Babe Ruth card, rare jet plane model took off at Miller & Miller sale
Left, 1923 Willards Chocolates Babe Ruth baseball card, graded PSA 3 VG (Very Good), CA$23,600; Right, cutaway model of a 1962 Vickers VC-10 BOAC jet plane, one of only two known to exist, CA$18,880
NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A 1923 Willards Chocolates Babe Ruth baseball card was a hit for $23,600 and a cutaway model of a 1962 Vickers VC-10 BOAC jet plane soared to $18,880 in an online-only Advertising & Historic Objects auction held January 21 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. Both lots blasted through their $2,000-$3,000 estimates. Overall, the auction grossed $369,163. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.