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Important Sports Memorabilia and Cards N0815

197 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
154
Lot 154
1903-4 Breisch Williams (E107) Type-2 Ed Delahanty

SGC AuthenticBelieved to be his last baseball card, this hand cut...

3,000
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5,000
155
Lot 155
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-1 (E107) Cy Young SGC

10Among the most coveted cards in the series, Young's portrait is...

10,000
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12,000
156
Lot 156
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-1 (E107) Eddie Plank

SGC 30The clear, well-focused image is the same as that used to...

3,000
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5,000
157
Lot 157
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-1 (E107) Elmer Flick

SGC 30Williams portrait photo, is exclusive to the issue. The...

3,000
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5,000
158
Lot 158
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-1 (E107) Honus Wagner

SGC 40A dead centered, clear image of Wagner dapperly dressed, in...

10,000
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15,000
159
Lot 159
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-1 (E107) Jack Chesbro

SGC 30Another formal portrait depicting Chesbro in suit & tie...

3,000
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5,000
160
Lot 160
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-1 (E107) Willie Keele

r SGC 30Superb image quality, Keeler's formal portrait is unique...

3,000
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5,000
161
Lot 161
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-1 (E107) Jimmy Collin

s SGC 40A unique portrait pose of Collins rendered in vivid...

3,000
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5,000
162
Lot 162
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-2 Napoleon Lajoie SGC

AuthenticHand-cut borders surround a regal portrait of Lajoie...

4,000
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6,000
163
Lot 163
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-2 (E107) Rube Waddell

SGC AuthenticCurrently uncatalogued based on Krause Publications...

3,000
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5,000
164
Lot 164
1903-4 Breisch Williams (E107) Type-1 Group of 25

(SGC 40)All cards have been graded SGC 40 VG with one better...

20,000
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25,000
165
Lot 165
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-1 (E107) Group of 20

(SGC 30)All cards have been graded SGC 30 Good. Much of the grade...

10,000
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15,000
166
Lot 166
1903-4 Breisch Williams Type-1 (E107) Group of 16

(SGC 20)All cards have been graded SGC 20 FAIR. Much of the grade...

6,000
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8,000
167
Lot 167
1903-4 Breisch Williams (E107) Type-2 Group of 3 (

SGC Authentic)All cards have been graded SGC Authentic. Type 2's...

1,000
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1,500
168
Lot 168
1903-4 Breisch Williams (E107) Type-1 Group of 17

11 cards have been graded SGC 10 POOR, 1 is Authentic, and 5 have...

3,000
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4,000
169
Lot 169
High-Grade 1954-55 Topps Hockey PSA Graded Complet

e SetTopps most prolific hockey foray, their 1953-54 series often...

6,000
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8,000
170
Lot 170
1924 Boston Bruins (First American NHL Franchise)

Sweater worn by George ReddingIn many ways it was appropriate...

8,000
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12,000
171
Lot 171
First Harvard versus Yale Football Game Program, 1


Property from the Hunter Kaplan CollectionFirst Harvard versus...

5,000
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7,000
172
Lot 172
1911 Carlisle Indians School vs. Syracuse Universi


Property from the Hunter Kaplan Collection1911 Carlisle Indians...

3,000
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4,000
173
Lot 173
1924 Football Shaped Rose Bowl Program-University


Property from the Hunter Kaplan Collection1924 Football Shaped...

2,000
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3,000
174
Lot 174
1925 Program from First New York Football Giants H


Property from the Hunter Kaplan Collection1925 Program from First...

2,000
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3,000
175
Lot 175
1920 Notre Dame vs. Valparaiso Program featuring G


Property from the Hunter Kaplan Collection1920 Notre Dame vs...

1,500
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2,500
176
Lot 176
First Notre Dame/ USC Football Game Program & Full


Property from the Hunter Kaplan CollectionFirst Notre Dame/ USC...

5,000
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7,000
177
Lot 177
Program From the First NFL Season - Akron Pros ver


Property from the Hunter Kaplan CollectionProgram From the First...

2,000
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4,000
178
Lot 178
Heisman Trophy Orig. Plaster Cast, Eliscu, 1935


Heisman Trophy Original Plaster Sculpture By Frank Eliscu, 1935For...

