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Items For The Auction of February 23rd & 24th, 2007
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901 |
1927 E210 York Caramel Babe Ruth #6. Very strong eye appeal on this card with excellent centering and light even corner wear. The card has a horizontal crease at the center which is more visible on the back of the card: SGC 40 VG |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,400.00
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902 |
Lot of (27) 1927 E210 York Caramel baseball cards. Includes Hornsby, Alexander, Rice, Carey, Traynor, Terry, Grimes, Bancroft, and Schalk. Majority grade VG/EX or better: Range VG-EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,800.00
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903 |
1928 Harrington's Ice Cream Babe Ruth #6. Well centered example with good registration and very light corner wear. Card reverse has a few minor surface spots. Very strong card that presents as EX: SGC 40 VG |
($2,500.00-$3,500.00)
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904 |
Scarce 1923 Maple Crispette Babe Ruth #8. Key card from this very difficult set as the cards were often redeemed (as advertised on the reverse) for prizes. Card is well centered with very fine registration and image quality. The front has two "microscopic" surface flakes not easily visible to the naked eye along with a line crease and light even corner wear. Advertising reverse has some line creasing and very light toning. One of only a handful of known examples with the visual appearance of a VG card: SGC 20 FR |
($4,000.00-$5,000.00)
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$2,800.00
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905 |
1924 V122 Willard's Chocolate Sports Champions Babe Ruth #5. Rare and obscure Ruth card of Canadian issue pictures Ruth swinging with "Babe Ruth Home Run Champion" printed at the bottom. The card has some creasing on both front and back with a small abrasion on the reverse: GD-VG |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,300.00
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906 |
1921 E253 Oxford Confectionery George Sisler: VG-EX |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$950.00
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907 |
Scarce 1923 Maple Crispette Ty Cobb #22. One of the key cards from this elusive set presents as a very fine example with strong image, good centering, and light corner wear. The advertising back remains intact with a light surface wrinkle. The offered card is the finest example of this tough rarity that we have encountered: SGC 40 VG |
($3,000.00-$4,000.00)
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$1,900.00
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908 |
Lot of (2) Ty Cobb National Game cards. Includes 1913 Tom Barker Ty Cobb (has a minute surface wrinkle at the bottom edge): EX-MT and 1913 National Game "Batter Out" action card with Cobb sliding: EX-EX/MT |
($450.00-$650.00)
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$500.00
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909 |
1910 E93 Standard Caramel Ty Cobb. Well centered card with bright original color has some tiny abrasions to the right edge area and even corner wear (one has a slight chip). The back remains very clean: SGC 30 GD |
($1,500.00-$2,500.00)
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$1,500.00
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910 |
1910 E98 Ty Cobb. Slightly off cut top to bottom, card has even corner wear, two horizontal line creases, and a tiny edge tear. The back is fairly clean with two very small abrasions: GD-VG |
($1,500.00-$2,000.00)
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$1,300.00
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911 |
1915 E106 American Caramel Ty Cobb. Card exhibits strong original color with a horizontal line crease across the top and even corner wear. Reverse has a 1/4"x1" surface abrasion likely from scrapbook removal. Key card from a very difficult early candy issue: GD (VG other than back abrasion) |
($2,000.00-$3,000.00)
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$2,100.00
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912 |
1915 E106 American Caramel Honus Wagner. Front is fairly well centered with even corner wear and two small line creases. The reverse has three small surface abrasions: GD (VG other than back abrasion) |
($1,500.00-$2,000.00)
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$1,800.00
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913 |
1909 E92 Croft's Candy Christy Mathewson. Rare and desirable early Mathewson card with strong color and clean white borders. Croft's advertising back remains very clean with no abrasions. The card is offcut on the bottom edge which must be accepted as possibly trimmed. It is worthy noting that candy cards of this era are typically found with similar offcut edges in an unaltered state. Very tough Mathewson card with strong eye appeal: EX (with note to trimmed edge) |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$750.00
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914 |
1909 E90-1 Ty Cobb. Well centered example with very bold original color. The card exhibits trimming to several edges with four fairly sharp to sharp corners. The back has some light age toning lines: NM (with note to trimming) |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$1,200.00
