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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)
301 Lot 301

Willis Reed Autographed 1970 Game Used Converse Sneakers
In the 1969-70 season, the Knicks won a franchise recor...

2,000
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4,000
1 Bid
302 Lot 302

Walt Frazier 1976 New York Knicks Home Uniform
Frazier's New York Knicks home mesh uniform dates from the 19...

8,000
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12,000
2 Bids
303 Lot 303

Earl Monroe late 1970's New York Knicks Home Uniform
Long before the days of "Air Jordan" and "Showtime" there w...

8,000
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12,000
2 Bids
304 Lot 304

Jerry Lucas 1973 New York Knicks Home Uniform
Jerry Lucas stormed into the league in 1964, winning the NBA ...

7,000
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10,000
29 Bids
305 Lot 305

Bob McAdoo 1976-77 New York Knick Home Jersey
The high-scoring, 6-9 center/forward's 14-season tenure in th...

1,000
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3,000
21 Bids
306 Lot 306

Patrick Ewing 1984-85 New York Knicks Rookie Jersey
Patrick Ewing was considered such a prize prospect coming ou...

2,000
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4,000
18 Bids
307 Lot 307

Group of Seven 1992 Olympic Dream Team Game Jerseys
From the start they were penciled in as the 1992 Olympic gol...

7,000
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10,000
24 Bids
308 Lot 308

1887 N28 ALLEN AND GINTER WORLD CHAMPIONS COMPLETE SET OF 50
The Allen and Ginter N28 series is one of the most ...

7,000
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10,000
9 Bids
309 Lot 309

1890's Allen & Ginter "The World's Racers" Advertising Poster
The prolific tobacco manufacturer Allen & Gint...

2,000
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3,000
25 Bids
310 Lot 310

1909-11 T206 WHITE BORDER NEAR SET OF 520 (MISSING BIG 3)
The complexities, nuances, beauty, and sheer magnitude...

30,000
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40,000
11 Bids
311 Lot 311

1909-11 T206 WHITE BORDER Eddie Plank PSA 6 (MC) EX-MT
Next to the T206 Wagner card, the T206 representation of ...

40,000
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60,000
14 Bids
312 Lot 312

1909 E95 PHILADELPHIA CARAMEL COMPLETE SET OF 25
This set of 25 cards is the first series issued by the Philad...

5,000
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7,000
23 Bids
313 Lot 313

1911 T201 MECCA DOUBLE FOLDER COMPLETE SET OF 50
Featuring one of the most innovative designs of the pre-war e...

4,000
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6,000
22 Bids
314 Lot 314

1911 T205 GOLD BORDER NEAR MASTER SET(216/220)
The American Tobacco Co. spared no expense in the production ...

35,000
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45,000
8 Bids
315 Lot 315

1911 T3 Turkey Red #27 Christy Mathewson PSA 5 EX
Presented is a superb example of Christy Mathewson's 1911 T3 ...

6,000
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10,000
36 Bids
316 Lot 316

1915 Cracker Jack #30 Ty Cobb PSA 5 EX
Cobb's 1915 Cracker Jack card is a true classic. Not only doe...

4,000
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6,000
21 Bids
317 Lot 317

1933 Goudey #92 Lou Gehrig PSA 8 NM-MT
This is an exceptional NM-MT example of one of the most popul...

8,000
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10,000
15 Bids
318 Lot 318

1933 GOUDEY BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 239
In 1933 the Goudey Gum Co. produced the first large format se...

40,000
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60,000
11 Bids
319 Lot 319

Vintage Goudey Gum Co. Wooden Shipping Box
Pioneering bubblegum magnates Enos Goudey and Harold C. DeLon...

500
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1,500
7 Bids
320 Lot 320

1933 GOUDEY SPORT KINGS COMPLETE SET OF 48
This is an attractive complete set of the multi-sport 1930's ...

6,000
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8,000
4 Bids
321 Lot 321

1933 R333 DELONG BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 24
The Delong Gum Company of Boston, Massachusetts was one of th...

4,000
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6,000
12 Bids
322 Lot 322

1934-36 Batter Up Complete Set of 192
These die-cut cards were produced by National Chicle beginnin...

8,000
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10,000
16 Bids
323 Lot 323

1934-36 R327 DIAMOND STAR BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 108
This classic pre-war set was produced by National Chicle ...

