Yankees Icons, Knicks Glory, and More: Once-in-a-Lifetime NYC Sports Auction Preview

Heritage Auctions invites the public to a preview of its Summer Platinum Night 

Sports Auction August 12-14 from 9 AM – 5 PM. The showcase will feature 

more than 115 items, including some of the most significant sports memorabilia 

ever auctioned.

Among the headlining items:

• A 2007-08 autographed Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant card, expected to sell for $6M and break the record for most valuable basketball card
• A game-worn and signed Mickey Mantle Yankees jersey photo-matched and expected to surpass $4 million
• The 1927 New York Yankees team-signed photograph 
• Babe Ruth’s original 1923 pocket watch — a rare World Series-era replacement for a championship ring
• A 1939-40 elementary school photo bearing the earliest known Mickey Mantle autograph

Also on display are standout pieces honoring New York’s rich multi-sport 

legacy:

• Knicks: 1970 NBA Championship ring (Dick Barnett) and the Willis Reed Game 7 ticket stub
• Mets: 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan Rookie Card
• Giants: Super Bowl XXI and XXV rings and a handwritten letter from team founder Tim Mara
• Jets: An original 1965 Joe Namath photograph, the only known example