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915 |
1909 E95 Phila. Caramel Ty Cobb. Clean example with strong color and very light corner wear. The card has been trimmed on several edges. The back remains clean: EX-MT (with note to trimming) |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$950.00
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916 |
1911 T3 Turkey Red Cabinet Christy Mathewson. Strong example of one of the key cards in this immensely popular set retains excellent color with light even corner wear. The card front has some minor line wrinkles at the bottom center area and some lt. soiling to a few areas of the border. Checklist back remains fairly clean: VG-EX |
($2,500.00-$3,500.00)
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$4,500.00
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917 |
Cracker Jack baseball postcard c.1907. Originally issued as part of a (16) card set, the offered postcard is the first "baseball card" that Cracker Jack ever produced. Card front exhibits strong original color and the back is unused: EX |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$225.00
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918 |
Lot of vintage baseball candy and tobacco cards to include: Colgan's Chips Ty Cobb disc (back abrasion): PR-GD; 1911 T3 Turkey Red Leach and Downey cabinet cards: VG-VG/EX; 1927 York Caramel Haines #30 and Traynor #14 cards: EX; Oxford Confectionery Frank Frisch: VG-EX; Bob Meusel Amer. Caramel card: VG-EX; 1909-11 T-206 Graham: VG; and 1934-36 Diam. Stars B.Ryan #40: EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$1,100.00
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919 |
Lot of (11) 1909 S74 baseball tobacco silks. Includes (8) silks retaining their rare original tobacco advertising paper backing including one with extremely rare "Red Sun" advertising. Players include Wolter, Phillippe (Red Sun), Reulbach, Summers, Chase, Pelty, Phillippe, Knight, Dooin, Krause, and Miller: Range VG-NM |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$1,000.00
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920 |
Lot of (10) 1910 S74 baseball tobacco silks. Group of very clean silks from the 1910 "colored" series incl. Snodgrass, Meyers, Rucker, Needham, and Bel: Range VG-NM |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$650.00
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921 |
Lot of (5) 1910 S74 baseball tobacco silks. Includes Griffith, Duffy, Bresnahan, Chance, and Cicotte: Range VG/EX-NM |
($400.00-$600.00)
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$500.00
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922 |
1912 T-207 Walter Johnson. Card exhibits very strong eye appeal with some typical surface crazing and light corner wear. The back has a line of toning to one edge: VG-EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$500.00
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923 |
1911 T-205 Ty Cobb. Color remains very fine with a few border chips and lt. even corner wear. Desirable American Beauty advertising back remains clean: VG |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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$1,100.00
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924 |
Lot of (2) 1911 T-205 baseball tobacco HOF'er cards: Tris Speaker: VG and Joe Tinker (evidence of trimming to the top edge): GD-VG |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$300.00
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925 |
Lot of (25) 1911 T-205 baseball tobacco cards. Includes Steinfeldt, Oakes, Thomas, and Merkle. Majority grade VG or better with only a handful of GD or GD/VG cards: Range GD-VG/EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$850.00
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926 |
Lot of (2) 1909-11 T-206 Ty Cobb cards. Includes Cobb red portrait variation, Sw. Cap. back: GD-VG and Cobb bat off shoulder variation, Sw. Cap. back: VG |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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$1,300.00
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927 |
1909-11 T-206 Ty Cobb. Bat on shoulder variation exhibits good color and is well centered with a horizontal line crease at the top edge. Sw. Caporal back remains clean. Strong VG condition grade eye appeal: SGC 30 GD |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$950.00
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928 |
1909-11 T-206 Walter Johnson. Portrait variation with Sw. Caporal back exhibits pleasing original color with light even corner wear: SGC 80 EX/NM |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$2,600.00
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929 |
1909-11 T-206 Ty Cobb, bat on shoulder variation. Clean overall card with bright original color and light even corner wear: SGC 50 VG/EX |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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$1,400.00
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930 |
Lot of (2) 1909-11 T-206 baseball tobacco HOF'er cards: Young (bare hand), Pied. back with small surface flake at top left corner on the back: EX and M.Brown (throwing), Pied. back: EX |
($350.00-$450.00)
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$1,000.00
