Value of old sports newspapers?

[HistoricNewspapers]

The value of newspapers from that era are heavily influenced by, the Event, the eye appeal(namely headline/pictures), and if it is printed from the town of the event. It is very important that it is on the front page from that era.

They are not as valuable as Revolutionary War era newspapers like a newspaper reporting the battle of Lexington and Concord, or the key Civil War papers like a first report of Lincoln's assassination, but they do have value.

For instance, on Ebay, I sold a NY paper that had a huge "Babe Ruth is Dead" headline and a huge close up of his face on the front page, for $400. Private sales have realized prices a little higher.

There is a NY paper with a huge drawing of a 'bum' after the Dodgers won the world series, and that paper sold for $900+ a couple of times.

THe Honolulu Star Bulletin with the first report of Pearl Harbor has sold between $1,300-$2,300 in auction.

The famous "Dewey defeats Truman" paper sells for $1,200+.

Those are examples of the best of the best from that era. If you have stuff like that, great.

By comparison, if you have a Pearl Harbor paper that isn't from Hawaii, it may sell for $100+ if it has a really good headline, and if you do a good job of listing it.

I will add that there can be large price variability when selling them. Sometimes they go much higher than expected, if they look really good.

Nothing really compares to the papers from the Rev War era. They are very rare, and the topics are very historic.