Lot # 775: 1960s-1970s Multi-Sport Autograph Collection (120+) with Chicago Area Emphasis

A refreshing collection blows in from the “Windy City” region, with this multi-sport autograph bundle (120+). Populated with assorted flats, this beefy bundle boasts generally firm signatures, and plenty of high-profile stars.

Highlights come with auction LOA from JSA, with:

8x10 Photographs (10) Gale Sayers (personalized), Ernie Banks Hygrade’s Ball Park Franks premium (personalized), Bobby Hull publication clipping with adhered cut signature, Dennis Hull, Keith Magnuson (X2), Doug Jarrett, Gilles Marotte (personalized), Jim Wister (X2);

Smaller photographs (1): Gale Sayers publication clipping with adhered cut signature;

Kroger art prints with cut signatures adhered at bottom (3): Gale Sayers, Virgil Carter, Jack Concannon;

Ticket stubs (1): Bobby Hull 3/16/13 Chicago Blackhawks;

Cut signatures on 4x6 backer cards with photograph clippings (3): Mike Ditka, Luis Aparicio, “Yogi” Berra;

Cut signatures on small backer cards (4): Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Chris Short, Ron Santo;

Cut signatures without backer cards (1): Gale Sayers;

Index cards (1): Chris Short;

Unsigned items (2): Ernie Banks 8x10 photograph, Bobby Hull real photo postcard postmark dated 1970.

The balance are offered without authentication, though they are presumed genuine, with:

Cut signatures on 4x6 backer cards with photograph clippings (41) including Graig Nettles, Jim Fregosie, Claude Osteen, Camilo Pascual, Don Buford, Dennis Hull and Cecil Turner;

Cut signatures with smaller backers (32) including Keith Magnuson and Pete Ward;

Index cards (9) including Rick Joseph and Keith Magnuson;

Album pages (8) including Jack Concannon;

Cut signatures without backer cards (5) including Randy Hundley;

Miscellaneous (6) with: (4) signed including Jim Lonborg real photo postcard; (2) unsigned.Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.