Lot # 1215: 1930s Diamond Matchbooks Multi-Sport Balance of Collection (287) with 28 Hall of Famers

The matchbooks offered are the duplicates from the landmark collection that was featured in our Spring auction. The usual staple marks on the striker notwithstanding, the overall condition averages (VG to EX) condition. Highlights include:

1933 Diamond Matchbooks Football-Silver: (15 covers, average GD to VG) with Hubbard (GD, no striker), Strong (VG);

1934 Diamond Matchbooks Football: (13 covers, average VG);

1934-1935 Diamond Matchbooks Hockey-Silver: (15 covers, average GD to VG) with Dutton (FR), Mantha (GD), Stewart (VG), Thompson (VG);

1935 Diamond Matchbooks Football (5 covers, average EX);

1935-1936 Diamond Matchbooks Baseball: (49 covers, average VG to VG-EX with 12% reverse writing) with Herman (EX-MT), (2) Klein (VG, GD), (2) Medwick (EX, GD);

1935-1936 Diamond Matchbooks Hockey: (35 covers, average VG to EX, various Types);

1936 Diamond Matchbooks Chicago Cubs set: (23/23 matchbooks, average VG to EX, plus 22 dupes) with Dean (VG-EX), Hartnett (EX-MT), Herman (EX-MT), P. Waner (FR, reverse writing);

1936-1937 Diamond Matchbooks Football: (109 covers, average VG to EX with deference to most displaying reverse pencil writing, all Bears or Eagles) with Fortmann (EX), Hewitt (FR, reverse writing), Masterson (FR, reverse writing), (4) Musso (average GD, one reverse writing), (2) Stydahar (both FR, reverse writing);

1938 Diamond Matchbooks Football: Familglietti (VG-EX)