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931 |
1909-11 T-206 Ty Cobb. Bat off shoulder variation has Sweet Caporal back with light even corner wear (one has a lt. ding) and some age toning to the right border. Back remains clean: PSA 2 GD |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$1,200.00
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932 |
1909-11 T-206 Ty Cobb. Bat off shoulder variation exhibits strong original color with minor corner wear. Polar Bear back remains clean: PSA 4 VG-EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,350.00
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933 |
Lot of (4) 1909-11 T-206 baseball tobacco HOF'er cards to include: Lajoie, Sw. Cap. back: VG-EX; Brown, Sw. Cap. back: VG-EX; Duffy, Pied. back: GD-VG; and Clarke, Pied. back: VG |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$650.00
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934 |
1909-11 T-206 Nap Lajoie with rare American Beauty back. Desirable card exhibits strong original color with lt. corner wear and a minute indentation at the top margin area. Scarce American Beauty 460 back remains very clean with lt. toning: EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$850.00
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935 |
1909-11 T-206 Cy Young. Portrait variation is well centered with light even corner wear and a small corner line crease at the bottom left. Sw. Caporal back is fairly clean: VG-EX (with note to corner crease) |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$600.00
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936 |
1909-11 T-206 Ty Cobb. Red background portrait variation shows good color and light corner wear. P.Bear back remains clean. The card has been trimmed on several edges: EX-MT (with note to trimming) |
($400.00-$600.00)
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$700.00
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937 |
1887 Allen & Ginter N28 Mike Kelly. Very strong card with bright original color, clean white background, and light corner wear: SGC 70 EX+ |
($1,500.00-$2,000.00)
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$1,400.00
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938 |
1888 Allen & Ginter N29 William Ewing: SGC 40 VG |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,100.00
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939 |
Allen & Ginter "American Indian Chiefs" tobacco card set. Complete set of (50) cards includes Geronimo, Sitting Bull, Big Bear, and John Flower. Several of the cards have some back damage from scrapbook removal: Range PR-EX |
($300.00-$500.00)
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940 |
Allen & Ginter advertising store display sign c.1890-1910. Huge 21"x42" reverse painted glass store display sign advertises Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products. The sign has a burnt orange background color with gilt lettering. Mounted in a period wooden frame with dental molding on both top and bottom. Unique period tobacco display with strong overall eye appeal: EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$475.00
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941 |
Lot of (2) original artwork pieces with relation to the 1950 Callahan HOF baseball card set. Includes original ink on board artwork for the Buck Ewing card along with artwork for the John Clarkson card, which was never produced. Ewing measures 10"x15" framed along with an original 1950 Callahan Ewing card. Clarkson measures 9"x12" framed. Each is signed by artist Mario Demarco: EX-MT |
($400.00-$600.00)
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$750.00
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942 |
"Duke's Mixture" tobacco crate c.1900. Wooden crate features Duke's advertising on several side panels: VG-EX |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$250.00
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943 |
Collegiate sports tobacco silk display piece c.1910. Handmade wall hanging measuring 25" square has (24) individual tobacco sports premium silks sewn together in the center. Sports include baseball, football, hockey, and golf. Colors remain very bold with a few areas of light toning: EX-EX/MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$125.00
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944 |
Rare 1914 Boston Braves leather pillow top display piece. Very seldom seen original leather pillowtop picturing the World Champion "Miracle Braves" of 1914. Players are pictured in full uniform posed in three rows. Remains in uncommonly strong condition with its original leather fringe and brown felt backing intact. Overall size is 22" square: EX-MT |
($2,000.00-$3,000.00)
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$2,300.00
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945 |
Ebbets Field souvenir mirror c.1913. Rare celluloid mirror pictures the newly built Ebbets Field across the front. 3" long with some very lt. age toning to the edges. Retains its original mirror back with some lt. foxing: EX-EX/MT |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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$800.00
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946 |
1912 Boston Red Sox souvenir pin. Uncommon 1 1/4" diameter celluloid pin with decorative baseball graphics was issued in commemoration of the Red Sox 1912 Championship. Very clean exemplar with minimal surface wear. Retains its original Ehrman Mfg. Co. paper label on the reverse: EX/MT-NM |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$325.00
