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Items For The Auction of March 6th & 7th, 2009
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Exceedingly rare Dave Bancroft autographed yellow Hall of Fame plaque postcard. Highly sought after scarcity as Bancroft was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971 and then passed away in 1972 creating a very tight window in which he could have signed this style of item. Signed in blue ballpoint ink at the bottom margin rating 8/9 out of 10. Postcard itself remains very clean with bright original color. First example that we have handled. Includes LOA from JSA: NM |
($3,000.00-$4,000.00)
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Fred Steily's 1935 Oklahoma Indians Texas League Championship ring. 14k gold ring awarded to Oklahoma Indians pitcher Fred Steily for his contributions to the teams Championship season of 1935. Encircling the top of the ring are the words "Oklahoma City Indians Texas League Champions" with a baseball motif at center that includes "1935 Dixie Champs". The left shank features crossed bats and a ball with the team abbreviation "OC". The opposite shank features a baseball in relief with the name "Fred Steily" bannered above. Interior band is stamped "14k". Ring shows moderate to heavy usage wear: VG-EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$375.00
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Fred Steily's 1920-30s baseball photo album. 7"x10" photo album chronicles the minor league career of Fred Steily including dozens of snapshot images. Photos show Steily and other players from the Scranton Miners as well as the Texas League's Beaumont Exporters and even some photos of a few St. Louis Cardinals players. Other items include a couple of newspaper articles and a 1927 baseball shaped banquet menu for the Scranton Base Ball Team. Album cover has loosened from the hinge: Album: VG, Contents: Range VG/EX-EX/MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$200.00
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204 |
Group of (9) Van Lingle Mungo's World Series ticket stubs. Includes (6) stubs from the 1947 World Series incl. games two, three (2), five, six and seven. Also includes a stub to game four of the 1949 World Series and (2) stubs to the 1950 World Series incl. games three and four. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range VG-EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$800.00
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205 |
Lot of (20) auto. correspondence to Van Lingle Mungo from prominent baseball figures and politicians. Includes (18) baseball letters, mostly on official letterhead incl. Mets, Dodgers and Yankees from notable baseball figures such as George Weiss (2), Fred Claire (2), Larry Doby, Bob Fishel and Roy Hamey (2). Most notable is a 1935 letter from Ford Frick announcing the 1935 NL All-Star team, which included Mungo. Also included are letters to Mungo from U.S. Congressman Bryan Dorn and U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond. Several of the letters include their original transmittal envelopes. Signatures rate mostly 9 out of 10. Includes LOA from JSA and letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Documents: EX-MT, Signatures: MT |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$225.00
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206 |
Lot of (10) baseball books and programs from the collection of Van Lingle Mungo. Includes pair of schedule books for the Eastern, National and American Leagues; 1929 scorecard for Columbia Comers vs. Charlotte Hornets with Mungo in printed lineup for Columbia; 1944 Fort Bragg vs. Concord Weavers military baseball program featuring Mungo for Fort Bragg and a group of baseball guides, baseball registers and other books incl. Mungo's personal hardcover copy of 1941 Baseball Register with his name in gold leaf on cover. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range GD/VG-EX |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$60.00
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207 |
Group of tickets, passes, Dodgers lapel pin and ephemera from the collection of Van Lingle Mungo. Group includes full tickets to 1965 and 1970 Mets games, 1962 Yankees game, (2) 1983 Dodgers NLCS game one, and (2) stubs to 1983 Dodgers NLCS game two. Lot also includes numerous Dodgers event passes, 1970 Senators Presidents box pass, and a Dodgers lapel pin in its original box. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range VG-EX/MT |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$150.00
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208 |
Lot of (4) All-Star programs and publications from the collection of Van Lingle Mungo. Includes 1956 All-Star game program: GD (separated covers), 1980 AS Game program: VG-EX, 1948 "Babe Ruth as I Knew Him" by Waite Hoyt: PR-FR (missing covers), "The Dodgers All-Time Greats - a Pictorial History 1890s-1970s": EX, and covers to 1937 and 1956 All-Star programs. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range PR/FR-EX |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$100.00
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209 |
Casey Stengel auto. typed letter to Van Lingle Mungo. In letter dated Jan. 5, 1937, Stengel thanks the Mungo's for their Christmas card, wishes him success for the 1937 season, and thanks him for his past performances under Stengel's management. Stengel has signed the letter in bold blue ink. Signature rates 9 out of 10. Stengel managed Mungo for three season with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934-36. Letter has two vertical folds lines along which some separation has occurred. Includes LOA from JSA and a letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: VG-EX |
($400.00-$500.00)
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210 |
Lot of (3) Van Lingle Mungo's New York Giants 1943-45 Spring Training programs. (2) programs from 1945 and one from 1943 include game schedules, historical team data and fold out sheets of player data at the centerfold. Mel Ott is featured alone on the cover of the 1943 program and together with Medwick and Hubbell on the 1945 programs. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range VG-EX |
($200.00-$400.00)
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$75.00
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211 |
Lot of (3) Van Lingle Mungo New York Giants player's contracts and (2) Horace Stoneham signed cover letters. Includes Mungo's Giants contracts for the 1942 and 1946 (2) seasons. All three are signed by Giants President Horace Stoneham and the 1942 contract is signed by Mungo as well. Cover letters are dated 1944 and 1946 respectively, typed on Giants team stationary and reference Mungo's contracts and reporting dates for spring training. Both letters are signed by Stoneham. All signatures rate 9 out of 10. Includes LOA from JSA and letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Documents: EX-MT, Signatures: MT |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$300.00
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212 |
Van Lingle Mungo's pair of 1940 World's Fair press passes and ticket booklet. Pair of passes issued to Mungo for his participation in the Academy of Sport in conjunction with the 1940 World's Fair. One of the passes includes a booklet with dozens of tickets to the Fair. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: EX-MT |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$80.00
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213 |
Group of Van Lingle Mungo's season passes, schedules and caricature. Includes (2) 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers pocket schedules, 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers Ebbets Field pass, 1943 New York Giants Polo Grounds Pass and a printed 3 1/4"x5 1/2" caricature of Mungo in his Dodgers uniform. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range VG-EX/MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$225.00
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214 |
Large lot of photographs from the collection of Van Lingle Mungo. Includes over (50) mostly original photographs with a small percentage of reproductions. Includes photographs ranging in size from 3"x4" snapshots to 9"x11 1/2" images. Includes large number of baseball related images from various stages of Mungo's playing career, as well as family photos and non-sports related images. Highlights include real photo postcards from George Burke, pair of oversized (9"x11") images by Burke, original photos by Barney Stein, and quality news service photos. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range GD-EX/MT |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$550.00
