Pre-Civil War Brooklyn baseball team card going on the auction block
For decades, a circa 1860s Brooklyn Atlantics team baseball card was tucked away, first inside a secret drawer of a bedroom set and then between the pages of a photo album.
Now, the pre-Civil War card that’s been in the same family for over 150 years is going on the auction block where it could bring as much as $50,000.
Heritage Auctions is offering it on July 30 at its Platinum Night Sports Auction in Chicago held in conjunction with the 2015 National Sports Collectors Convention. Online bidding opened on Tuesday.