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947 |
1915 Boston Red Sox Sporting Records "Food For Fans" team photographic supplement. Large format 14"x21" framed photographic supplement picturing vignette images of the AL Champion Red Sox. Players include Ruth, Speaker, Wood, Hooper, Lewis, and Mays. Rare supplement exhibits light edge wear and some general light surface toning. Three holes are found at the top margin from binding: VG-EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$600.00
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948 |
1915 Newark Federal League ticket book. Original season ticket book once contained a full set of Federal League game ticket stubs. The book retains one original ticket stub inside and has some abrasions from scrapbook removal on the back: VG-EX |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$110.00
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949 |
Pair of early Pittsburgh baseball ticket stubs incl. Federal League Opening Game c.1914-15. Section of an album page taken from a period scrapbook with two early Pittsburgh baseball ticket stubs. Includes a rare Federal League ticket stub for "Series A". Period ink notation above the stub denotes it was from the "opening game". The page also includes an early Pitt. Pirates ticket stub issued for a game played at Forbes Field. Both stubs remain very clean with bright, original color. Each has some minor surface creasing: EX |
($500.00-$1,000.00)
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$350.00
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950 |
1915 World Series rotogravure display piece. Oversized 21"x33" matted and framed foldout supplement display piece as issued by the Phila. Public Ledger in honor of the 1915 World Series. The two page foldout display pictures players from both the Phillies and Red Sox incl. Ruth, Alexander, Speaker, and Hooper. The display has been laminated under the matting and exhibits a few typical age creases: EX |
($400.00-$500.00)
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951 |
Forbes Field souvenir porcelain dish c.1909. Porcelain candy dish with reticulated edge dTcor has a color transfer scene of Pittsburgh's Forbes Field in the center. 6" diameter retaining brilliant original color: EX-MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$190.00
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951a |
1924 Mrs. Sherlock's Bread Walter Johnson. Fine example of this tough pin remains very clean with excellent photo registration. Original paper backing is present with some lt. abrasions: PSA 6 EX-MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$375.00
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951b |
1910-12 P2 Sw. Caporal Walter Johnson pin. Small letter variation pin is very clean with its original paper backing intact: PSA 6 EX-MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$175.00
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951c |
1910-12 P2 Sw. Caporal Walter Johnson pin. Large letter variation pin is very clean with its original paper backing intact: PSA 6 EX-MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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952 |
Scarce June 30, 1909 Forbes Field Inaugural game ticket stub. Incredibly rare original ticket stub issued for the first game played at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field between the Pirates and Cubs. "1909 National League Forbes Field First Game" is printed in the background. The ticket front remains exceptionally clean with bright original color and the reverse is also clean with a very minor surface wrinkle. One of only two examples that we have encountered with the offered ticket almost assuredly ranking as the finest extant with regard to condition: EX-MT |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,200.00
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953 |
Significant Forbes Field Inaugural Game panoramic photograph. Scarce offering of an original image relating to the June 30, 1909 inaugural game played at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field. Panoramic photograph taken from a right field vantage point pictures the enormous crowd of over 30,000 in the grandstands and overflowing into the outfield area. Image quality is exceptional with the players clearly visible along with the scoreboard in center field. The photo measures 8"x34" matted and framed with some typical light vertical creasing from 'scrolling'. Marked by noted Pittsburgh photographer R.W. Johnston Studios at the lower left. The offered original image is one of only two exemplars that we have encountered: EX-MT |
($5,000.00-$7,500.00)
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954 |
June 30, 1909 Forbes Field Dedication stick pin. Glove shaped silverplated pin with ball in center and "June 30, 1909 Pittsburgh" around the edge: EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$375.00
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955 |
