Lot # 1514: 1950s-Modern Willie Mays Memorabilia Treasure Chest Hoard (400+) - Loaded!

Declare yourself the ultimate Willie Mays fan, when you bring home this 1950s-modern Mays memorabilia treasure chest hoard (400+). Loaded with photographs, posters, postcards, baseballs, hats, shirts, programs and much more, this teeming hoard ranges in above average to outstanding condition for the most part, with just a small percentage of the items reporting in lesser state. Though Mays is not seen on every single item, he does appear on the lion's share, with examples from his days with the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and post-career.

Featured are:

Mays signed 1991 David Spindel 11" x 14"collage photograph with gold paint pen signature in original MLB portfolio cover, also signed by photographer Spindel in silver.

Baseballs (4) with: Juan Marichal signed and personalized; Jerome Walton signed; Mays portrait hand painted; 1954 stamped team signature souvenir stand ball.

Photographs/Illustrations/Advertisements (180+) with: (60+) 8” x10 photographs, including shots with Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Leo Durocher, Roy Campanella, Richard Nixon, Mickey Mouse, and in military uniform; (7) 11” x 14”, including one with Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron and Tony Kubek; (30+) illustrations in various sizes, including a sealed Mets Official Portraits two-pack with Mays and John Milner; (40+) wire photos in various sizes, some without Mays, including an NBC-TV of Mickey Mantle golfing; (10) smaller photos; (6) 1973 NY Mets picture pack photos with Mays and five others; (20+) miscellaneous, with advertisements, newspapers, and odd issues.

Posters (40+) with: 1969 Tasco; 1972 Topps; 1972 Coca-Cola; 1986 Budweiser Old Timers Baseball Classic; (2) 1997 Chase prints with LeRoy Neiman artwork; Orlando Cepeda signed poster with “58 ROY, 67 MVP” inscriptions.

Publications (39) with: (14) programs; (9) guides/booklets; (16) assorted books/magazines/brochures/catalogs/ephemera.

Postcards/Trading Cards (72) with: (3) 1980s postcard sets; (39) single postcards; (1) 1982 TCMA oversized trading card set; (1) 1998 SportsFest unopened pack; (15) 1994 Willie Mays Country Chicken promo card; (10) assorted photo cards; (2) ceramic baseball cards in original factory boxes; (1) Home Runs Kings 22KT baseball card set with Mays and Barry Bonds in original Danbury Mint album,

Glasses/Steins/Cups (12) with: (1) New York Giants glass; (6) McDonald’s with Topps baseball card photographs; (2) 7-11 Slurpee cups; (2) ceramic steins, (1) Hills Brothers plastic mug.

Shirts (5) with: 1950 Trenton Giants team photograph; Say Hey Buy Usa! With Mays photo; “The Catch” photo; (2) illustrated.

Hats (5) with: Mays/Bonds 660; (2) NY Giants; (2) Mays Chicken Restaurant.

Assorted Memorabilia/Ephemera (60) with: (1) 1979 Hall of Fame Inductees 9-1/2” pewter plate; (1) Reggie Jackson 500 Club Mays Beanie Baby with tag; (2) SF Giants tickets; (4) US postage stamp sheets; (4) baseball records, including 1964 Auravision; (4) first day covers/cachets; (6) pins with vintage Mays portrait and five modern carded; (5) baseball marbles; (1) carded patch; (8) 1992 Fan Fair Bucks; (24) assorted pieces of ephemera with a MacGregor hang tag, a small film reel, a keychain with a photo of Mays 1960 Topps card, a matchbook with May and Aaron photo, and more.

Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.

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