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Larry MacPhail 1941 handwritten letter to Mrs. Van Lingle Mungo. Two-page letter was handwritten on stationary from the Ansley Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. As General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, MacPhail offers support and encouragement to Mrs. Mungo in handling Van's excessive drinking. All writing, including MacPhail's "L.S. MacPhail" signature rate 9 out of 10 with a couple of smudges not affecting the signature. Includes LOA from JSA and letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: EX |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$550.00
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Lot of (3) Van Lingle Mungo player contracts and correspondence. Includes two of Mungo's minor league contracts for 1942 Minneapolis, one of which is signed by him. Signature rates 8 out of 10. Also includes a 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers unsigned player's contract. (5) telegrams to Mungo accompany the contracts from various individuals and groups including a holiday greeting from Leo Durocher. Includes LOA from JSA and letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range VG-EX/MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$40.00
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Van Lingle Mungo die cut George Burke photographic standee. 9" tall vintage standee is comprised of a George Burke photograph of Mungo in a pitching pose as a member of the New York Giants mounted to a wooden backing. A section of a wood picture frame serves as the base and has been stamped on the bottom by George Burke. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: VG/EX-EX |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$30.00
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218 |
Lot of autographed ephemera from the collection of Van Lingle Mungo. Lot of (16) pieces includes an old-timers signed baseball incl. Mungo, Gomez, Slaughter, Hubbell and others; check signed by Mrs. Van L. Mungo, signed greeting cards from Al Lopez and Babe Herman; Mungo signed Dodgers scorecard; signed photo by Mungo and Jack Quinn; photo of Mungo w/ Jack Dempsey signed by Mungo; Burleigh Grimes signed photo; beautiful hand-colored George Burke photo signed by Mungo and real photo postcard of Mungo and Al Lopez signed by Lopez. Includes LOA from JSA and letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range GD-EX |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$550.00
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Van Lingle Mungo's Major League Baseball lifetime pass and George Burke real photo postcard. 2"x3" silver lifetime pass presented to Mungo in recognition of his long and meritorious service to baseball. Engraved silver pass is accompanied by a copy of the original presentation card that accompanied it from Ford Frick and William Harridge. Accompanying real photo postcard features a George Burke image of Mungo in his Brooklyn uniform. Back is addressed in Mungo's hand to himself and stamped by Burke. Includes LOA from JSA (postcard) and letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Pass: EX/EX-MT, Postcard: VG-EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$500.00
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1941 Montreal Royals panoramic team photograph and related documents from the collection of Van Lingle Mungo. 8"x18 1/2" photo features the 1941 Montreal team incl. Mungo (on rehab assignment from Dodgers), fellow future Brooklyn Dodger Clyde Sukeforth and the rest of the team posing in uniform. Printed titling and a list of the individuals pictured appears at bottom. Photo shows some heavy creasing, border tears, and is missing sections at two corners and top edge. Accompanying documents include a letter to Mungo from Montreal team President regarding his contract and 1941 immigration document permitting Mungo to travel to Canada. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Photo: FR-GD, Documents: VG-EX |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$175.00
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Van Lingle Mungo's personal travel trunk. Large steamer style travel trunk measures 23" deep, 42" long, and 25" tall. Trunk was used by Mungo to hold his baseball equipment and clothing for travel. Shows significant usage wear and some water damage to the top. Interesting period item that would be great for a vintage sports display: VG |
($400.00-$500.00)
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Van Lingle Mungo's personal travel trunk. Large red painted steamer style travel trunk measures 22" deep, 42" long, 22" tall. Trunk was used by Mungo to hold his baseball equipment and clothing for travel. Mungo's last name appears stenciled on one end in white paint. Includes multiple interior drawers and compartments. Shows moderate to heavy usage wear. Interesting period item that would be great for a vintage sports display: VG |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$25.00
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223 |
Van Lingle Mungo's 1939 All-Star Game ticket stub. Stub for the 1939 Fall Classic played at Yankee Stadium shows a couple of horizontal creases. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: VG |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$225.00
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224 |
Van Lingle Mungo's 1937 All-Star Game pinback button w/ ribbon. Scarce 1 1/4" diam. pinback for 1937 AS Game played at Griffith Stadium features ribbon in tact with printing of American and National League rosters. Mungo is among the pitchers listed for the National League as he made his fourth of five career All-Star appearances. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: EX/MT |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$550.00
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225 |
Large lot of Van Lingle Mungo personal and career mementos and ephemera. Group contains dozens of items including original and reproduction photographs from Mungo's baseball career and personal life, military documents and certificates; baseball schedules, newspaper articles, George Burke real photo postcard, correspondence regarding baseball events and business opportunities, (2) unsigned 1942 Minneapolis minor league player's contracts, telegrams, personal documents, 1935 Clemson University commencement leather-bound program, (2) 1973 Babe Ruth tournament badges, a copy of Mungo biography "Pride of Pageland" and more. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range GD-NM |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$125.00
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226 |
Van Lingle Mungo's 1940-41 Brooklyn Dodgers color tinted team photo. 9 1/2"x15" semi-oval hand-colored photograph features the Brooklyn Dodgers posing in uniform including rookie Pee Wee Reese. Photo has been mounted to a rigid backing and shows some minor surface wear and edge wear. Mungo appears standing at the center of the back row. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: VG-EX |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$300.00
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227 |
Lot of (7) Van Lingle Mungo's Brooklyn Dodgers player rosters 1933-40. Includes fold-out player roster booklets for the following seasons: 1933, 1934, (2) 1936, (2) 1939 and 1940. Booklets include personal data, statistical information and season schedules. Some have random pencil notations. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range VG-EX |
($300.00-$500.00)
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$200.00
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228 |
Pair of 1940-41 Brooklyn Dodgers team photographs from the collection of Van Lingle Mungo. Includes 6 1/2"x8 3/4" photo of the Brooklyn Dodgers posing in their home uniforms including rookie Pee Wee Reese. Back of photo is stamped by Dodgers team photographer Barney Stein. Also includes 4 3/4"x7 3/4" photo of the Dodgers team posing outside in their road uniforms. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: EX |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$110.00
