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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)
100 Lot 100

Large Framed Walter Johnson Photo That Hung At Griffith Stadium
This large 25" by 40" photograph mounted on boar...

6,000
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8,000
10 Bids
101 Lot 101

Unique Walter Johnson Signed Check Commemorating the 1924 World Series (PSA/DNA Graded 8)
Not only did Waldo C. ...

4,000
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6,000
16 Bids
102 Lot 102

1924 World Championship Washington Nationals Silk "Pillowcase"
This 22" by 22" silk "pillowcase" features the W...

4,000
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6,000
1 Bid
103 Lot 103

Large Format Original Photo of Final Out of 1924 World Series
This spectacular 11" by 14" original photo capture...

2,000
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3,000
25 Bids
104 Lot 104

1925 AL Champion Washington Senators Team Signed Baseball With Walter Johnson
Despite winning three more games i...

3,500
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4,500
14 Bids
105 Lot 105

Major League Baseball All Century Team Tiffany Gold Pocket Watch Presented to Walter Johnson Family
In 1999, a p...

15,000
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20,000
4 Bids
106 Lot 106

Only Known Walter Johnson H&B 1921-31 Script Signature Game Bat
Kansas-born Walter Johnson was the AL's premier ...

40,000
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60,000
9 Bids
107 Lot 107

1935 Clark Griffith Letter to Cleland Regarding Donations to Baseball's New Hall of Fame
The first letter offere...

1,000
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1,500
15 Bids
108 Lot 108

1937 Wagner Letter to Cleland Regarding Donations to Baseball's New Hall of Fame
Soon after Clark Griffith led ...

2,500
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3,500
24 Bids
109 Lot 109

Three 1937 Cy Young Letters to Cleland Regarding Donations to Baseball's New Hall of Fame
The first dated letter...

8,000
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12,000
37 Bids
110 Lot 110

Three 1938-39 Cobb Letters to Cleland Regarding His Stats & Donations to Baseball's New Hall of Fame
Ty Cobb rec...

12,000
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15,000
67 Bids
111 Lot 111

Letters to Alexander Cleland from Lajoie, Speaker, Landis (2), Ford Frick (4), William Earle and More (14 total)

4,000
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6,000
21 Bids
112 Lot 112

1895 Original Oversized Basketball Team Cabinet Photograph
Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball wh...

2,000
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3,000
113 Lot 113

Large 1920's Original Basketball Oil Painting
This colorful original oil on canvas painting showing a colle...

1,500
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2,500
3 Bids
114 Lot 114

NBA's 50 Greatest Players Signed Lithograph
In conjunction with the NBA's 50th Anniversary in 1996, the N...

40,000
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60,000
15 Bids
115 Lot 115

Ralph Kaplowitz 1940's Philadelphia Sphas Signed Home Jersey
The Philadelphia Sphas were organized in 1918 as an...

4,000
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6,000
12 Bids
116 Lot 116

Ralph Kaplowitz 1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Road Jersey
One of the greatest Jewish players in the history of b...

8,000
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12,000
5 Bids
117 Lot 117

GEORGE SENESKY PHILADELPHIA WARRIORS CIRCA 1950 HOME WOOL JERSEY
A 6'2" guard from Saint Joseph's University, Ge...

2,000
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3,000
1 Bid
118 Lot 118

Dolph Schayes 1955 Syracuse Nationals Road Jersey
Basketball's "Iron Man", Dolph Schayes didn't miss a single g...

20,000
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30,000
9 Bids
119 Lot 119

George Mikan 1947-48 Minneapolis Lakers Road Jersey
The pioneering professional basketball career of George Lawr...

50,000
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75,000
1 Bid
120 Lot 120

Red Rocha 1956 Syracuse Nationals Warm-Up Jacket
A 6'9" center from Oregon State University, Red Rocha earned ...

3,000
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5,000
3 Bids
121 Lot 121

PAUL ARIZIN 1955 ALL-STAR JERSEY w/ LOA From Arizin
In the early days of the NBA a handful of pioneering ...

3,000
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4,000
7 Bids
122 Lot 122

Wilt Chamberlain's 1959 Philadelphia Warriors Rookie Uniform
In the 1959-60 NBA season, the widely heralded Wilt...

50,000
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75,000
71 Bids
123 Lot 123

Larry Foust 1959 Minneapolis Lakers Home Jersey
A 6'9" center from La Salle University, Foust was selected by...

3,000
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5,000
17 Bids
124 Lot 124

Cliff Hagan early 1960's St. Louis Hawks Road Uniform
Hagan was drafted by the Celtics but his pro debut was del...

4,000
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6,000
5 Bids
125 Lot 125

Bob Pettit 1963-64 St. Louis Hawks Road Jersey (LOA From Pettit)
When Bob Pettit came out of college in 1954, no...