Rare 1916 Boston Red Sox large format team photograph by W.W.Somers. Sepia tone 11"x14" matted and framed image of the World Champion Red Sox in a matte finish. Players are posed in three rows including Lewis, Carrigan, Hooper, and a young Babe Ruth. Image quality remains very strong with excellent contrast. The photo has some chipping to the edges primarily at the bottom which is not visible under the matting. There are also two horizontal tears at the left and right edges that do run into the players. Marked and dated by photographer W.W. Somers at the lower right. Rare and desirable large format team image from Ruth's second World Championship team: VG-EX |
($4,000.00-$5,000.00)
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$4,000.00
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956 |
St. Louis Cardinals team photograph c.1915. Sepia tone 8"x10" image in a matte finish picturing the Cardinals team posed in uniform at the stadium. Players are seated and standing in three rows incl. HOF'er Miller Huggins. Marked and dated 1915 by noted photographer G.E. Palfrey. Image quality is excellent with chips to the top right and bottom left corners, mostly in the white margins. Incorrect date of "St. Louis Cardinals 1917" is written in the bottom margin: VG |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$475.00
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957 |
1916 New York Giants team cabinet photograph. Original panoramic style image pictures the Giants team posed in their unique plaid uniforms. Players include George Kelly and Bill McKechnie. Marked "Smith Studio" at the bottom right corner with "Texas" written on the back indicating that the image was likely taken at Spring Training: EX |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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$1,200.00
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958 |
1920 Cleveland Indians team photograph. Fine quality printed photographic team image of the World Champion Indians after the original image by Louis Van Oeyen. Players are identified underneath the image incl. Speaker, Covaleskie, Wood, Sewell, and a small vignette image of Ray Chapman, who had died after being hit in the head by a Carl Mays pitch. Photo has some minor wrinkling mostly at the bottom left corner area. 10"x14" in a tooled leather matting and gilt decorated frame: EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$150.00
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959 |
Pitt. Pirates team photograph c.1926. Beautiful sepia tone 8"x10" matted and framed image of the Pirates posed in uniform at Forbes Field with their "1925 World Champions" uniform patches visible. Players include Cuyler, Traynor, Carey, and McKechnie. Marked "Photo-Craft Studios, Pitt. Pa" at lower right: NM |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$700.00
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960 |
1926 New York Yankees team photograph by George Grantham Bain. Crisp sepia tone 5"x7" matted and framed image of the AL Champion Yankees posed in home uniform at Yankee Stadium. Players include Ruth, Gehrig, Lazzeri, Huggins, and Pennock. Stamped and dated on the reverse by Bain. Photo has a very minor edge tear and a few minor chips to the borders, which are not visible under the matting. Very fine original image: EX-MT |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,600.00
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961 |
Rare 1929 New York Yankees team panoramic photograph. Original sepia tone 8"x21" matted and framed (frame has a few small mounting holes) sepia tone image picturing the Yankees team posed at St. Petersburg, FL during spring training in 1929. Players include Ruth, Gehrig, Lazzeri, Pennock, Hoyt, Dickey, Durocher, Koenig, and trainer Doc Woods. The photo is marked by photographer "M.C. Mayberry, NY" at lower right. Photo quality remains outstanding with only a few very minor surface wrinkles. Signed on the back by Yankees trainer Doc Woods as having been presented to a gentleman: EX-MT |
($5,000.00-$7,000.00)
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$4,000.00
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962 |
1935 Chicago White Sox large format team photograph. Matted and framed 16"x20" sepia tone image of the team posed in full uniform with players facsimile signatures in the bottom margin. Players include Lyons, Conlan, Dykes, Sewell, and Simmons. Image quality remains very fine with matte finish surface: EX-MT |
($400.00-$600.00)
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963 |
Cap Anson large format studio portrait photograph c.1911. Formal studio posed image measuring 11"x14" of Cap Anson seated in a suit. Photo has "Roe" raised photographer's seal and has been signed/dated 1911 by Roe in pencil. Image quality remains exceptional with flawless contrast: EX-MT |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$350.00
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964 |
1938 New York Yankees large format photograph. Sepia tone 11"x13" photo in a matte finish picturing the 1938 World Champion Yankees posed in uniform. Players include Gehrig, DiMaggio (laughing hysterically), McCarthy, and Dickey. "World Champions 1938" is neatly written in period fountain pen at the bottom margin. Image quality remains outstanding with a few minor wrinkles at the top right corner and bottom center in the margins: EX-MT |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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$900.00
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965 |
