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6:15 AM PT - Jun 10th, 2005

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Sotheby's New York
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New York, NY 10021
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Prior to the June 10th auction at Sotheby’s in New York, there will be a public exhibition of all of the items from June 4th to 9th.

Important Sports Memorabilia & Cards

166 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
1912 Fenway Park Grand Opening Day First Pitched Bal

l In First American League Game Property From The Tom Connolly...

30,000
-
50,000
2
Lot 2
1910 World's Champion Pendant Given To Tom Connolly


Property From The Tom Connolly Collection This round oak leaf...

3,000
-
5,000
3
Lot 3
Group of Tom Connolly MLB Umpire Related Items Inclu

ding Personal Rule Book, Ground Rules Cards, Letters and Schedules...

3,000
-
5,000
4
Lot 4
Connie Mack Autographed Baseball Property From The T

om Connolly Collection This Reach OAL (Johnson) red and green...

2,000
-
3,000
5
Lot 5
First Ball Pitched By President Woodrow Wilson, 1916

Opening Day Washington Senators, Signed and Dated Property From...

15,000
-
20,000
6
Lot 6
Two Mixed Umpire Signed Baseballs Including 1920 Wor

ld Series Umpires Connolly, Klem, Dinneen, O'Day, & Barlick...

3,000
-
5,000
7
Lot 7
Baseball Commemorating First Sunday Major League Bas

eball Game Played In Washington, DC, May 19, 1918 Property From...

2,000
-
3,000
8
Lot 8
Everett Scott Signed Record Setting 1307th Consecuti

ve Games Played Baseball and 1000th Consecutive Games Played...

3,000
-
5,000
9
Lot 9
1925 Washington Senators Team Signed Baseball, Inclu

ding Walter Johnson Property From The Tom Connolly Collection This...

3,000
-
5,000
10
Lot 10
General John J. Pershing Signed and Dated Opening D

ay ball, April 13, 1921, Griffith Stadium Property From The Tom...

2,000
-
4,000
11
Lot 11
April 13, 1921 Calvin Coolidge Opening Day Signed B

aseball, Griffith Stadium Property From The Tom Connolly...

5,000
-
7,000
12
Lot 12
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Signed Baseball With Origi

nal Box, Circa Late 1920's Property From The Tom Connolly...

20,000
-
30,000
13
Lot 13
Group of Seventeen (17) Tom Connolly's World Series

Press Pins, 1940-1953 Property From The Tom Connolly Collection...

2,000
-
3,000
14
Lot 14
Group of Ten (10) Tom Connolly's Press Pins Propert

y From The Tom Connolly Collection These pins were worn by Tom...

1,000
-
2,000
15
Lot 15
1946 Pennant Winning Red Sox Team Signed Baseball P

roperty From The Tom Connolly Collection Appearing in their first...

700
-
900
16
Lot 16
Group Of Tom Connolly's Annual Passes To American L

eague Games, 1932-1941, 1943-47, 1960-1963; Four Postcards & Card...

3,000
-
5,000
16A
Lot 16A
Tommy Connolly's Home Plate Brush And American Lea

gue Fiftieth Anniversary Tie Clip Property From The Tom Connolly...

500
-
700
17
Lot 17
Hall of Fame Pin Awarded to Tommy Connolly Property

From The Tom Connolly Collection In 1953 Connolly and friend Bill...

1,000
-
1,500
18
Lot 18
1917 Honus Wagner Day Silver Presentation Cup


To many who saw him perform - and to some present-day historians...

20,000
-
30,000
19
Lot 19
T206 Honus Wagner PSA 1 FR-GD Over the course


T206 Honus Wagner PSA 1 FR-GD Over the course of the last century...

90,000
-
120,000
20
Lot 20
Honus Wagner Single Signed Ball Honus Wagner ha


Honus Wagner Single Signed Ball Honus Wagner has become a hobby...

8,000
-
12,000
21
Lot 21
1901 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Large Studio Photograp

h In 1900, the Pirates picked up star players from the defunct...

5,000
-
7,000
22
Lot 22
Circa 1910 Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin The elusive and


Circa 1910 Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin The elusive and legendary Ty Cobb...

25,000
-
35,000
23
Lot 23
1908 Detroit Tigers Team Large Studio Photograph


In spite of his bitter, contentious nature, Ty Cobb's baseball...

3,000
-
5,000
24
Lot 24
1920's Ty Cobb Signed Presentation Display Pro


1920's Ty Cobb Signed Presentation Display Produced in the 1920's...

