Lot 853. Vintage Joe Tinker Cigar Band promotes a “Quality Extra Mild Cigar” in white letter on a red background bordered in gold. “Joe Tinker” is centered on the band in white letters. Recently, Joe Tinker cigar boxes, which bring big dollars, have been offered more frequently than these cigar bands. Nm.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 854. 1914 Tuxedo Tobacco Ad with Nap Lajoie, Christy Mathewson and Joe Tinker, as well as John McGraw, Jimmy Archer and Jack McInnis. This 10 ½” x 14” ad is from The Saturday Evening Post. The ad has a small stain in the lower right, which could easily be matted out. Close examination reveals some light creases. It displays as ex+.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 855. Vintage, Original 7-Ounce Moxie Bottle, Cap. Known largely in New England, and elsewhere because Ted Williams endorsed the product, Moxie is the longest continually produced soda in the U.S. It also was the first soft drink to offer a sugar-free variety. Introduced in 1884, Moxie distribution and sales were limited beginning in the 1920s by the increased cost of sugar, competition from Coca-Cola and the Depression. Today, the Monarch Bottling Company of Atlanta owns Moxie, which is produced by six different bottlers. The bottle is nm with soda residue inside. The cap is g-vg.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 856. Holder for Ice Cream Cones from Fro-Joy, the company that brought us the 1928 Babe Ruth baseball card set and premium photo. Called a “Survitor,” the device is designed for holding and serving five cones. It’s about 8” x 6”. Technically vg-ex, looks better.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 857. Ads for Holiday Tobacco, Wilson, Hassan Cigarettes with Baseball Images. The 1940s-50s point-of-purchase header for Holiday Pipe Mixture pictures a batter and outfielder. About 27” x 22” on thick, stiff cardboard, it displays very well with some ink loss. The easel back has been removed. A 13 ¼” x 20 ¾” magazine ad from 1964 has Al Kaline promoting Wilson baseball gloves. Staple holes along the center; otherwise, ex. The Hassan ad, a 1999 limited edition reproduction of a 1912 newspaper page from The North American of Philadelphia, pictures Cobb, Mathewson and Plank. Vg+.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 858. 858. Original 1955 RC Cola Ad with Jim Gilliam Prepared for “Negro Newspapers.” In 1953, Gilliam was Rookie of the Year as the Brooklyn Dodgers’ second baseman. One of the team’s more popular players, he appears in an ad saying that “RC is the cola I drink because RC tastes so good!” This display version of the ad is 11 ½” x 17 ¼” and ex-m on newsprint. Dated June 28, 1955, the ad was prepared by the New York ad firm. Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. Copies of this ad have surfaced; this is an original.
Minimum Bid $50.
Lot 859. 1950s Poster Promoting the Kokomo Clowns “Nite Baseball Circus.” Modeled after the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues, the Kokomo Clowns toured the country playing baseball against local teams. Unlike the Indianapolis team, however, the Kokomo Clowns played in clown outfits and makeup. They also played basketball. The team was the brainstorm of Howie Davis, who created the successful Harlem Wizards basketball team. The 13” x 21” poster pictures clowns in black & white inside a red and yellow border. Some chips along the top and bottom edges; otherwise, ex.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 860. 1950s-Early 1960s Advertising for Spalding, Wilson Baseball Products. 17” x 20” poster with an image of A. G. Spalding pictures Spalding baseballs used by the majors, as well as Babe Ruth, Little and Pony Leagues. Stains along the bottom edge, which could be matted out. Otherwise, ex-m. 8 ½” x 11” header-style card pictures Ted Williams and Bob Feller endorsing Wilson gloves. Edge crease; otherwise, ex-m. Attractive display advertising.
Minimum Bid $50.
Lot 862. Jackie Robinson Collection. 1. 1950 Wheaties ad from a Life-sized magazine, vg-ex. Article refers to Robinson’s winning the N.L. MVP Award in 1949. 2-3. Two 5 ½” x 14” ads for the 1950 movie “The Jackie Robinson Story” starring Robinson. Vg-ex with ex copy and image area. 4-5. Two articles on Robinson, one from a 1947 issue of Life and the other from a 1951 issue of Boy’s Life. 6. 11” x 14” sepia photo of Robinson making a play at second base. 7. 8” x 10” photo of Robinson matted with a black and bronze name plate to 11” x 17”.
Minimum Bid $50.
Lot 863. 3 First-Day or Commemorative Envelopes Featuring Jackie Robinson + a Bonus. A dramatic hand-painted #10 envelope from Wild Horse Cachets commemorates the 50th anniversary of the end to baseball’s color barrier in 1947. A limited edition, #32 of 80, it features a portrait of Robinson, as well as another image of him and of Ebbets Field. Postmarked in Brooklyn, Cooperstown and Dodger Stadium and signed by the artist, Warren Reed. The two other envelopes, one with Perez-Steele art, have postmarks for the day the U.S. Postal Service issued the Robinson stamp in 1982. Nm. Bonus: A copy of the Aug. 2, 1963 Life with Sandy Koufax on the cover.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 864. Oversized Journal-American Photos of the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants. The New York newspaper produced 11 ¾” x 17” printed team pictures of the teams that finished the regular season in a dead heat for the National League title. Of course, Bobby Thomson’s “shot heard round the world” sent the Giants to the World Series. Creases outside the image area make the Giants photo vg, and the Dodgers photo, vg-ex. Both look better than their technical grades.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 865. 1946 St. Louis Cardinals Championship Team Photo with realistic-looking facsimile autographs of Marty Marion, Whitey Kurowski, Stan Musial, manager Eddie dyer, terry Moore, Enos Slaughter, Joe Garagiola and Harry Brecheen. The 9” x 13 ½” picture, copyrighted by the Cardinals, has ½” and 1 ½” tears from the edge and various creases. The images are sharp. It comes in the original envelope, which is vg.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 866. Jigsaw Puzzles of Barry Bonds, Ozzie Smith and Lou Gehrig. Two puzzles, Bonds and Smith, are from “Sportstar” with the “Signa Chip” meant to be autographed. The Bonds puzzle, which is opened, appears to be complete. The Smith puzzle and the Gehrig “Postal Puzzle” by Colorforms are unopened.
Minimum Bid $15.
