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Lot 627
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Lot Number: 627
Description: Collection of materials with relation to the Major League Baseball Centennial Showcase Tour of Vietnam c.1969. Unique assemblage of vintage materials acquired by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn while participating in a goodwill Tour of Vietnam in 1969. Includes Rover Patrol Force beret; Souvenir Pan Mun Jom baseball style hat w/several patches; (4) color photographs picturing the participants in Vietnam incl. Kuhn and Joe DiMaggio; Kuhn's U.S.O. arm badge along with (2) shield shaped leather badges with crossed pistols decoration; (8) souvenir cigarette lighters incl. Zippo and (1) engraved to Bowie Kuhn; USS Madera County uniform patch; Several uniform pins; Road Runner uniform patch; U.S. Army Special Services Vietnam presentational brass chalice; Handwritten and signed letter from Kuhn to his family; U.S. Army General Creighton Abrams single signed baseball personalized to Bowie Kuhn; and numerous vintage paper items incl. publications/luggage tags/itineraries/etc. Includes letter of provenance from the Kuhn family: Range VG-NM
Estimated Price: ($750.00-$1,250.00)
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