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Van Lingle Mungo's 1931 Brooklyn Robins belt buckle and George Burke real photo postcard. Mungo's ornate brass belt buckle was issued to him in his rookie season in the big leagues. Features various design elements including his raised initials "VLM", enameled Robins bird logo, and decorative figural baseball in relief bearing his number "33" surrounded by the words "Base Ball Club" set in enameling and dated "1931". Accompanying postcard features real George Burke photo on front picturing Mungo in Brooklyn uniform. Back is unused with Geo. Burke stamp. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Belt buckle: EX, Postcard: EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$325.00
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230 |
Pair of Van Lingle Mungo's Brooklyn player's contracts, related correspondence and photograph. Includes Van Lingle Mungo's signed 1931 rookie contract with the Brooklyn Robins and signed 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers signed contract. Related correspondence, inclusive of five pieces of ornate Brooklyn Dodgers/Ebbets Field stationery includes letters form Dodgers General manger Bob Quinn and Business manger John Gorman, as well as tax statements. Also included is an 8"x10" photo of Mungo in uniform signing his Dodgers contract. Photo has embossed stamp of Brooklyn team photographer Barney Stein in lower right corner. Includes letter of provenance from the family of V.L. Mungo: Range VG/EX-EX/MT |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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Ty Cobb illustrative ink blotter c.1910. Attractive art nouveau style cardboard ink blotter features a color tinted image of Cobb batting. Piece measures 4 1/2"x10 1/2" with "Ty Cobb" written in pencil at the bottom and artist's signature on the back: EX |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$375.00
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1910's seven page baseball player display including Cobb and Wagner. Seven 8"x10 1/4" pages feature some of the most prominent stars of the era including Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Frank Schulte, Hal Chase, John Kling, Ed Walsh and Eddie Collins. Includes exceptional images with each player's name and team printed at the bottom margin in red. Pages are bound at the top by string. Light to moderate wear is evident with some pages having separated from the string binding. Cobb has a vertical fold line: VG-EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$475.00
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233 |
1934 Detroit Tigers AL Champions souvenir linen pennant. Scarce 23" long white linen flag features graphic of a leaping tiger amidst text that reads "Congratulations Tigers 1934 American League Champs". Fragile piece is free from significant structural faults, showing some minor toning in areas and very slight fraying at top and bottom edges: EX |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$450.00
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234 |
1934-35 Detroit Tigers pennant winners souvenir pennant. Graphically appealing 29" long orange felt pennant features tiger's head graphic at left and text that reads "Detroit Tigers Pennant Winners 1934-35". Shows small "L" shaped hole below tiger graphic and minor soiling and general wear: EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$600.00
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Detroit Tigers souvenir pennant c.1930s. Beautifully preserved 30" long orange felt pennant features "Detroit" in black felt lettering. Bearing the unmistakable colors of the Detroit Tigers, the pennant shows minimal wear of any kind. A tag affixed to the back edge reads "The J.L. Hudson Co." The tassels are absent at the left edge: EX-MT |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$225.00
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1936 Cleveland Indians team panoramic photograph. Printed photographic image measuring 8"x33" picturing the team posed in uniform at League Park in Cleveland. Players facsimile signatures are printed under their images incl. Averill, Trosky, O'Neill, Harder, and Vosmik. Marked by photographer S.A. Morrick, Cleveland at lower right. Overall condition is very fine with only a few tiny border chips at the bottom edge. Retains its rare original cardboard mailing tube with postmarked Warren Harding postage stamp: EX-EX/MT |
($350.00-$450.00)
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$200.00
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Pair of 1934 Rochester Red Wings related items. Includes: Large 10" diameter cardboard (double sided) disc with a team signed photo of the Red Wings on one side and Texaco ad on the reverse. Players include Liska, Crabtree, I. Goodman, and a very young Johnny Mize. Sigs range from 7-9 out of 10; and 1934 Red Wings team supplement photograph as issued by Texaco Gas Co. (9"x12") with players incl. Mize, Liska, Goodman, and Crabtree. Includes LOA from JSA: Range VG-EX/MT |
($200.00-$300.00)
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$110.00
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238 |
Pair of 1939 World Series souvenir baseball dolls. Unique pair of souvenir baseball dolls issued in conjunction with the 1939 World Series between the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds. Dolls feature celluloid heads with fine quality linen uniforms including socks and hats in the appropriate color scheme. The Yankees doll retains two small "NYY" logo pinbacks on the hat and jersey along with a 1 1/2" diameter "AL Champions World Series New York Yankees" pin. 13" tall each remaining in remarkable original condition given their fragility and age: EX-MT |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$700.00
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Philadelphia Athletics souvenir pennant c.1930-40s. Yellow pennant measures 23" long with elephant graphic at the left and team name across the front. General light to moderate soiling throughout: VG-EX |
($400.00-$500.00)
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Rogers Hornsby professional model coaches-era bat. Louisville Slugger 125 model bat measures 33 1/2" long and weighs 33.4oz. Based on the dating, the bat is a coach's model used by Hornsby during the 1950s. Bat exhibits excellent use incl. ball marks, rack marks, cleat marks, and general surface wear. H117 model number is stamped on the end of the knob. A 13" crack runs through the middle below the centerbrand. Regarded by many as the greatest right-handed hitter of all time, Rogers Hornsby managed the St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds in 1952 and 1953. Includes LOA from Hunt Auctions: EX |
($1,500.00-$2,000.00)
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$350.00
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1929 World Champion Philadelphia Athletics team auto. baseball incl. Babe Ruth. Cream-colored Barnard AL ball features approx. (23) signatures including Foxx, Mack, Grove, Cochrane, Collins, Bishop, Quinn, Miller, Schang, Gleason, Wahlberg and Haas. Signatures range from some that are illegible to 6 out of 10, averaging 3 out of 10 overall. Interestingly, the additional signature of Babe Ruth appears over the balls stampings. Ruth's signature rates 5 out of 10. A small date notation "1929" appears on the ball in an unknown hand. Includes LOA from JSA: Ball: VG-EX, Signatures: PR-EX/MT |
($2,500.00-$3,500.00)
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$2,750.00
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1931 Phila. Athletics team auto. baseball. Toned and clear coated Barnard AL ball is signed by (20) members of the AL Champion Athletics incl. Foxx, Grove, Mack, Simmons, Cochrane, Gleason, Dykes, and Bishop. Sigs range from 4-8 out of 10. Includes LOA from JSA: Ball: VG, Signatures: Range VG-EX/MT |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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$525.00
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Phila. Athletics team autographed baseball c.1929-30. Lt. to moderately toned Reach "Official League" ball is signed by (15) players incl. Foxx, Simmons, Earnshaw, Walberg, and Haas. Lefty Grove is facs. stamped. Sigs range from 3-8 out of 10. Includes LOA from JSA: Ball: VG-EX, Signatures: Range VG-NM |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$725.00
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1929 Philadelphia Athletics American League Champions composite photograph auto. by Jimmie Foxx. 10"x13" photographic composite image of the AL Champion Philadelphia Athletics including Mack, Foxx, Grove, Simmons, Cochrane, Cronin and Collins. Jimmie Foxx has signed the piece on his image in dark blue fountain pen rating 8 out of 10. The 1929 AL Champion A's would go on to become World Champions and are regarded by many historians as the greatest baseball team of all-time. Photograph shows multiple horizontal creases and surface cracking from scrolling and a border tear at bottom. Framed. Includes LOA from JSA: Photo: VG, Signature: NM-MT |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,000.00