Lot of (7) Harry Davis photographs c.1905-1912. Group of original images picturing the captain of the Phila. Athletics includes (2) 8"x10", (1) 4"x6", and (4) 5"x7" photos. Four images are stamped by noted photographer Paul Thompson on the reverse. Very fine quality overall: Range VG-NM |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$475.00
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966 |
Rube Waddell photograph by Louis Van Oeyen c.1915-20. Sepia tone 7"x9" image of Waddell pitching c.1907. Back is stamped by Van Oeyen and is identified in pencil by Van Oeyen. Likely printed around 1915-20 from the original negative: EX |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$150.00
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967 |
Honus Wagner photograph c.1915-20. Original sepia tone 5"x7" image of Wagner in Pirates uniform holding a bat. The image has two creases and a corner chip. Stamped on the back by "Keystone View Co., NY": VG |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$200.00
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968 |
Ty Cobb photograph by Charles Conlon c.1913. Captivating image of Cobb in Tigers uniform leaping to catch a ball. Photo measures 4 1/2"x7 1/4" and is stamped "Charles Conlon Evening Telegram New York". The image quality remains very fine with a light corner crease at the top right: EX-EX/MT |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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$600.00
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969 |
G.C. Alexander photograph c.1912-17. Sepia tone 8"x10" image of "Old Pete" in Phila. Phillies uniform throwing a baseball. Uncommonly large size for its dating period provides a ghostly background appearance that keenly focuses the viewer's eye on the subject. Photo has a few line creases with two edge creases that have been tape reinforced on back: EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,200.00
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970 |
Fine Ty Cobb cabinet photograph c.1912. Very early formal studio portrait picturing a young and determined Ty Cobb posed in street clothes. Image size measures 7"x10" on its original 10"x14" mount. Reverse is stamped with accession number and 1912 date, and has "Ty Cobb" written in period fountain pen. Photo quality is nearly flawless with excellent contrast and virtually no wear. Mount has a few small edge chips which are not visible under the matting. Matted and framed: EX-MT |
($2,500.00-$3,500.00)
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$1,600.00
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971 |
Eddie Collins photograph by George Grantham Bain c.1919. Sepia tone 4"x6" image of Collins in Chicago White Sox uniform holding a bat on the field. Dated Oct. 3, 1919, which was the third game of the infamous 1919 World Series in which Dickie Kerr captured the first game for the White Sox in spite of the scandal that was in play to throw the Series: EX-MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$300.00
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972 |
Fine Babe Ruth portrait photograph by Paul Thompson c.1918. Exceptional early image of Ruth in Red Sox uniform taken by Paul Thompson and published by Harris & Ewing, Washington. A wide eyed Ruth is captured peering to his right with strong detail. 3 3/4"x5" marked by Harris & Ewing on front and stamped by Thompson/Ewing on verso: EX |
($3,000.00-$4,000.00)
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$3,250.00
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973 |
Babe Ruth photograph c.1920s. Black and white matted and framed image of Ruth pitching in Boston Red Sox uniform c.1918. The photo measures 5"x9 1/4" with a few edge tears and a horizontal surface crease: VG-EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$650.00
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974 |
Babe Ruth photograph c.1920s-30s. Black and white 6"x8" image picturing Babe Ruth in a Red Sox uniform c.1914. Stamped by International News Service on the reverse. Front has some light age toning, a few surface creases, and the edges have been slightly trimmed: VG-EX |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$1,800.00
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975 |
Frank Frisch photograph c.1920s. Horizontal black and white image of Frisch fielding a baseball in New York Giants uniform. 5"x7" with a few minute surface wrinkles: EX-MT |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$400.00
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976 |
1921 Babe Ruth photograph with children. Poignant original 6"x10" image of Babe Ruth kneeling with hundreds of children from the St. Pauls Orphan Asylum in Pittsburgh. The photo captures a young Ruth looking into the camera lens while hundreds of young children stand alongside. Stamped by Wide World Photos on the reverse: EX |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$400.00
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977 |
Connie Mack photograph c.1928. Sepia tone 6 1/2"x8 1/2" image of Mack uncommonly posed in a catching position wearing a Phila. Athletics hat. Photo quality is excellent with a tiny corner chip in the margin and is stamped "Acme Newspictures" on the reverse: EX |
($250.00-$350.00)
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$200.00
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978 |
