Indian Fever

Click here to view a gallery of Cleveland All-Star Game full tickets

One of my proudest collecting accomplishments is acquiring a full ticket from every major-league All-Star Game played in Cleveland. OK, so there have been only five, but collectors of tickets know how rarely a 1935 All-Star full ticket comes around, and the 1954 and '63 are no gimmes, either. In fact, I've seen a 1935 full ticket come to auction only twice in the past 25 years. In those cases, two with consecutive seat numbers were offered first, then about six years later one ticket from that pair was put up for auction.

You might notice in the gallery that the 1935 and 1963 tickets have been graded by PSA. In case you're wondering, I'm not a big fan of the practice of grading cards — let alone tickets — but that's how I received these two, and I don't have the courage to put their well-being at risk by trying to crack the cases.

Click here to view a gallery of Cleveland All-Star Game full tickets