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1929 Philadelphia Athletics team composite panoramic photograph. Classic composite image includes vignette photos of 15 members of the of the American League Champions incl. Foxx, Grove, Simmons, Cochrane, Dykes and Earnshaw. Text at the bottom border reads, "Compliments B. Weisberg, Phila. - Mfrs. of 'Wise-Bow' The Ready-Made Bow Tie". The image retains strong contrast and clarity. Photo size is 6"x19 1/4" and is displayed in a period frame: EX-EX/MT |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$650.00
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Howard Ehmke single signed baseball attributed to Game 1 of the 1929 World Series. Barnard AL baseball is signed across the sweet spot by Howard Ehmke in fountain pen and dated "Oct 8, 1929". Signature and inscription rate 5 out of 10. The ball has every characteristic of game use including moderate soiling throughout and scattered abrasions and scuff marks from contact. The date of Oct 8, 1929 marked a virtuoso pitching performance from Howard Ehmke against the Chicago Cubs in game one of the World Series. Ehmke struck out 13 batters without giving up a single earned run in a complete game victory. Ehmke would pitch again in game five and combined with Rube Wahlberg to clinch the series and bring the Philadelphia Athletics a World Championship. Many historians still consider the 1929 A's to be the greatest team in baseball history. Includes LOA from JSA: Ball: VG-EX, Signature: EX |
($1,000.00-$2,000.00)
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$1,100.00
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Unique 1913 World Series panoramic photograph. Oversized 14"x49" framed photographic display originating from the personal collection of Phila. Athletics player Stuffy McInnis. Center portion of the display features individual real photographic panoramic images of Shibe Park and the Polo Grounds with thousands of fans visible in both. Collage style arrangement of Phila. Athletics players are positioned to the left and right of the image incl. Pennock, Collins, and Baker. Managers Connie Mack and John McGraw are also pictured on either side of the top panoramic image. "World's Series-New York and Phila." is painted in white lettering on the original mount along with date of 1913 at the bottom. Marked "Photo Ill. Co., Philadelphia". The surface has some age toning and soiling which could likely be improved with restoration/cleaning. Additionally, there is a puncture area (no losses to the image) in the background area/top photo and some areas of light abrasions to the surface emulsion. First example of this likely unique and custom made image that we have encountered: VG |
($2,000.00-$3,000.00)
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$1,300.00
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248 |
Wally Schang's 1913 Philadelphia Athletics World Championship gold pocketwatch. Fine quality 14k gold pocketwatch manufactured by the Howard Watch Co. of Boston features embossed laurel leaf insignia on back of case that reads "World's Champions 1913" encircling a baseball diamond design. Back of case opens to reveal intricately engraved name "Walter H. Schang" on interior. The ongoing rivalry between the AL Philadelphia Athletics and the NL New York Giants was showcased once again in the 1913 World Series. The Giants and A's had previously battled for the title in 1905 and 1911 with each team capturing one championship. The 1913 Series was anticipated to be one of the most hotly contested since the game's inception in 1903. Ultimately the A's bested the Giants in five games to take the World Series "rubber match". Among the catalysts for the Athletics title run of 1913 was emerging rookie catcher Wally Schang. Schang was discovered by George Stallings in 1912, when he played in the sandlots of upstate New York for the Buffalo Pullmans. Schang's fast start to his major league career was no mere fluke. Schang would be a winner almost everywhere he played, appearing in the World Series six times during his career that included stints with the A's, Red Sox, Browns, Yankees and Tigers. Watch remains in fine working condition with minimal age or handling wear: EX-MT |
($4,000.00-$5,000.00)
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$3,100.00
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248a |
1914 World Series souvenir pocketknife. 3 1/4" long souvenir knife features celluloid team composite images of the Boston Braves and Phila. A's on either side. Phila. A's image is almost completely obscured due to cracking and age toning. Blade is broken and rusted: FR-GD
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($200.00-$300.00)
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$110.00
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1905 World Series panoramic photograph. Printed photographic display issued by the Reach AL Guide pictures the second game of the 1905 World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York. The image is taken from a center field vantage point with Chief Bender pitching. The photo shows its original fold lines and has separated in many areas along these folds. Some minor chipping has occurred at the left edge and at a couple of intersecting fold lines. Measures 10"x37": VG
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($500.00-$750.00)
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$175.00
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1911 Philadelphia Athletics souvenir plate. Full size 10" diameter plate features a transfer decorated scene at the center with the World Champion A's players superimposed atop their elephant logo. The offered example is largely free of typical age toning and retains a good portion of the gilt decorated rim. Marked Florence Cook Pottery Co. on the back: EX-EX/MT
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($500.00-$750.00)
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$325.00
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New York Giants souvenir pennant c.1920s. Scarce 29" blue felt pennant featuring "New York Giants" in white gothic lettering. Pennant shows minimal wear for its age: EX-MT |
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$375.00
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Roger Bresnahan's 1928 New York Giants professional model cap. Roger Bresnahan's contemporaries recalled that he could play all nine positions as well as any player in the game including pitcher, the position with which he began his major league career. However, he eventually moved to catcher and was ultimately labeled one of the best to ever play that position by managers John McGraw and Branch Rickey. While playing for the Giants from 1902-1908, Bresnahan was one of several players who became a close friend of John McGraw, with whom he shared notable physical and personality traits. Compact, pugnacious, temperamental, fiercely concentrated on the game, and skilled in all the ways it takes to play, it was a natural transition for Bresnahan to move into the role of manager and coach after his playing career ended in 1916. After owning and managing his hometown Toledo Mud Hens through 1923, Bresnahan re-joined the New York Giants as a coach from 1925-28. The offered cap dates to that period. The white wool pinstriped cap features a blue bill and classic embroidered interlocking "NY" on the front. A Spalding manufacturer's stamp appears on the inside headband. A photocopy of an image of Bresnahan taken in 1928 shows him wearing what appears to be this very cap, identifiable by the unique alignment of the pinstriping in relation to the "NY" and the seams. Interestingly, the name "Jackson" is written on the interior in vintage black ink, suggesting the possibility that the cap was also worn at one time by Giants Hall of Famer Travis Jackson. The cap shows moderate soiling and usage wear throughout, yet retains outstanding display quality. The cap is an exceptional rarity with regard to its style and era alone, and is further enhanced by Bresnahan family provenance. The cap originates from the nephew of Roger Bresnahan, and includes his letter of provenance. Also includes LOA from Hunt Auctions: EX |
($7,500.00-$10,000.00)
