Calling all Babe Ruth fans! Multiple items owned by Babe Ruth will be going up for auction next June at Yankee Stadium. According to WABC, “Items include a professional model bat with home run notches from 1926 to 1929, a 1923 Yankees World Championship presentational Spalding trophy, and a 1923 Yankees World Champions team autographed ledger sheet.” Learn more here.
Attention Stan Lee fans! A rare collection of items by Lee, former president of Marvel Comics, were recently auctioned off on Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17 in Beverly Hills, California. The collection included a signed copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man, valued between $30,000 and $50,000, as well as a signed 1985 edition of Star Wars #97. Check it out here.
The holidays are upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by taking out your vintage ceramic Christmas tree that’s been laying around your house for years? But did you know that tree may just make you hundreds of dollars richer? According to Today, the value of vintage ceramic Christmas trees significantly increases around the holidays. Read more here.
Luke Skywalker’s famous igloo home, located in the Tunisian desert, has been saved. A team of six Star Wars fanatics raised around $9,000 to renovate the igloo. According to one of the team members, Terry Cooper, “It’s such an iconic building to fantasy fans. It was going to waste for the sake of a relatively small amount of money and effort to save it.” Check out photos of the renovation here.
Check out this new Forever Stamp, which was recently unveiled in Montecito, California, home of the Thomas Fire last December. The stamp features a firefighter, a paramedic, and a police officer. As Oprah Winfrey said, “The stamp is merely a symbol of what the spirit of each of you represents. Each of you represents the best of us. You represent the rising of courage, the rising of honor, the rising of compassion, endurance, survival, and thriving.” Check out the new stamp here.
Stan Lee, former president of Marvel Comics and co-creator of Spider-Man and Black Panther, to name a few, passed away yesterday at age 95. According to NPR, Lee gave us “superheroes we could identify with, characters that allowed us to suspend our disbelief because they reacted to bizarre situations like you or I might.” To read more about Lee’s incredible work, click here.
Moose Toys and Fortnite developer Epic Games have partnered up to produce the Fortnite Battle Royale Collection. According to a press release from Moose Toys, “The Fortnite Battle Royale Collection will give fans the opportunity to collect a huge roster of characters and miniature scale fort building sets.” Check it out here.
Attention toy collectors! The New Ulm Toy Show recently displayed a toy collection that includes farm equipment as well as miniature cars, beer steins, dolls, and more. Check it out here.
Halloween is right around the corner! Check out this new collection of Halloween-themed items that was recently unveiled by the Pokémon Center. The collection includes a variety of items, ranging from plushes to keychains. Our personal favorite is the Pikachu Pumpkin Card case! Check them out here.
Did you hear? Dorothy’s ruby slippers have been found! The slippers, which have been missing since they were stolen from The Judy Garland Museum in 2005, were recently found after a man called the insurer stating he could help get them back. According to the Associated Press, the slippers were insured for $1 million. Read more here.