12,000
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18,000
18 Bids
324 Lot 324

1940 PLAY BALL COMPLETE SET OF 240
After enjoying success with its initial effort in 1939, Play ...

10,000
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12,000
30 Bids
325 Lot 325

1941 PLAY BALL COMPLETE SET OF 72
This was the last of the run of Play Ball sets issued by Gum,...

4,000
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6,000
4 Bids
326 Lot 326

1948 BOWMAN BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 48
Mainly VG to NM set of Bowman's first baseball issue. Key car...

3,000
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5,000
8 Bids
327 Lot 327

1949 BOWMAN BASEBALL COMPLETE MASTER SET OF 252 PLUS MORE
Bowman added volume and color in 1949. Issued in seven...

10,000
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15,000
17 Bids
328 Lot 328

1949 BOWMAN PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE PSA GRADED COMPLETE SET OF 36
Though Bowman was an East Coast company that sold...

7,000
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10,000
2 Bids
329 Lot 329

1950 BOWMAN BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 252 PLUS WRAPPER
Overall EX-MT set with cards ranging from VG to NM-MT. Abo...

7,000
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10,000
4 Bids
330 Lot 330

1952 BOWMAN BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 252
This is a very consistent, evenly matched EX-MT+ set of the c...

5,000
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7,000
14 Bids
331 Lot 331

HIGH GRADE 1951 BOWMAN BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 324
A tremendous crop of important rookie cards highlighted by F...

12,000
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18,000
48 Bids
332 Lot 332

1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle SGC 5.5 EX+
Mantle's Topps Rookie card is the most readily identifiable p...

12,000
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18,000
4 Bids
333 Lot 333

1952 Topps Baseball Complete Set of 407 Plus Sain Variation
With 407 cards and a larger format, Topps set the i...

40,000
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50,000
8 Bids
334 Lot 334

1953 BOWMAN COLOR BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 160
Bowman's 1953 color issue has been consistently recognized as...

6,000
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8,000
14 Bids
335 Lot 335

1953 TOPPS BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 274
The combination of outstanding art work and an appealing desi...

5,000
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7,500
4 Bids
336 Lot 336

1954 TOPPS BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 250
The offered set is much better than average in terms of its c...

4,000
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6,000
15 Bids
337 Lot 337

1955 TOPPS BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 206
This medium grade set is comprised of cards mostly in the VG ...

5,000
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7,000
11 Bids
338 Lot 338

1956 TOPPS BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 342
This is a very evenly matched EX to EX-MT complete set with v...

6,000
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8,000
3 Bids
339 Lot 339

1957 TOPPS BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 407
This is a very evenly matched EX+/EX-MT overall set. The majo...

5,000
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7,000
47 Bids
340 Lot 340

1960 Topps Baseball (2nd Series) Cello Box with 35 Packs
Bright, never before touched baseball cards from the 2n...

25,000
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30,000
3 Bids
341 Lot 341

1958 TOPPS BASEBALL COMPLETE SET OF 494
This very consistent complete set grades at the EX to EX-MT l...

4,000
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6,000
3 Bids
342 Lot 342

1960 Post Grape Nut Flakes "Sports Star" Full Box Complete Set of 9
Several generations of young Americans have...

25,000
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30,000
2 Bids
343 Lot 343

1957-58 TOPPS BASKETBALL PSA GRADED COMPLETE SET OF 80
Topps' first foray into basketball cards sought to capita...

5,000
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7,000
32 Bids
344 Lot 344

1961-62 FLEER BASKETBALL PSA GRADED COMPLETE SET OF 66
This spectacular set has a vending-quality appearance and...

6,000
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8,000
32 Bids
345 Lot 345

1986-87 FLEER BASKETBALL FULL UNOPENED BOX OF 36 PACKS
Fleer was the first legitimate company to produce a natio...

10,000
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15,000
1 Bid
346 Lot 346

1890's Lenox China Football Player Pitcher, Artist Signed "Ol Kemp"
A detailed painted image of a period footbal...

2,000
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3,000
21 Bids
347 Lot 347

Scarce circa 1905 Yale and Harvard Large Football Player Pitchers (2)
Each of these circa 1905 football shaped ...

1,000
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2,000
11 Bids
348 Lot 348

Collection of (8) circa 1905 College Football Porcelain Mugs
Each of these handled 5" tall football shaped porce...

2,500
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3,500
3 Bids
349 Lot 349

E.K. Bergey 1935 Original Oil Painting of Jim Thorpe Used for The Cover of Street & Smith's Sport Story Magazine

7,000
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10,000
7 Bids
350 Lot 350

Jim Thorpe's Prayer Book Blessed By Pope Pius X During The 1913 World Tour With The Giants
From the winter of 19...

3,000
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5,000
1 Bid
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