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Roger Bresnahan's New York Giants professional model cap c1940s. Blue wool cap features the classic embroidered interlocking "NY" on the front in white on red felt. Goldsmith manufacturer's stamp appears on the inside headband along with size "6 7/8" in red chain stitch. Evidence of moderate soiling and usage wear are apparent throughout, yet the cap retains outstanding display quality. The cap dates from the 1940's and was likely worn by Bresnahan in any number of roles as a NY Giants dignitary, incl. Old-Timer's games and events. Highly collectible example as a "style" cap with the enhancement of Bresnahan family provenance. The cap originates from the nephew of Roger Bresnahan, and includes his letter of provenance. Also includes LOA from Hunt Auctions: EX |
($1,500.00-$2,500.00)
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$550.00
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Roger Bresnahan's professional model catcher's mask c.1930s-40s. Spalding professional model "spitter's" mask, so dubbed for the mouth hole in the front of the cage, shows evidence of moderate usage wear throughout. Spalding tag is stitched on the back of the strap. The mask dates from Bresnahan's retirement years in which he may have utilized it any number of roles as a NY Giants dignitary, incl. Old-Timer's games and events. The mask originates from the nephew of Roger Bresnahan, and includes his letter of provenance. Also includes LOA from Hunt Auctions: EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,700.00
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Philadelphia Athletics pennant c.1915. Rare oversized 35" long blue wool pennant has applied "Athletics" white lettering on the front. Colors remain very strong with only a few smallsurface imperfections. Retains its original tassels: EX |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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Rare 1910 Philadelphia Athletics World Championship pennant. 19" vertical blue felt pennant with white applied elephant and characters that read "Champions 1910 Athletics". Graphics and lettering show some soiling. Pennant itself is missing a small section of the tip, but is otherwise in excellent condition with remnants of string tassels at top. Important early Championship related Athletics display piece of notable rarity: VG/EX-EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,100.00
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Southern Agriculturalist poster featuring "Celebrities in the World of Sports" c.1930s. 35"x27 1/2" black and white poster features printed images of dozens of the most prominent athletes in the history of sport including Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Tris Speaker, Bobby Jones, Red Grange, Knute Rockne, Gene Sarazen, Walter Hagan, Gene Tunney, John L. Sullivan and others from the fields of Hockey, Auto Racing, Billiards, Track & Field, Aviation and more. Poster has some creasing and multiple tears mostly near the bottom and is taped to a large piece of cardboard: VG |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$180.00
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New York Giants souvenir pennant c.1930s. Rare 24" long red pennant features a "Ruthian" style batting figure at the left side with team name in white lettering. The white border at the left side has a few moth holes to the surface and small pinholes at the corners: VG-EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$325.00
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Frankie Frisch professional model bat c.1921-31. Louisville Slugger model 125 bat measures 36" and weighs 34.6oz. The bat exhibits wonderful evidence of use inclusive of multiple ball marks, stitching impressions, rack marks, cleat marks, and dead wood on the barrel from contact. Bat features a tapered handle and remains uncracked. Frisch was voted the Most Valuable Player in the National League as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1931 after batting .311 with 10 home runs and 114 RBI. The 1931 Cardinals also triumphed in the World Series, defeating Connie Mack's defending two-time champion Philadelphia Athletics in seven games. Frisch finished his playing career in 1937 with a .316 batting average, 2880 career hits, 1532 runs, 105 home runs and 1244 RBI. He also stole 419 bases in his 19 playing seasons. His hit total stood as the record for switch-hitters until Pete Rose broke it in 1977. Includes LOA from Hunt Auctions: EX |
($3,000.00-$4,000.00)
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$1,600.00
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1922 Vernon Tigers PCL team panoramic photograph. 8"x34" photo features twenty-seven members of the Pacific Coast League team posing shoulder to shoulder in uniform on the field in front of the outfield wall. One of the more charming and subtle features of the photo is a kid peeking through a hole in the wall between two players in the middle of the image. All of the player's names are printed across the bottom. Photo shows no significant wear and is held in a period frame: EX-MT |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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$700.00
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1923 New York Yankees team Baseball Magazine supplement photo. 7 1/4"x11" printed sepia toned image shows the 1923 World Champion New York Yankees team. Titling in the bottom margin includes team roster and printed attribution to Baseball Magazine and image credit to Underwood & Underwood. Image shows minimal handling wear with a light crease at center of bottom margin: EX |
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$100.00
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1925 New York Yankees "Photograms" Spring Training team photograph. Interesting 9"x11" sepia toned image shows the Yankees team on the field at Spring Training in St. Petersburg, FL in 1925 being filmed by their star player, Babe Ruth. Image includes full spring training roster including Lou Gehrig who can be partially seen standing behind Joe McCarthy. Titling in the top background area of the photo reads, "'Sultan of Swat' Captain of the Yankees films his team-mates at training camp in St. Petersburg, Fla.". "Photograms of World Events - The Elliott Service Company, New York" is printed below. Apart from a 1" section of the lower left corner missing, the photo shows modest wear: VG-EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$400.00
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1929 Chicago Cubs team panoramic photograph. Framed printed photographic team image pictures the NL Champion Cubs in vignette format surrounding an image of Wrigley Field. Players include Hartnett, Cuyler, Hornsby, and Root. Image quality remains quite nice with a vertical crease/tear towards the right side of the image. Marked Kaufman & Fabry, Chicago at the bottom. Includes letter of provenance: VG-EX |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$175.00
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1925 Pittsburgh Pirates NL Champions pinback proof display. Printed proof of graphic used to produce pinback buttons measures 8"x8" (visible area). Composite image includes Traynor, Dreyfuss, McKechnie, Clarke and Cuyler. Three vertical creases are apparent as well as light creasing from scrolling. Matted and framed: VG |
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$150.00
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1909 NL Champion Pittsburgh Pirates celluloid mirror. Superb example of this tough early piece features individual vignette photos in remarkable detail and clarity of the Pirates players including Wagner. Celluloid side shows only light surface and edge wear. Mirror side shows some rusting and mirror has cracked in two places. Measures 2" diameter: EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,000.00
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Rare large format Honus Wagner autographed photograph. Oversized 8"x14" matted and framed printed publication photographic image of Wagner batting is signed at the bottom in black fountain pen, "Honus Wagner Pirates July 17, 1941". Signature and salutation rate 9 out of 10. Photo has a few small edge tears which are barely visible under the matting along with a small surface tear just above the "41" in the salutation date. The image was signed during an exhibition game played in his honor by a local team from Warren, PA. Wagner signed images of any type are markedly rare with the offered exemplar presenting as the largest size variant we have offered to date. Includes LOA from JSA: Photo: EX, Signature: NM |
($2,000.00-$3,000.00)
