Completed Live Auctions
Items For The Auction of August 11 - 12, 2000
Lot 873
Rare photograph of the 1935 Brooklyn Eagles.
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Lot 874
1932 “Red Sox” racially integrated baseball team photograph.
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Lot 875
Indianapolis Clowns souvenir program c.1960’s: EX
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Lot 876
Martin Dihigo and son vintage photograph c.1960’s.
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Lot 880
Rare Norman T. Stearnes auto. 3”x 5” card. Very scarce full name signature on a lined white card along with a five line salutation incl., “..
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Lot 881
Philadelphia Stars Negro League souvenir pennant c.1940’s.
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Lot 882
Rare Chet Brewer 1949 Panama passport.
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Lot 883
Roy Campanella vintage photograph.
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Lot 884
Rare Jackie Robinson die cut cardboard advertising sign c.1950’s. Exceptional color die cut advertisement for Rheingold Beer featuring Jackie Robinson and wife Rachel. African American endorsed advert
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Lot 885
Cleveland Buckeyes team photograph c.1946-47. Black and white image of the team in full uniform posed in League Park incl. Jethroe, Nelson, Kellman, Williams, and manager Quincy Trouppe. 7”x 9” marked Sterling photo. on back, has some general light wear incl. some lt.
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Lot 886
Rare Rube Foster original studio portrait photograph. Superb formal studio portrait of the Father of Negro League baseball Andrew “Rube” Foster who served as a player, manager, and executive
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Lot 887
Martin Dihigo auto. book. Dihigo’s personal copy of Napoleon En El Destierro, HC by O’Meara signed in blue ink on interior title page, “Propiedad de Martin Dihigo el.” Signature ra
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Lot 888
“Historia del Base Ball Profesional de Cuba” by Raul Diez Muro. Obscure soft cover book regarding the history of professional baseball in Cuba with numerous illustrations published in 1949. Has some wear to covers incl. tape on spines: GD-VG
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Lot 889
Rare 1930 Homestead Grays real photo postcard. Beautiful black and white image of the Eastern Negro League Champions taken in Hot Springs, AK. Players include Smokey Joe Williams, Judy Johnson, Jud Wi
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Lot 890
Significant May 29,1895 Dartmouth vs. Cuban Giants scorebook. Extremely rare 19th century printed scorecard from a game played between the Dartmouth baseball team and the mighty Cuban Giants with play
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Lot 891
Dizzy Dean Falstaff Beer advertising sign c.1940-50’s.
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Lot 892
1895 Yale vs. Princeton football game board box lid.
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Lot 893
Vintage tobacco felt quilt c.1910-15. Large 49”x 52” hand stitched quilt comprised of various tobacco premium felts incl. (14) 1914 B-18 baseball blankets incl. Stengel, Doyle.
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Lot 894
Fine 1879 Boston BBC composite team photograph. Seldom offered format of 19th century baseball photography picturing individual vignette images of the players incl. Snyder, Bond, O’Rourke, Morrill, and manager Harry Wright.
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Lot 895
1943 NY Yankees team photograph.
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Lot 898
Lot of four vintage baseball large format cabinet photographs c.1890-1920.
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Lot 899
Unique Honus Wagner clay maquette c.1952.
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Lot 900
Charlie Gehringer’s license plate.
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Lot 901
Scarce baseball figural napkin ring by Pairpoint Co.
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Lot 902
19th century baseball decorative bureau mirror c.1889.
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Lot 903
House of David broadside featuring Chief Bender c. 1920-30’s.
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Lot 904
Rare soft leather style football helmet c.1920-30’s in orig.
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Lot 905
Misc. lot of vintage sports related items to include: Sen advertising baseball counter c.1910, Turpin vs. Olson 1953 Middleweight fight promotional envelope, 4”x 6” studio portrait of Gabby Hartnett bu Geo.
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Lot 906
Rare Joe Adcock Milwaukee Braves warm up jacket c.1957. Handsome black satin style jacket with embroidered tomahawk logo on front worn by Braves first baseman Joe Adcock. Jacket is very clean overall
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Lot 907
Lot of two vintage football related photographs. Includes 1948 Cornell vs. Dartmouth football game photographic display.