8,000
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12,000
46 Bids
126 Lot 126

Larry Costello 1966 Philadelphia 76ers Signed Home Uniform
The National Basketball Association's last two-handed...

2,000
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4,000
5 Bids
127 Lot 127

Oscar Robertson 1967 Cincinnati Royals Home Uniform
Robertson is universally regarded as one of the greatest pla...

20,000
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25,000
146 Bids
128 Lot 128

Nate Thurmond 1960's San Francisco Warriors Warm-Up Jacket
Nate Thurmond was an aggressive rebounder-defender wh...

5,000
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7,000
10 Bids
129 Lot 129

Billy Cunningham 1969-70 Philadelphia 76ers Road Jersey
Billy Cunningham played fiercely, coached intensely, and...

8,000
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12,000
8 Bids
130 Lot 130

Connie Hawkins Early 1970's Phoenix Suns Road Jersey
Born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Corneli...

6,000
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8,000
10 Bids
131 Lot 131

Elgin Baylor Early 1970's Los Angeles Lakers Home Jersey
At one time Elgin Baylor owned records for most points...

15,000
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20,000
21 Bids
132 Lot 132

George Gervin 1970's San Antonio Spurs Home Jersey w/ Shorts
Nicknamed "Iceman" for his cool demeanor on the cou...

8,000
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12,000
5 Bids
133 Lot 133

Dave Bing Mid 1970's Detroit Pistons Road Jersey
In 1966 Bing joined the NBA as a first round pick of the Detr...

8,000
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12,000
38 Bids
134 Lot 134

Hal Greer early 1970's Philadelphia 76ers Road Jersey
Hal Greer wasn't a flashy player, but he was a consistent ...

4,000
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6,000
6 Bids
135 Lot 135

Rick Barry 1970's Golden State Warriors Road Jersey
Hall of Fame forward Rick Barry was a nearly unstoppable off...

4,000
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6,000
9 Bids
136 Lot 136

Rick Barry's 1971 (First) ABA vs. NBA All-Star Game MVP Trophy with Game Program
The first real showdown between...

1,000
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3,000
44 Bids
137 Lot 137

Moses Malone 1974 Utah Stars Rookie Warm-Up Jacket
One of the game's all-time great centers, Moses Malone was a ...

3,000
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5,000
33 Bids
138 Lot 138

"Pistol" Pete Maravich 1975-76 New Orleans Jazz Road Jersey w/ LOAs From Jazz Officials
He was Cousy long after ...

30,000
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40,000
17 Bids
139 Lot 139

Pete Maravich 1974 New Orleans Jazz Warm-Up Jacket
This New Orleans Jazz warm up jacket was worn by Hall of Fame...

8,000
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12,000
12 Bids
140 Lot 140

Jerry West 1970's Los Angeles Lakers Home Jersey
The combination of a deadly jump shot, tenacious defense, obs...

12,000
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18,000
35 Bids
141 Lot 141

Bill Walton 1977-78 Portland Trailblazers Home Jersey
After achieving superstardom playing for John Wooden's pow...

2,000
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3,000
42 Bids
142 Lot 142

Calvin Murphy Circa 1980 Houston Rockets Home Jersey
As a basketball player Calvin Murphy had these skills: spee...

4,000
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6,000
2 Bids
144 Lot 144

Julius Erving early 1980's Philadelphia 76ers Home Jersey w/ Shorts
Hall of Famer "Dr. J" left an indelible impr...

5,000
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8,000
14 Bids
145 Lot 145

Julius Erving 1984 Philadelphia 76ers Signed Home Warm-Up Suit
This 1984 Philadelphia 76ers home warm-up suit w...

3,000
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5,000
1 Bid
146 Lot 146

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Circa 1980 Los Angeles Lakers Home Jersey
When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the game in 1989 at...

5,000
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7,000
11 Bids
147 Lot 147

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Early 1980's Los Angeles Lakers Warm-Up Jacket
Abdul-Jabbar's list of personal and team acco...

2,000
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3,000
21 Bids
148 Lot 148

Magic Johnson 1991 Los Angeles Lakers Warm-Up Jacket
Whether it was a behind-the-back pass to a streaking James ...

2,000
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3,000
32 Bids
149 Lot 149

EARVIN "MAGIC" JOHNSON 1992 SUMMER OLYMPICS OFFICIAL "DREAM TEAM" BLUE JERSEY
Ervin "Magic" Johnson was the insp...

5,000
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7,000
2 Bids
150 Lot 150

Dominique Wilkins 1984 Atlanta Hawks Home Jersey
Wilkins earned the nickname "Human Highlight Film" with a ple...

1,000
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2,000
4 Bids
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