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$1,800.00
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Superb 1925 World Series Pittsburgh Pirates team panoramic photo. Large and impressive 12"x57" photograph features an expansive interior view of Forbes Field from the vantage of the right field bleachers. The bottom margin hosts cameo portraits of thirty team members incl. McKechnie, Clarke, Cuyler, Traynor, Carey, etc. Titling and the bottom center reads "Pittsburgh Pirates 1925 World Champions, Pittsburgh 4 Games vs. Washington 3 Games, Opening Game at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Oct. 7th, Attendance, 41,723". Photographer's marks include "Photographs copyright Ralph W. Johnston, 1925" and "Trinity Court Studio 313 Sixth Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa." Central image remains very strong while there are some general condition issues throughout including some small surface holes, a few small surface punctures, moderate vertical crease line, and some small surface abrasions, all of which could be greatly improved upon with restoration. Housed in a period frame that appears to be original to the photo. Desirable World Series panorama presents better than its technical grade: Range GD-EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$950.00
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1907 Pittsburgh Pirates team photograph. Uncommon large format original image picturing the Pirates team posed in full uniform seated and standing in three rows. Players include Wagner, Willis, Phillippe, Clarke, and Leifield. The image quality remains quite fine for its age with good contrast and clarity. Several of the players have been neatly identified across their respective image in period fountain pen while a few others have extremely faint vestiges of a pencil name impression which are barely visible to the naked eye. The photo measures an impressive 9"x13" matted and framed and is dated in period ink, "Pittsburgh 1907" at the top right corner. Bottom right corner has a chip and the two top corners have minor chipping. Image surface has some light wrinkling typical of photos from this era. First example of this particular Pirates team original image that we have handled: VG-EX |
($1,000.00-$1,500.00)
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$1,300.00
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Boston Red Sox large format team photograph c.1915-18. Framed 16"x20" second period image of the Boston Red Sox team likely printed in the 1920s-30s era. Players are identified at the bottom margin incl. Ruth, McInnis, Hooper, Strunk, and owner Harry Frazee. Image quality remains quite good with some typical surface crazing. Includes letter of provenance: EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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Polo Grounds cabinet photograph c.1910s. 5 1/2"x3 1/4" sepia toned photograph affixed to its original 8"x6" mount features a detailed interior view of the Polo Grounds. Scene includes the Giants team practicing on the field with a sweeping view of the grandstand from behind home plate to the left field corner. Image shows exceptional contrast and clarity with only minimal surface soiling. Mount shows light wear at the edges and corners: EX-EX/MT |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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$1,100.00
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Fine 1916 Boston Red Sox World Champions team cabinet photograph. Sepia tone 5"x7" image of the Champion Red Sox remains on its original 9"x11" cabinet mount, which lists the Red Sox players and team name at top and bottom. Players include Carrigan, Hooper, Barry, Pennock, and a young Babe Ruth seated in the bottom row. Image itself is without question the cleanest that we have encountered on this rare photographic issue. The original mount is equally impressive with only a small tear at the left edge. Scarce and desirable Championship team cabinet photograph with original identified mount remaining in outstanding original condition grade. Matted and framed: Mount: EX-MT (with note to edge tear), Photo: NM |
($2,500.00-$3,500.00)
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$4,200.00
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Rare St. Mary's Industrial School baseball team photograph c.1910-12. Highly desirable rendering of the St. Mary's Industrial School baseball team c.1910-12 features a young player by the name of George Herman Ruth. Ruth had developed into a superb baseball player under the guidance of Brother Mathias at the reform school where he was placed at the age of seven. The photo measures 6"x9" and has been laid down on a thick stock photo board. Ruth is pictured in the center of the top row wearing catcher's equipment and holding a spider style mask and mitt. The offered image is the first example of this particular view that we have encountered, and varies distinctly from another well documented image picturing the 1912 Champion "Red Sox" team of St. Mary's. The back of the photo board is inscribed in period pencil notations to include, "Babe Ruth catcher on 'Red Sox' 1910 Champions...Ruth top center, Tom Padgett left end bottom row". Stamped by the "File Dept. at the New York World" along with a printing date of "8/10/20". Based on the image quality, printing date, and image format, it is our belief that the offered photograph was likely printed in the late teens or in fact 1920 itself. Obviously, with a print date of 8/10/20 it can be no later than 1920, but could certainly have been printed earlier and then re-printed at a later date as is often seen on news file photographs. Photo quality remains quite nice given the dating and original image quality with a small corner chip at the top right. Significant Babe Ruth image dating to his very earliest baseball playing days: VG-EX |
($1,500.00-$2,000.00)
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$3,100.00
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Photograph of new Shibe Park c.1909. 6 1/2"x3 1/2" photo captures the newly built Shibe Park in Philadelphia. A stamp appears on the back of the photo from Gilliams Press Syndicate as well as the pencil notation "Philadelphia Athletics new baseball park". The photo shows excellent clarity and overall image quality. Small sections are missing from the bottom left border and upper left corner and a few light creases are evident. After abandoning Columbia Park, the Philadelphia Athletics opened Shibe Park on April 12, 1909. It was Major League Baseball's first steel-and-concrete stadium. The park was first called Shibe Park, for Benjamin Shibe, who was one of the initial owners along with Connie Mack. Mr. Mack eventually acquired full ownership, but maintained the original name. The park was renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953 in honor of Mr. Mack, who by then was known as "The Grand Old Man of Baseball": VG-EX |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$600.00
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1914 Photograph of Fenway Park by Bain News Service. 7"x5" photo captures an interior view of Fenway Park in Boston from the vantage of the seats behind the left field foul pole. A paper credit is affixed to the back with interesting text referencing the forthcoming World Series matchup between the Braves and Athletics, and the Braves' frequent use of Fenway Park. Text also reads, "...as Boston is a better baseball city than Philadelphia the commission has decided to give Boston the Saturday game regardless of circumstances." A period ink notation on back reads "Sports Base Ball - Fenway Park Boston, Mass". The photo shows excellent clarity and overall image quality. A section of the lower left corner is missing: VG-VG/EX |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$300.00
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1904 Polo Grounds photograph. 3"x4" sepia toned photograph shows interior view of the Polo Grounds with a game in progress. Small pencil notations on the back include "June 4, 1904 Cincinnati at N.Y." as well as game score by innings and pitchers names "Harper" and McGinnity". Photo shows excellent clarity and decent contrast. Edges appear to be hand cut: EX |
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$1,100.00
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1911 Shibe Park photograph by George Grantham Bain. 3öx6 3/4" black and white photograph shows interior view of an empty Shibe Park from the vantage of the right field corner. Printed notation at the top edge reads "Phila. Baseball Field - Shibe Park" along with a number in the upper right corner "689-2". George Grantham Bain stamp appears on back along with a date stamp reading "Mar. 18, 1911". Photo shows excellent clarity and contrast with front showing two small ink smudges: EX |