Paul and Lloyd Waner portrait photographs c.1938. Pair of matched 5"x7" black and white images of the two brothers posed in Pirates uniforms. Both photos are stamped and dated 1938 on the reverse with their original paper i.d. labels intact: EX-MT |
($250.00-$350.00)
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$250.00
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978a |
Fine Paul Waner photograph c.1927. Stunning original sepia tone 7 1/2"x9" image picturin Waner in full batting follow through pose during the Pirates 1927 NL Championship season. Photo quality and composition are superb with flawless contrast and tonality. Marked Underwood and Underwood on the reverse: NM |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$1,500.00
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979 |
Babe Ruth and Frank Baker photograph c.1921. Sepia tone 7"x9" image of the two Yankee sluggers posed while leaning on bats. The image is stamped by Underwood & Underwood on the reverse: EX |
($250.00-$350.00)
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$425.00
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980 |
Leo "Gabby" Hartnett photograph by Charles Conlon as used on the Baseball Magazine supplement c.1929. Original 6"x8" image of Hartnett in a catching pose. The image retains its original cropping ink and is mounted to a period photo mount. Includes an inside cover from the Baseball Magazine picturing the image: EX |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$200.00
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981 |
Babe Ruth photograph c.1925. Original print of this famed image taken at St. Vincent's hospital in New York was the first image of Ruth after his "bellyache heard round the world". Measuring 6"x8", photo is stamped and dated on the reverse and retains its original paper i.d. label. Bottom of the photo has some age toning. A period photo ink box remains around Ruth's face creating an interesting visual: VG-EX |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$110.00
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982 |
Babe Ruth photograph c.1920s. Matted and framed 6"x8" sepia tone image of Babe Ruth with his wife Claire seated on a porch. Image quality is exceptional with perfect clarity and contrast: NM |
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$225.00
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983 |
Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, and Babe Ruth photograph c.1928-30. Fine matte finish 8"x10" matted and framed original photograph picturing the three Hall of Famers leaning against a wall at Shibe Park. Raised photographer's stamp from Wagner Studio, Phila. is located at the bottom right corner. The left edge has some surface abrasions which are not visible under the matting. The main image also has a few light surface creases. One of only three original prints of this classic photograph that we have handled: VG-EX |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$3,500.00
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984 |
Lou Gehrig portrait photograph c.1937. Fine original sepia tone portrait picturing Gehrig looking to the side in Yankees uniform. Image size is 5"x7", including original margins. Stamped and dated July 4, 1937 as the photo was used for the All-Star Game. Condition is very fine with a few pinholes to the edges of the white border areas: EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,300.00
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985 |
Lou Gehrig "legs" photograph c.1936. Interesting original image taken of Lou Gehrig's legs measures 5"x7" incl. original margins. The image is dated Sept. 1936 on the back and includes the original published news photo which states, "àthe powerful legs which carried Gehrig to all-time iron man record...". Photo has a few small pinholes and a corner chip to the white margins: EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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986 |
Lou Gehrig batting grip photograph c.1936. Captivating black and white image of Gehrig's batting grip clearly illustrating his immense power. Stamped Sept. 1936 on the reverse. Photo has a few minor pinholes to the white margins. 5"x7": EX |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$700.00
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987 |
Babe Ruth portrait photograph c.1930s. Superb original portrait image taken at close range picturing Ruth posed in street clothes. Sepia tone photo measures 8"x10" with some period size markings on the reverse. Image quality is very fine with some typical light age wrinkling to a few areas: EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$550.00
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988 |
Babe Ruth photograph by Thorne c.1927. Exceptional quality 8"x10" sepia tone original image picturing Ruth in a full batting pose. Images quality and contrast remains superb with crisp registration. Reverse is stamped by the Yankees' official photographer "Thorne" with period handwritten notation of "Ruth O.F." Photo surface has some very light wrinkling mentioned for accuracy only: EX/MT-NM |
($1,500.00-$2,500.00)
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$1,000.00
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989 |
