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Important Sports Memorabilia & Cards - N08385
7:00 AM PT - Jun 5th, 2007

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Sotheby's New York

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New York, NY 10021
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366 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

(14) Signed Photos of 1928 DAIMAI Tour Team (incl. 3 of Ty Cobb) plus two Unsigned Photos
Sixteen photographs take...

3,000
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5,000
8 Bids
2 Lot 2

Lot of (7) Misc U.S. Pro Japan Tour Autographed Baseballs, incl. 1931 Tour, 1934 Tour, Moe Berg and DiMaggio/O'Doul

6,000
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8,000
3 Lot 3

(22) Signed Photos from 1931 U.S. Tour plus Large Team Photo and Lefty Grove Photo
A total of twenty-four photogra...

8,000
-
12,000
4 Lot 4

1932 Philadelphia Royal Giants Tour of Japan Team Signed Snapshot
Fifteen signatures are scripted onto this snapsh...

3,000
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5,000
5 Lot 5

1932 Philadelphia Royal Giants Tour Team Baseball Signed by Six Including Hall of Famer Biz Mackey
This extraordin...

4,000
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6,000
6 Lot 6

1932 Philadelphia Royal Giants Tour of Japan Partially Autographed Snapshot Collection of (15) plus Team Photo (unsig...

4,000
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6,000
7 Lot 7

Signed Biz Mackey and Andy Cooper Snapshots plus 1932 Philadelphia Royal Giants Tour of Japan Team Snapshot
One in...

3,000
-
5,000
7 Bids
8 Lot 8

1934 US Tour of Japan Team Signed Baseball in Original Japanese Ball Box (PSA/DNA Graded 8.5)
This Mizuno Official...

25,000
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35,000
8 Bids
9 Lot 9

Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig Signed Snapshot Photo, 1934 Tour of Japan
Extraordinary signed snapshot of Lou Gehrig and Bab...

8,000
-
12,000
9 Bids
10 Lot 10

Babe Ruth/Jimmie Foxx Signed Snapshot Photo, 1934 Tour of Japan
Striking image of Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx posin...

4,000
-
6,000
14 Bids
11 Lot 11

Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball From 1934 US Tour of Japan in Original Japanese Ball Box (PSA/DNA Graded 8)
A r...

25,000
-
35,000
13 Bids
12 Lot 12

Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx Signed Batting Snapshots (3), 1934 Tour of Japan
Three individual batting pose...

5,000
-
7,000
21 Bids
13 Lot 13

(28) Signed Snapshots of 1934 U.S. Tour Players and Team Officials
Collection of twenty-eight single signed 3 1/8...

10,000
-
15,000
11 Bids
14 Lot 14

(14) Multi-Player Signed Snapshots of 1934 US Tour Team
Fourteen multi-player posed snapshots of 1934 US Tour Te...

5,000
-
7,000
10 Bids
15 Lot 15

1920 Original Photo of Babe Ruth Mounted on Album Page with Ruth's Inscription
Mitsuhiko Fujita dedicated an enti...

4,000
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6,000
8 Bids
16 Lot 16

Twenty-One 1934 US Tour Team Snapshots (Mostly Ruth) - Two Signed by Babe Ruth
Included are twenty-one snapshots ...

5,000
-
7,000
33 Bids
17 Lot 17

1934 US Tour of Japan Team Signed Album Page & Team Photo Display
This framed display features a large signature ...

6,000
-
8,000
43 Bids
18 Lot 18

Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig/Jimmie Foxx/John Quinn/Satoro Suzuki Signed Snapshot Photo, 1934 Tour of Japan
Individual m...

4,000
-
6,000
24 Bids
19 Lot 19

Seven Signed Snapshots of US Players w/ Japanese Players and Officials, 1934 Tour of Japan
Seven single signed an...

6,000
-
8,000
31 Bids
20 Lot 20

Three Lou Gehrig Signed Snapshots, 1934 Tour of Japan
The cordial 'Iron Horse' appears in three separate single s...

5,000
-
7,000
44 Bids
21 Lot 21

Three Babe Ruth Signed Snapshots, 1934 Tour of Japan
Two snapshots feature individual Ruth poses and one shows Ru...

5,000
-
7,000
60 Bids
22 Lot 22

Seven Lefty Gomez Signed Snapshots, 1934 Tour of Japan
Seven different single signed snapshots present a study of...

1,000
-
2,000
5 Bids
23 Lot 23

Pair of Babe Ruth Signed Snapshots, 1934 Tour of Japan
A pair of Babe Ruth signed snapshots each measuring 3 1/8"...