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$275.00
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1911 New York Highlander Park photograph. 6öx8 1/4ö black and white photograph shows exterior view of an empty Highlander Park. Culver Pictures stamp appears on back along with a Culver Service sticker. Pencil notations include "1911" and NY Highlander Ball Park". Photo shows outstanding clarity and contrast: EX |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$400.00
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Set of (11) 1912 World Series original photographs with possible attribution to George Grantham Bain. Exceptional set of eleven original photographs taken during the 1912 World Series between the New York Giants and Boston Red Sox. Images range from 3"x4" to 3 1/2"x4 1/2" many of which are titled at the top (within the image) in the manner of markings by George Grantham Bain. Subjects include Joe Wood warming up before the crowd; full game scene with bases loaded and Snodgrass at bat; exterior view of Fenway Park; Tris Speaker; and several interior game scene views at Fenway Park. Overall condition is exemplary with image quality and contrast remaining notably strong. Substantive offering with equally impressive historical and breakdown value: Range EX-NM |
($2,000.00-$3,000.00)
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$2,000.00
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Babe Ruth photograph by George Grantham Bain c.1922. Sepia tone original image depicts Ruth throwing a baseball in early New York Yankees pinstriped uniform. Dated and stamped by Bain, Sept. 23, 1922 on the reverse. Image quality is very fine with some minor edge chipping to a few spots: EX |
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$550.00
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Babe Ruth photograph c.1917. Exceptional original black and white image picturing Babe Ruth warming up his arm on the field in a Boston Red Sox uniform c.1917. The blank backed photo measures 6 1/4"x9" with slightly irregularly cut edges, retaining excellent original contrast and clarity. A 2 1/4" section of the upper left corner is missing as are the tips of the other three corners. A couple of creases are evident including a 5" vertical crease in the upper left area crossing Ruth's extended arm. The back has pencil markings including the date "1917" and "Ruth P. Boston Red Sox" in addition to a stamped number "11" and grease pencil notations "Babe Ruth" and the number "27603". Superb early image of Ruth as he was poised to take the world by storm: VG-EX |
($1,500.00-$2,000.00)
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$2,100.00
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Cy Young "holding a baseball" photograph c.1910. Alluring sepia tone 5"x8" image picturing the outstretched arm of Cy Young with a baseball in hand. Image quality and contrast remain fine with period pencil identification on the reverse: EX |
($750.00-$1,250.00)
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$750.00
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277 |
1911 and 1915 Polo Grounds photographs. Pair of 4"x5" sepia toned photographs includes an image of the partially demolished Polo Grounds in the midst of renovation in 1911. Pencil notations on back include "Re-Building the Polo Grounds" and "May 28, 1911". Second photograph shows interior view of the Polo Grounds with a game in progress from the vantage of the centerfield seats. Pencil notations on back include "Polo Grounds", "Giants vs. Pittsburgh Dooin at bat" and "July 24, 1915". Buildings in the background of both shots give great "before and after" perspective. Both photos show excellent clarity and decent contrast: EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$275.00
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Lot of two vintage baseball photographs with relation to the Boston Red Sox c.1912. Each measures 3 1/2"x5 1/2" incl. a color tinted image of Tris Speaker seated in a chair on the field for a portrait photograph and an overall stadium view of Huntingdon Ave. Grounds (possibly the 1912 World Series): EX |
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$125.00
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Group of (4) 1917 photographs of a Dodgers vs. Reds game at Ebbets Field. Four 4 1/4"x2 3/4" sepia toned images taken on June 22, 1917 include an exterior shot of the Ebbets Field fatade as fans approach and three interior shots of the game in progress including one shot of a distant Christy Mathewson coaching third base for Cincinnati. All four photos are adhered to an album page with descriptive titling written beneath each. Opposite side of page has four non-sports related photos affixed: EX-MT w/ note to adhesion to page. |
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$110.00
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Pair of early Wee Willie Keeler original photographs c.1910. Includes black and white portrait image by George Grantham Bain. 4"x5" mounted on later period photo board with the image having a heavy crease across the center: GD. Second photo is a 4 1/2"x6 1/2" sepia tone image picturing Keeler posed in a batting stance against a wooden wall. Stamped "Pictorial News Co." on the back along with handwritten period notations, "Supplement of the Police Gazette": EX |
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$700.00
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Eddie Collins photograph by Paul Thompson c.1910-15. Matte finish sepia tone image measures 4 1/2"x6" picturing Collins swinging a bat in Phila. Athletics uniform. The reverse is stamped by Thompson and bears the hologram from the famed 1996 Christie's "Baseball Magazine" collection: EX-MT |
($400.00-$500.00)
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$275.00
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Tris Speaker photograph by George Grantham Bain c. 1910-15. Handsome original sepia tone 4"x5" image picturing Speaker batting in a Boston Red Sox uniform. Identified in Bain's hand (in the image) at top left and stamped by Bain on the reverse under a Culver Pictures paper i.d. label: EX |
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$550.00
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Connie Mack photograph by George Grantham Bain c.1909. Very fine early sepia tone image of Connie Mack standing on the field at Philadelphia's Shibe Park with rolls of sod visible in the background. The image measures 4 1/2"x6 1/2" and was likely taken as Shibe Park was preparing to open in 1909. The reverse is stamped by Bain and Culver Service along with a period handwritten dating of 1909: EX |
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$600.00
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Ed Cicotte photograph c.1917. Stark portrait image pictures the Chicago "Black" Sox player Cicotte in full uniform. Clarity is exceptional with very fine evident detail. Stamped and dated by Underwood & Underwood on the reverse. Photo has some surface creases and wrinkling along with a tape repair (verso) to a tear at the right edge. Image quality and composition is very likely the work of a noted photographer of the period such as Bain, Thompson, or Conlon: VG |
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$275.00
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Herb Pennock photograph c.1912-15. Sepia tone 7 1/2"x 9 1/2" image dating to Pennock's rookie era pictures the HOF hurler in full Phila. Athletics uniform. Photo front has a few minor surface wrinkles with two small lower corner chips. Back is unmarked with a few period caricatures written in pencil: EX |
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$475.00
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Grover Cleveland Alexander photograph by Charles Conlon c.1928. Sepia tone 6"x7 1/2" image pictures a smiling Alexander in Cardinals uniform. Partial "Underwood & Underwood" stamping is visible on the reverse and the photo appears to have been slightly cropped at one point for publication. Featured in the definitive Conlon volume, "Baseball's Golden Age" by McCabe on page 167:EX-MT |
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$1,400.00