200,000
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300,000
179
Lot 179
1959 Topps Football Unopened Cello Box

This generic-style Topps box accompanied by the 36 tightly sealed...

10,000
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15,000
180
Lot 180
1965 Topps #122 Joe Namath Rookie PSA Mint 9 (oc)

In 1969, "Broadway Joe" guaranteed a Super Bowl III victory for a...

4,000
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6,000
181
Lot 181
1966 Super Bowl I Champion Green Bay Packers Team-

Signed Football inc. LombardiWillie Wood wasn't a blue chipper...

4,000
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6,000
182
Lot 182
1987 Denver Broncos AFC Championship Ring

In the strike-shortened season of 1987, MVP John Elway passed for...

4,000
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6,000
183
Lot 183
Joe Jackson's "Black Betsy" Game Used Bat From Jac

kson EstateEstimate Upon Request"Shoeless Joe Jackson"Joseph...

1
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2
184
Lot 184
John L Sullivan Chicago White Sox 14k Gold Lifetim

e Pass from Charles ComiskeyThis elaborately engraved 14k gold...

8,000
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12,000
185
Lot 185
This lot has been withdrawn.

This lot has been withdrawn."

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2
186
Lot 186
1919 World Series Program - Chicago "Black Sox" ve

rsus Cincinnati RedsAt the end of World War I, baseball and the...

4,000
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6,000
187
Lot 187
Circa 1910-14 Joe Jackson Mini Decal Bat

The barrel of this 14" H&B mini decal bat features a colorful...

2,000
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4,000
189
Lot 189
Ed Walsh Single Signed Baseball

Ed Walsh stood 6-foot-1 and came in just under 200 pounds - a very...

4,000
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6,000
190
Lot 190
1933 Jimmy Dykes Chicago White Sox Jersey and Pant

sA Philadelphia native, Jimmy Dykes was bought by the Athletics to...

8,000
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12,000
191
Lot 191
Babe Ruth 1920's Signed Christmas Card


Property from Alan FeinsteinBabe Ruth 1920's Signed Christmas...

3,000
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5,000
192
Lot 192
Babe Ruth Autographed 8" by 10" Photo - "To Matty

Martin"The unique ground-level vantage of this image of Ruth...

4,000
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6,000
193
Lot 193
Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball

Ruth's bold fountain pen signature (8/10) adorns the sweet spot of...

10,000
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15,000
194
Lot 194
Babe Ruth Signed Baseball, Circa 1927"


Babe Ruth Signed Baseball, Circa 1927Although Babe Ruth was a...

25,000
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30,000
195
Lot 195
Babe Ruth Circa 1917-21 H&B Model 125 H&B 'dash-do

t-dash' Game Used BatThe prototype of the modern superstar, George...

80,000
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120,000
196
Lot 196
Babe Ruth 1930 New York Yankees Signed Player's Co


Property of Alan FeinsteinBabe Ruth 1930 New York Yankees Signed...

50,000
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60,000
197
Lot 197
Lefty O'Doul's 1932 All-American Certificate Signe

d By Babe RuthEach year from the 1920's through the 1930's, the...

4,000
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6,000
198
Lot 198
PSA Graded 1933 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth & #160 Lou Ge

hrigEach of these cards represents Ruth and Gehrig's most...

5,000
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7,000
199
Lot 199
Autograph Book Including Babe Ruth Autograph

This hardbound album contains approximately 40 signatures from...

2,500
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3,500
200
Lot 200
1931 Babe Ruth Handwritten Letter and Accompanying

SnapshotThe magnitude of Ruth's popularity was so tremendous that...

10,000
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15,000
201
Lot 201
1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth PSA 8 NM-MT

Set against a pale green background, Ruth appears at the top of...

15,000
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20,000
203
Lot 203
Autographed 1933 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth Card

The brilliant yellow background of provides the ideal contrast for...

6,000
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8,000
204
Lot 204
Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball

Babe Ruth was the ultimate hero of a sport with more than its fair...

30,000
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50,000
205
Lot 205
1934 Tour of Japan Team Signed Baseball

Never was the arrival of a traveling baseball exhibition more...

25,000
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35,000
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