Pair of vintage Babe Ruth Umpire photographs c.1935. Great pair of 6"x8" matted and framed black and white still photos of Ruth dressed as umpire taken shortly after his last game as a Boston Braves player. One has a small corner chip, dated on back: EX-EX/MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$475.00
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990 |
Babe Ruth large format photograph c.1930. Oversized original black and white image of Ruth batting in Yankees uniform measures 11"x14". Exhibits excellent contrast and clarity with only light surface wear. Pencil identification is written on the verso, and partial date of "Jul. 1930" is stamped on the back. One of the finest large format original images of Ruth that we have offered. Matted and framed: EX-MT |
($4,000.00-$5,000.00)
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$4,100.00
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991 |
Estate collection of original baseball photographs c.1930s. Very fine collection of original photography, primarily dating to the mid to late 1930s, includes numerous New York Yankees players and images from the 1936 World Series. Subjects include Gehrig, Foxx, Cronin, Ott, Hubbell, Lazzeri, Traynor, Vaughan, and Honus Wagner. Photo sizes range from 1"x3" to 3"x4" with excellent clarity and registration. Total of (62) images: Range EX-NM |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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992 |
Lou Gehrig, Jacob Ruppert, and Joe McCarthy photograph c.1938. Sepia tone 7"x9" image pictures the three Yankee figures shaking hands on the field. Photo quality remains excellent despite the beginnings of a very small puncture near Ruppert's face. Stamped International News Photos on the reverse: VG-EX |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$225.00
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993 |
Lou Gehrig portrait photograph c.1930s. Sepia tone 8"x10" image picturing Gehrig in Yankees home uniform. Image quality is very fine with excellent detail. The photo has some surface crazing and creasing with a few tears and a small chip at the bottom right margin area: VG |
($400.00-$600.00)
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$800.00
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994 |
Lot of vintage photography related materials from the files of author John Durant. Fine selection of over (30) pieces relating to New York Yankees players incl. Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Chase, and Stengel. Image sizes range from 3"x4" to 9"x12" inclusive of several very fine quality original Ruth and Gehrig photos. Excellent breakdown value: Range VG-NM |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$1,200.00
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995 |
Lot of (2) vintage 8"x10" sepia tone photographs to include: Lou Gehrig batting with facsimile white signature printed at the bottom: EX-MT and 1937 Yankees team photo: EX-MT |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$60.00
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996 |
Lot of (6) vintage Babe Ruth photographs c.1930s-40s. Sizes range from 6"x8" to 8"x10" with subjects including Ruth standing with an automobile, Ruth with his wife and daughter, Ruth receiving make-up for a film appearance, Ruth cooking a steak, and Ruth on an airplane after his throat operation: Range VG-NM |
($500.00-$750.00)
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997 |
Lot of (3) Babe Ruth related photographs c.1929. Trio of 6 1/2"x8 1/2" sepia tone images picturing Ruth and his automobile, which had apparently been involved in an accident. Throngs of young boys are pictured surrounding both the car and Ruth in separate images. Marked "International News Photo" on the reverse. Two photos have a few very minor surface abrasions at the top margin: EX |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$130.00
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998 |
Lou Gehrig photograph c.1940s. Pristine original 4"x5" black and white image of Gehrig fielding a baseball with stadium grandstands in the background. Image quality is flawless with strong contrast and registration. Stamped "11. Lou Gehrig" on the reverse, likely indicating the negative number is one of a series of images. Based on the typesetting on the back and paper stock, we believe the image to date to the 1940s era: NM |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$1,000.00
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999 |
Babe Ruth photograph by Charles Conlon. Black and white 8"x10" image of Ruth in Yankees road uniform standing with a bat on the field. Image quality is very fine with stark contrast typical of Conlon's excellence. Stamped "Charles M. Conlon Studio", the image originally dates from the 1920s, but the offered example is believed to have been printed from the negative during the 1940s-50s: EX-MT |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$600.00
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1000 |
June 13, 1948 Babe Ruth photograph attributed to William C. Greene. Poignant sepia tone 8"x10" image of Ruth seated in front of his locker wearing the Yankees uniform for the final time. Ruth was being honored at the 25th anniversary celebration held at Yankee Stadium. It would be his final appearance at the stadium where he created so many memories. Image quality remains excellent with strong contrast: EX-MT |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$475.00
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