Presented is a multi-sport collection this is highlighted by a healthy offering of signed Cal Ripken Jr. pieces and 2007 Hall of Fame induction ceremony memorabilia. This collection is a chronicle of the career of the greatest player in Baltimore Orioles history and includes many postmarked items. A total of (15) pictures, publications and other items have been signed in black, blue or metallic ink, including (6) 8x10 photos with stamp and 10/6/01 postmark (“10”), Cal Ripken Official Commemorative publication (“10”), Camden Yards Opening Day program (“8”), Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame 2005 Induction program (“10”), 2001 Last Game envelope (“9”), OAL 2131 Ripken signed ball (“10”), Orioles Farewell Commemorative program (“9”), Sports Illustrated 2131 collector’s edition (“10”), Sports Illustrated 12/18/95 Sportsmen of the Year (“10”) and Sports Illustrated 2001 Ripken Commemorative (“9”). Several unsigned Cooperstown postmarked items from Ripken’s 2007 Hall of Fame induction ceremony are also contained in this collection, including (5) commemorative envelopes, (3) commemorative publications, (14) glossy limited edition 8x10 photographs, (19) Ripken career statistics 8x10 cards, (19) Ripken plaque postcards and (7) unused 7/29/07 Hall of Fame tickets. The remainder of this lot consists of Baltimore Orioles, baseball, boxing, football, hockey and other sport items. The autographed items in this lot come with an auction COA from James Spence Authentications. For a complete listing of the contents in this lot, please visit our website.
Orioles/Ripken: (36) 2131/Last Game 8x10 with postmarks, (8) 9/6/95 program inserts, 10/6/01 program insert and scorecard, (5) 1993 All-Star Game programs, (10) Baltimore Sun Final Game posters with baseball stadium stamps and postmarks, (21) Baltimore Sun Orioles player poster cards (1990s-2000s), (4) Cal Ripken Official Commemorative Publication, (3) Camden Yards Opening Day program, (3) Camden Yard opening day 8x10, (3) Coca Cola 2131 fold-out poster cards, (3) Coca-Cola final game poster cards with stamp and postmark, (4) 1999 Cuba vs. Orioles program, (8) “Dump Trumpy” placards, (2) 1983 English’s Salutes Ripken discs, Gehrig/Ripken mounted 8x10 with 1939 and 1969 postage stamps, (8) Last Game commemorative envelopes, (4) Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame 2005 Induction Banquet program, (2) Memorial Stadium Farewell envelopes, Ripken mounted 8x10 with 1969 baseball postage stamp, (3) 2001 Orioles Farewell Commemorative, (2) Orioles Magazine final game program, (5) Orioles Magazine “Streak Week”, (4) 2001 SI Ripken Commemorative Issue; Baseball: Equitable Old Timers Series Fan Pack, Signed Rockford Peaches collage with (11) signatures, (6) Jim Rice 8x10, (9) HOF/stars 8x10; Basketball: Erving vs. Bird video game manual, mounted Bird/Johnson 8x10 with Basketball Centennial stamp, (4) Syracuse Orangemen 2003 Championship commemorative envelope
Boxing: (30) Archie Moore 8x10, Masahiko Harada photo proof, (9) assorted stars 8x10, (4) Tyson fight programs, (30) Ike Williams 8x10; Football: (24) assorted stars 8x10 photographs; Hockey: (16) Gretzky/Hull 8x10 photographs; Other: (2) Commonwealth of Independent States Commemorative Covers Set (Gorbochov/Yeltsin Stamps), (12) D. Connor (Sailing) promo cards (16) NASCAR 8x10 and lobby cards with Earnhardt and Petty, (30+) Baseball programs, Sports Illustrated, and other publications.