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Lot of (4) vintage baseball photographs by Charles Conlon c.1933. Group of four original black and white player images ranging from 4"x6" to 5"x8". Subjects are identified on the reverse in period pencil likely by Conlon himself to include: Joe Medwick, Joe Moore, Bill Terry, and Bill Herman. Image quality is very fine with minimal light age and handling wear: Range EX-NM |
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$550.00
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Lot of (3) New York Yankees photographs by Charles Conlon c.1930s. Trio of original black and white images each measuring approx. 4"x6 1/2". Subjects are all identified on the back in period pencil likely by Conlon himself to include: Joe McCarthy, Red Rolfe (typewritten), and Red Ruffing. Image quality if very fine with minimal general wear: EX-MT |
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$350.00
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Leo Durocher photograph by Charles Conlon c.1930s. Stark 5"x8" black and white portrait picturing Durocher glaring into the camera's eye captures the very essence of Conlon's finest works. Identified on the reverse in period pencil and signed "Conlon" at the bottom corner: EX-MT |
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$250.00
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Babe Ruth photograph c.1921-23. Original 8"x10" sepia tone image picturing Ruth signing a baseball for a young admirer in the dugout. Image quality remains very fine with some general surface crazing to the emulsion, small abrasion area at left side, and a few small edge tears. Reverse is stamped "The Christy Walsh Syndicate, New York": VG-EX |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$850.00
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Lot of (4) Washington Senators related photographs c.1920s. Includes (3) 8"x10" images by Harris & Ewing showing scenes that include fans gathered outside Griffith Stadium awaiting entry, an interior shot of Griffith Stadium with a game in progress, and a celebratory parade through the streets of Washington D.C., likely in commemoration of the Senators 1924 World Series victory. Also included is a 1930's 8"x10" image by Underwood & Underwood showing an interior view of an empty Griffith Stadium. Photo is stamped on back by Underwood & Underwood: Range EX-EX/MT |
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$600.00
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Babe Ruth with young boys photograph c.1925. Original 8"x10" sepia tone image picturing Ruth standing next to a young boy with a broken arm. The photo was taken on the roof of St. Vincent's Hospital in New York while Ruth was recuperating from the "stomach ache heard round the world". Poignant image depicting Ruth's deep affection for children. Dated on the reverse with some typical surface wrinkling to the front: EX |
($750.00-$1,000.00)
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Exceptional Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig large format original photograph by Louis Van Oeyen c.1927. The offered image represents a newly discovered rendering of a masterful photograph captured by noted baseball photographer Louis Van Oeyen. With the offered copy included, it is documented that three such original images are known to exist. The photograph is regarded by many advanced collectors as one of the finest works by Van Oeyen along with his early 20th century portraiture of Cobb and the famed 1911 Addie Joss Day All-Star team photograph. The black and white photograph measures an impressive 11"x14" with perfect composition picturing Gehrig seated alongside of Ruth. Each player wears a Yankees road uniform and holds respective hats and a bat. The image appears to have almost perfectly captured the two sluggers enjoying a candid moment of rest, and while seemingly posed, it is more likely that crafty Van Oeyen simply seized a moment. The reverse of the photo bears the period stamping, "Photo by L. Van Oeyen Cleveland, O" along with a period fountain pen notation, "July 1927 L to R Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth". The notation appears to be in Van Oeyen's hand based on comparisons with other documented exemplars. Overall condition is superb with exacting clarity and rich original contrast having only some minute surface wrinkling in a few areas mentioned for accuracy only. The photo includes a detailed three page analysis report from noted photographic conservator Paul Messier confirming the silver gelatin original image and its printing on photographic paper consistent with the 1920-30s era. With regard to composition, clarity, contrast, dating period, photographer, and rare size format, the offered image must be acknowledged as one of the finest original photographs of Ruth and Gehrig extant. Matted and framed: NM |
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$13,000.00
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Lou Gehrig large format photograph by Louis Van Oeyen c.1935. Very fine 11"x14" black and white original image taken by noted photographer Louis Van Oeyen from a ground level vantage point pictures Lou Gehrig batting. Clarity and contrast are breathtaking with particular note to the fact that the photo is a live action shot. The reverse of the photo bears the period stamping, "Photo by L. Van Oeyen Cleveland, O" along with a period fountain pen notation, "May 10th 1935 An actual home run hit-over right field wall at Cleveland, Ohio". The notation appears to be in Van Oeyen's hand based on comparisons with other documented exemplars. Condition is nearly flawless with very few if any mentionable defects. This is the first offering of this large format image that we have encountered. Matted and framed:NM-NM/MT |
($1,500.00-$2,500.00)
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$2,400.00
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Connie Mack large format photograph by Louis Van Oeyen c.1936. Crisp 11"x14" black and white original image taken by noted photographer Louis Van Oeyen pictures a very close up view of the Grand Old Man of baseball, Connie Mack. Clarity and contrast are precise with flawless detail. The reverse of the photo bears the period stamping, "Photo by L. Van Oeyen Cleveland, O" along with a period fountain pen notation, "Connie Mack May 14 1936". The notation appears to be in Van Oeyen's hand based on comparisons with other documented exemplars. Condition is very clean with some minute surface wrinkling to a few areas: NM |
($500.00-$750.00)
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$375.00
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Tris Speaker photograph c.1927. 9"x7" sepia toned image of Speaker in a batting pose exhibits strong clarity and contrast. Stamped on the reverse by Acme Newspictures with original paper credit affixed to the back identifying the image as having been captured during Spring training in Fort Meyers, FL. Photo has white borders on three sides, showing minimal surface and edge wear. Includes LOA from PSA/DNA (type 1): EX-MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$70.00
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Lot of (2) Goose Goslin photographs to include: 1932 batting pose picturing Goslin in St. Louis uniform (8"x10"): VG and a 1929 formal studio portrait by noted portraiture firm Bacharach (8"x10"): VG-VG/EX |
($250.00-$350.00)
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$25.00
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Lot of (4) Christy Mathewson related photographs c.1919-22. Sizes range from 6"x8" to 8"x10" with most picturing Mathewson in street clothes. Photos date to the early 1920s when he was battling the tuberculosis that would eventually claim his life: Range VG-EX |
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$275.00
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Lot of (3) vintage Phila. Athletics photographs. Trio of 7"x9" black and white images pictures Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, and Mickey Cochrane c.1920s. The photos are stamped on the reverse by International News Photos with a printing dating period of 1940s. Clarity and contrast remain very strong: EX-MT |
($300.00-$400.00)
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$325.00
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Lot of (6) vintage Babe Ruth related photographs c.1920-40s. Photos range from 7"x9" to 8"x10" with subjects to include Ruth with first wife Dorothy; 1940s rendering of a 1920s image picturing Ruth in military uniform saluting a soldier; Ruth playing Jai-li; and Ruth holding some of his game used equipment that had been bronzed: Range VG-EX/MT |
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$225.00
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