3,000
-
5,000
14 Bids
24 Lot 24

1935 Dai Nippon Tokyo Yakyu Club Autographed Team Photo
Just a few weeks after the All Nippon team dissolved foll...

4,000
-
6,000
6 Bids
25 Lot 25

Lefty O'Doul Signed X-Rays and Snapshots from Mr. Fujitas Albums
Lefty O'Doul will forever be considered America'...

1,000
-
2,000
5 Bids
26 Lot 26

Photo Album Page Signed by Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe and the O'Douls Dated 2/21/54
Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Mo...

4,000
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6,000
5 Bids
27 Lot 27

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Autographed Photo Collection (41)
This collection of 41 circa 1920's-30's autograp...

8,000
-
10,000
1 Bid
28 Lot 28

Waseda University Baseball Team Autographed Photo Collection (69)
In the early twentieth century Waseda Univers...

5,000
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7,000
1 Bid
29 Lot 29

Circa 1920's Waseda University Baseball Figurine of Pitcher Goro Taniguchi
Standing 5 1/4" tall on a small wood b...

800
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1,200
21 Bids
30 Lot 30

Keio University Baseball Team Autographed Photo Collection (48)
Keio University has one of the oldest baseball pr...

3,000
-
5,000
1 Bid
31 Lot 31

Nisei and Hawaii Baseball Team Japan Tours Photo Collection (89), Mostly Autographed
The 1920's and 1930's were t...

2,000
-
3,000
2 Bids
32 Lot 32

Collection of (8) 1920's-30's Tokyo Big Six University Team Autographed Baseballs
A significant number of Japanes...

2,000
-
3,000
1 Bid
33 Lot 33

Collection of (11) 1920's-30's Nisei and Hawaiian Baseball Japan Tour Autographed Baseballs
This collection inclu...

3,000
-
5,000
2 Bids
34 Lot 34

Collection of (10) 1920s-30s Japanese Pro, Club and School Team Autographed Baseballs
This lot features a rare c....

2,000
-
3,000
4 Bids
35 Lot 35

University Baseball Team Japan Tours Photo Collection (162), Many Autographed
This lot includes approximately 162...

2,000
-
3,000
4 Bids
36 Lot 36

Collection of (11) 1920s-30s U.S. University and Miscellaneous Japan Tour Autographed Baseballs
Team signed baseb...

2,000
-
3,000
4 Bids
37 Lot 37

1920's-30's Japanese Baseball Photo Collection "Fujita Album A"
This album of 362 photos, 215 of which are autogr...

3,000
-
5,000
9 Bids
38 Lot 38

1920's-30's Japanese Baseball Photo Collection "Fujita Album B"
This album begins with several action photos of t...

3,000
-
4,000
8 Bids
39 Lot 39

1920's-30's Japanese Baseball Photo Collection "Fujita Album C"
No less than 30 autographs of Japanese Hall of Fa...

5,000
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7,000
2 Bids
40 Lot 40

1920's-30's Japanese Baseball Photo Collection "Fujita Album D"
This Album of 146 photographs 121 of which are si...

3,000
-
5,000
7 Bids
41 Lot 41

Rare Tin Type of Two African American Ball Players Circa 1870's
Some baseball historians have wrongly reported t...

2,000
-
3,000
5 Bids
42 Lot 42

Collection of (77) Different Baseball Tin Types from the 1870's through 1890's
Walt Whitman said it best: "Baseba...

15,000
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25,000
5 Bids
43 Lot 43

Extensive Collection of (285) Boxing, Boating, Tennis, Bicycling and Other Sports Related Tin Types
By the late 1...

12,000
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18,000
13 Bids
44 Lot 44

Scarce Group of Five 19th Century Football Tin Types
Early images of football players are much rarer than those o...

2,500
-
3,500
6 Bids
45 Lot 45

Pair of Rare 1868 Base Ball Passes For Washington's Nationals and Olympic Ball Clubs
These two 3" by 5" complimen...

3,000
-
5,000
4 Bids
46 Lot 46

1888 Pittsburgh Baseball Club Imperial Sized Team Photograph
The Pittsburgh Alleghenys joined the National League...

6,000
-
8,000
11 Bids
47 Lot 47

19th Century Meerschaum Baseball Player Hand Carved Pipe
This intricately hand carved Meerschaum pipe features a ...

800
-
1,200
16 Bids
48 Lot 48

Figural Baseball Trophy c.1880-90's
This regal trophy features attractive Victorian style element...

1,000
-
2,000
36 Bids
49 Lot 49

PAIR OF COLORFUL 19TH CENTURY BASEBALL GAMES in Framed Display
Game 1: 1893 MAYO CUT PLUG ADVERTISING BASEBALL GA...

3,000
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5,000
1 Bid
50 Lot 50

Seymour Church 1901 Half-Year Calendar w/ Chadwick, Spalding and Others
From the inaugural year of the American L...

3,000
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4,000
1 Bid
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