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Lot 908
1887 Baseball color lithographic print by L.Prang & Co., Boston. One of the most desirable of all 19th century baseball related prints depicting a game scene attributed to Harvard vs. Yale with the offered example exhibits strong color and clean surface.
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Lot 909
Lot of two piece of vintage baseball sheet music: “Hurray for our Base Ball Team” c. 1909, features composite arrangement of player vignettes incl. Lajoie, Jennings, McGraw, and Chance: EX and “Remember Me to My Old Gal” c.1
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Lot 910
1919 “The Cincinnati Reds Song” sheet music.
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Lot 911
1919 “Batterin Babe: Look at Him Now” sheet music.
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Lot 912
“Bat’er Up” baseball spinner game c. 1920’s.
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Lot 913
National Girl’s Baseball League related materials including Red Grange auto.
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Lot 914
Alexander Cartwright onion skin copy of 1880 handwritten letter.
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Lot 916
U.S. Naval baseball team auto. sheet c.1940’s. U.S. Naval Training Center stationary signed in bold black ink by (15) players incl. Cochrane, Rowe, Trucks, Woodling, and Herman: EX-EX/MT
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Lot 917
1934 Cleveland Indians team autographed stationary. Official Clev. Indians stationary with decorative Indian head logo signed by (15) members of the 1934 team incl. Walter Johnson (manager), Averill, Harder, Pearson, and Ferrell.
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Lot 918
Fine Sept. 30,1934 Clev. Indians Old Timers Day auto. baseball. Lightly toned William Harridge red and blue stitched AL baseball signed by (24) individuals who were in attendance at a two inning Old
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Lot 919
Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, and Ty Cobb auto.
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Lot 920
1940 Oklahoma Indians team autographed panoramic photograph.
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Lot 921
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates team auto. baseball. Cream color Giles NL ball with light clear coat signed by (25) players incl. Haney, Face, Petersen, Gordon, and Roberto Clemente in his rookie season.
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Lot 922
Fine 1907 Detroit Tigers team cabinet photograph. Poignant image of the American League champion Tigers posed in full uniform seated and standing in front of dugout wall. Players are identified on the mount incl. Cobb, Jennings, Crawford, Donovan, and O’Leary.
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Lot 923
1922 24K Club Award Plaque presented to Babe Ruth.
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Lot 924
1860 The Bobbin Boy children’s novel.
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Lot 925
Pitching in a Pinch by Christy Mathewson.
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Lot 926
How To Play Baseball by Crowell Co., NY.
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Lot 928
Rare 1900 L’Agenda Bucknell University Yearbook with Christy Mathewson. One of the most desired player related yearbooks the offered example is intact with several listings and images of Mathewso
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Lot 929
Lot of three baseball related publications: 1912 Pitching in a Pinch by Mathewson, HC: EX ; 1910 Won in the Ninth by Mathewson, HC: VG-EX; and 1914 “Pitching Course” booklet by Howe, soft cover (48) page booklet features various HOF’er illustrations: EX
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Lot 930
“Foxy Grandpa Playing Ball” children’s booklet c.1912.
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Lot 931
Lot of (5) 1924 Boston Braves Preferred Stock certificates.
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Lot 932
Vintage scrapbook with baseball related content c.1890’s. Leather bound Pennsylvania Railroad issued Victorian scrapbook containing hundreds of early baseball boxscores, news photos, gravure sections incl. team composite images, and various other baseball news articles.
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Lot 933
1905 Chicago vs. Philadelphia baseball scorebook. Issued for game played at Phila. with printed lineups incl. Chance, Magee, Tinker, and Nichols; scored neatly in pencil.
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Lot 934
1904 Chicago vs. Cleveland scorebook. Early (10) page book with photos on cover incl. Lajoie, printed lineups incl. Lajoie, Flick, Joss, and Walsh. Cover is separated at spine and apart from interior
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Lot 935
July 1895 issue of “Judge’s Library”.
