NM-MT+ 8.5 by BGS with an autograph graded 9 by Beckett. Its sub-grades are Centering 9.5, Corners 8.5, Edges 8.5 and Surface 8.
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2021 SOLD for $ 1.72M by Goldin
The card 095/100 is graded NM-MT+ 8.5 by BGS with a signature graded 10 by BGS. The details of its BGS condition report are Centering 9.5, Corners 8, Edges 8.5, Surface 8.5. It was sold for $ 1.72M by Goldin on April 24, 2021, lot 2.
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2021 SOLD for $ 1.6M by Heritage
The card 034/100 is graded NM-MT+ 8.5 by BGS with a signature graded 10 by BGS. Its details are Centering 10, Edges 8.5, Corners 8.5, Surface 8. It was sold for $ 1.6M by Heritage on May 6, 2021, lot 81549.
The Tom Brady rookie card 005/100, graded NM-MT 8 by BGS with an autograph graded 10, was sold for $ 1.1M on April 3 by Goldin, lot 1.
The Tom Brady rookie card 005/100, graded NM-MT 8 by BGS with an autograph graded 10, was sold for $ 1.1M on April 3 by Goldin, lot 1.