2,500
-
3,500
25
Lot 25
1914 Cracker Jack #30 Ty Cobb PSA 8 NM-MT 1914


1914 Cracker Jack #30 Ty Cobb PSA 8 NM-MT 1914 Cracker Jacks are...

25,000
-
35,000
26
Lot 26
S81 Pillow Case Premium Featuring Cobb and Mathewso

n One of the largest tobacco premiums of the era, the images of...

3,000
-
4,000
27
Lot 27
Unique Ty Cobb Dual Signed Photograph c.1927-28


Cobb appears standing in his Philadelphia Athletics road uniform...

2,500
-
3,500
28
Lot 28
Ty Cobb Four-Page Handwritten Letter This lett


Ty Cobb Four-Page Handwritten Letter This letter, penned by Cobb...

2,000
-
3,000
29
Lot 29
Ty Cobb Single Signed Baseball Ty Cobb is remem


Ty Cobb Single Signed Baseball Ty Cobb is remembered as much for...

6,000
-
8,000
30
Lot 30
Ty Cobb's Personal Copy of his Book "Ty Cobb, The I

dol of Fandom" with Advertising Pamplet Ty Cobb's authorized...

6,000
-
8,000
31
Lot 31
Group of (4) Ty Cobb Handwritten Letters Cobb


Group of (4) Ty Cobb Handwritten Letters Cobb addresses his friend...

6,000
-
8,000
32
Lot 32
Group of (3) Ty Cobb Stock Certificates, One Signed


Entitling Cobb to various holdings of common and preferred stock...

2,000
-
4,000
33
Lot 33
Tris Speaker's Silver Trophy from "Tris Speaker Day

" in Boston, May 9th, 1916 In 1915, Tris Speaker had a falling out...

6,000
-
8,000
34
Lot 34
Tris Speaker's "Throwing Distance" Trophy from Doc

Powers Day, 1910 Doc Powers was a popular catcher for the...

2,000
-
3,000
35
Lot 35
Tris Speaker Single Signed Baseball The signat


Tris Speaker Single Signed Baseball The signature of baseball's...

6,000
-
8,000
36
Lot 36
Tris Speaker's Personal Copy of "Who's Who in Ameri

can Sport" and "Baseballogy" Two books from the personal library...

800
-
1,200
37
Lot 37
Ernie Lombardi's 1927 Oakland Oaks First Profession

al Contract Property From The Estate of Ernie Lombardi Executed on...

1,000
-
2,000
38
Lot 38
Ernie Lombardi's 1927 Oakland Oaks PCL Championship

Ring Property From The Estate of Ernie Lombardi Through the...

2,000
-
4,000
39
Lot 39
Beatrice Lombardi's Charm Bracelet Property From Th

e Estate of Ernie Lombardi Worn by Ernie's bride proudly and often...

1,500
-
2,500
40
Lot 40
Ernie Lombardi's 1939 National League All-Star Plaq

ue Property From The Estate of Ernie Lombardi The All-Star game...

800
-
1,200
41
Lot 41
Ernie Lombardi's 1940 National League All-Star Ster

ling Silver Box Property From The Estate of Ernie Lombardi...

1,000
-
2,000
42
Lot 42
Ernie Lombardi's 1938 National League MVP Sterling

Silver Box Property From The Estate of Ernie Lombardi The legend...

2,000
-
3,000
43
Lot 43
Ernie Lombardi's 1940 Cincinnati Reds World Series

Ring Property From The Estate of Ernie Lombardi In 1940 the...

10,000
-
15,000
44
Lot 44
Ernie Lombardi's 1938 All-American Certificate Sign

ed by Babe Ruth Property From The Estate of Ernie Lombardi Each...

6,000
-
8,000
45
Lot 45
Pair of Ernie Lombardi Lifetime Passes Including Ma

jor League Baseball Property From The Estate of Ernie Lombardi...

1,500
-
2,500
46
Lot 46
Group of (3) Ernie Lombardi Old Timers Day Presenta

tion Pieces Property From The Estate of Ernie Lombardi Received at...

1,000
-
2,000
47
Lot 47
Ernie Lombardi Cincinnati Hall of Fame Plaque and O

hio Hall Of Fame Certificate with Letter Property From The Estate...

1,000
-
2,000
48
Lot 48
(9) Team Signed Baseballs incl. 1935 Reds and 1950'

s-60's Yankees & Giants Property From The Estate of Ernie Lombardi...

2,000
-
3,000
49
Lot 49
Ernie Lombardi's 1948 Retirement Trophy and Pocket

Watch/Knife from Oakland Oaks Property From The Estate of Ernie...

1,500
-
2,500
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