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Lot 937
March 8,1924 Cap Anson Club dance program.
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Lot 938
Rare April 12, 1909 Shibe Park Opening Day souvenir program.
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Lot 939
Set of (10) House of David related postcards in orig.
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Lot 940
Rare uncut strip of four 1879 Troy City BBC tickets.
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Lot 941
Pittsburgh Federal League ticket stub. Yellow bleacher seat ticket stub for game played on April 24, 1915 against St. Louis with Eddie Plank pitching (notated in pencil on back).
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Lot 942
1868 Laing’s scorebook with scored professional games. String bound scorebook issued by the early Philadelphia sporting goods merchant Charles Laing with numerous scored professional games with t
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Lot 943
1887 Chicago BBC souvenir currency. Illustrative decorated currency with player vignette photos on reverse incl. Anson, Sunday, and Clarkson.
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Lot 944
1902 Brooklyn vs. Pittsburgh scorebook. Early piece from the Pirates pennant winning season with printed lineups incl. Wagner, Clarke, Davis, Keeler, Dahlen, and McGuire.
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Lot 945
1919 Boston vs. Cincinnati scorebook. Regular season issue from the 1919 World Champion Reds with printed lineups incl. Daubert, Groh, Luque, Herzog, Maranville, and Jim Thorpe.
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Lot 946
Frank Baker children’s composition booklet c. 1915.
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Lot 947
Honus Wagner children’s composition book c.1910.
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Lot 948
Tris Speaker children’s composition book c.1920’s.
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Lot 949
Rare Babe Ruth children’s composition book c.1921.
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Lot 950
Football children’s composition book c.1915-25. Color litho. decorative cover of an early uniformed football player kicking ball, back cover features color illustratives of various sports incl. baseball and basketball: VG
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Lot 951
Lot of two baseball decorated children’s composition notebooks c.1915-20.
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Lot 952
1938 Louisville vs. Minneapolis scorecard with Ted William’s. Listed in the printed lineup for Minneapolis is Ted Williams in right field, partially scored in pencil incl. notation that Williams hit two home runs: EX
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Lot 953
Rare 1905 “The Athletics Sketches” souvenir yearbook by Charles Dryden. (47) page booklet featuring beautiful illustrative portraits of the AL Champion Athletics incl. Waddell, Plank, Bender, Mack, and Lord.
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Lot 954
Vintage baseball related scrapbook c.1947-48.
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Lot 955
Rare June 25, 1914 “Hal Chase Day” Federal League souvenir program.
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Lot 956
October 2, 1913 Exhibition game program with Christy Mathewson. Issued for a benefit game played at Oriole Park in Baltimore between two local teams. Features photo of Mathewson on cover who served as
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Lot 957
Fine 1895 New York BBC color lithographic scorecard. Stunning visuals exhibited on this early professional scorecard issued for a game played between New York and Pittsburgh. Printed lineups include V
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Lot 958
Lot of two issues of Life magazine with baseball related covers.
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Lot 959
Large single owner collection of (11) 19th century team supplement photographs c.1888.
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Lot 960
Vintage photograph of Ed Rommel holding a knuckle ball c.1931.
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Lot 961
Lot of three vintage baseball related photographs to include: Goshen, NY baseball team cabinet photo c.1890-1900; 4”x 6” image of uniformed team posed outdoors; single player cabinet photo c.1910; and baseball team photograph c.1915-20 with (10) players in uniforms and overcoats, 7”x11”: Range VG-EX
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Lot 962
Lot of (13) vintage photographs with relation to the 1926 World Series. All are 31/2”x 6” sepia tone photos of players and scenes taken during the 1926 World Series incl. players receiving award watches, Yankee Stadium, and Herb Pennock.
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Lot 963
Lot of two vintage baseball photographs with relation to Boston Red Sox c.1912. Each measures 31/2”x51/2” incl. a color tinted image of Speaker seated in a chair on the field for a portrait photograph and an overall stadium view of Huntingdon Ave.
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