Sports Collectors Digest

A ‘FEEL-GOOD NATIONAL’

The 2021 National Sports Collectors Convention was the best National for Lisa Stellato from a selling standpoint. She came to Chicago for the 41st annual show with high hopes, and this summer’s collecting showcase more than exceeded her preshow expectations.

When the crowd left late Sunday night Aug. 1, she finally had a moment to sit down and smile at what she endured, favorably, over the past five days. She was exhausted but also overjoyed with her beloved sports memorabilia hobby.

Stellato’s 2021 National success is deeply rooted in the 1991 National, long considered the best-ever National, with about 100,000 collectors

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