Lot # 955: Late 19th – Early 20th Century Eclectic Baseball Collection of (10) Items

Category: Baseball Items

Starting Bid: $250.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "November 2010 Auction",
which ran from 11/17/2010 12:00 PM to
12/1/2010 11:30 PM



Offered is a unique and eclectic lot of vintage baseball items including both professional and amateur pieces, most from the turn of the 20th Century. Includes: 1939 Ticket: A 2-3/4 x 6-3/4” full ticket to the championship game between the N.Y. Police vs. the N.Y. Dept of Sanitation played at the Polo Grounds (VG-EX); Envelope: a 4-1/8 x 9” extremely rare envelope featuring 14 vignette photos of the Cleveland players. Within the four action shots is an image of Joe Jackson, the same image that is on his 1914 Texas Tommy baseball card (EX); 1889 Phil. A’s Stock Certificate: approx. 7-1/2 x 11” one-share certificate for the Philadelphia Athletics baseball club (EX-MT); 1904 Sporting Boiler Supplement: an 8x10 Detroit Tigers team featuring HOFer Crawford (EX-MT).

1953 Babe Ruth: advertising playing card (NM);

Baseball Postcard: Embossed post card featuring a playing leaping high for the ball (unmarked);

Postcard: “A Double Steal” themed card, depicting a uniform-clad couple kissing on a base (EX, marked);

College Program: A 5-1/2” x 7-1/2” program for the May 27, 1898 game between Harvard and Princeton, complete with team photos;

1929 Turf Cigarettes Baseball Card: #50 George Sisler (EX);

1916 Gillette Booklet: The Baseball Blue Book was a 3-1/4” x 6”, 20 page info book, a “Who’s Who” in baseball. Features images of Ty Cobb, Frank Baker, Tris Speaker, Walter Johnson and Joe Jackson.

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