Lot 229. 78 George Brace Bra-Mac Colorized Photos of 1930s-50s New York Yankees. Measuring 3 ½” x 5”, these photos feature muted, pastel colors. The first 75 photos are numbered, 41 with a white on red number. The complete list of players: Crosetti, Rolfe, Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Pennock, Henrich, Dickey, Keller, Byrd, Gomez, Pearson, Hadley, Kleinhans, Knickerbocker, Glenn, Lary, Allen, Ruffing, Bonham, Hoag, Weaver, Broaca, McCarthy, Brown, Andrews, Brennan, Breuer, Russo, Hill, Walker, DeShong, Jorgens, Strum, Reese, Beggs, Gumpert, Cullenbine, Borowy, Shawkey, Byrne, Selkirk, Saltzgaver, Priddy, Van Atta, Combs, Sewell. Rosar, Devens, Etten, Bill Johnson, Gallagher, Colman, MacFayden, Drews, Sundra, Derry, Ryan, Powell, Roser, Wells, Pipgras, Fletcher, Tamulis, Wicker, Rizzuto, Stirnweiss, Stainback, Marshall, Zuber, Cerv, Turley, Duren, Bobby Brown, Collins, McDonald, John Miller and Jerry Coleman. These photos generally are nm and better.
Winning Bid $273.
Lot 230. 38 New York Yankees Complete, Partial Card Sets - Team Issues, TCMA, Etc. This collection begins with an uncataloged set of 25 numbered 1960s postcards including Berra, Mantle, Maris and Ford. Arroyo is #1 in this set, and Turley, #15. Nm. 2. 1963-67 Requena K postcards (12 of 19 including Berra with the facsimile signature at the bottom, Ford). Ex+ with Berra ex-m and Ford f-g. 3. 1970 Clinic Day set of 13 pcs. Ex-m+. 4. 1970 SCFC Photos partial set (9 of 36). Nm. 5. 1971 Clinic Day set of 16 pcs. Ex-m+ to nm. 6. 1978 Picture Album set of 27. Ex-m+ to nm. 7. 1979 Picture Album near set (27 of 34). Ex-m. 8. 1980 Picture Album set of 27. Overall, ex-m+ with some better, some less. 9. 1981 Photo Album set of 26. Nm. 10-11. 1985 and 1986 TCMA postcards sets of 40 each. Nm. 12. 1992 set of 23 pcs. Nm-m. TCMA Issues: 13. 1974 “1936-39 Yankee Dynasty” set of 54. Ex-m+ to nm. 14. 1975 “All Time Yankees” set of 12. Ex-m. 15. 1975 “1927 Yankees” set of 30. Ex-m. 16. 1979 “1927 Yankees” set of 32. Nm-m. 17. 1980 “All Time Yankees” set of 12. Nm-m. 18. 1983 “50 Years of Yankee All-Stars” set of 50. Nm-m. 19. 1987 “Baseball’s Greatest Teams” - 1927, 1961 Yankees teams, each subset with 9 cards. Nm-m. Miscellaneous Yankees Sets: 20. Set of 30 stamps of the 1943 World Champion Yankees published in 1944 by the National Poster Stamp Society. Sheet is split horizontally in half and has tears along the perforations. Except for the top row, individual stamps are very clean, and this sheet would produce many individual stamps nm or better. 21-23. Burger King sets - 1977 (24 cards) ex-m, 1978 (23) nm, 1979 (23) nm. 24. 1978 SSPC Yankees Yearbook set of 27. Ex-m. 25. 1979 Diamond Greats Yankees subset of 25. Nm-m. 26. 1980 Nostalgic Enterprises 1903 N.Y. Highlanders set of 17. Nm-m. 27. 1981 Topps Giant Photo Cards subset of 12. Ex-m+. 28. 1986 Galasso “1961 Yankees (B&W)” set of 30. Ex-m. 29. Reprint, 1954 Yankees from Sports Illustrated, set of 12. Nm. 30. 1990 “1961 Yankees” by Ron Lewis set of 42. Nm-m. Historic Limited Editions with Rini artwork; these sets are nm-m: 31. 1989 Gehrig set of 10. Each of the following sets has 12 cards. 32. 1989 Mattingly. 33. 1990 Munson. 34. 1990 “Yankees Monument.” 35. 1991 Mattingly. 36-38. 1991 “1961 Yankees,” Series 1, 2 and 3. More than 850 individual items. The early postcard sets are worth our
Winning Bid $193.
Lot 231. 3 George Brace A’s Sets of Bra-Mac Photos, Athletics Team Issues.More than 175 photos! The colorized Bra-Mac photos are 3 ½” x 5”. The first set consists of 20 cards representing the 1931 A’s. This set has a number and the player’s name in white on red on the front. The colors in these photos are crisp and bright. The players are Moore, Haas, Dib Williams, Foxx, Simmons, Bing Miller, Dykes, McNair, Boley, Cochrane, Bishop, Heving, Cramer, Lefty Grove, Rommel, Walberg, Mahaffey, Earnshaw, Krausse and McDonald. The second set comprises 80 numbered photos with the player’s name in black on the front. The colors are muted and pastel. Key players are Foxx, Rommel, Paul Richards, Harry Davis, Cochrane, Bob Johnson, Eddie Collins, Ed Jr., Simmons, Majeski, Gumpert, Plank, Sam Chapman, Kell and Suder. The final set, which also has muted colors, comprises 73 unnumbered photos with the player’s name on the front. This group includes Wally Moses, Valo, Mule Haas, Guerra, James Walsh, Strunk, Coombs, Nicholson, Sugar Cain, Joe Bush, Nellie Fox, Brisse, Eddie Collins, York, Werber, Dykes and Tris Speaker. Overall, nm-m. Complementing the 173 Bra-Mac photos are uncataloged 8” x 10” team-issued photos of Brissie, Tod Davis, Fain, Joost, Majeski, Shantz, Suder, Valo, Don White and Jim Wilson The Majeski, Shantz and Suder photos have tack holes in the corners. Of the rest, one is g, two are vg and four are ex. The Majeski photo is autographed on the back. There also are 8” x 10” photos of Chochrane and Shantz (2), nm.
Winning Bid $616.
Lot 232. San Francisco Giants Cards, Schedules Including a 1967 Dexter Press Set of 12. Jesus Alou, Ollie Brown, Davenport, Fuentes, Haller, Hart, Lanier, Mays, McCormick, McCovey, Gaylord Perry and Siebern make up the 12-card Dexter subset. Nm-m. Other issues: 1959 Jay Publishing Mays, ex-m. 1962 N.L. Champions team card, about 5” x 8 ¾”, 5 copies, one ex, four nm. 1970 Team Issue, Willie McCovey, 4, one vg, three vg-ex. 1971 Ticketron: Dietz vg-ex; Fox ex; Marichal, back damage, vg-ex front. 1971 Dell “Today’s Team Stamps,” complete book with 24 stamps, ex with nm-m stamps. The pocket schedules are for 1968 (with the A’s), 1969-72, 1974 (5, 3 different types) and 1975 (2). They average ex-m. Also, 11 Giants decals, 3 ¾” x 5 ½”, vg-ex.
Winning Bid $158.
Lot 233. 210 George Brace “Bra-Mac” Colorized Photos of St. Louis Browns. Incredible collection of 3 ½” x 5” photos of the Browns’ players. The color intensity of these photos varies. They are sharply focused and at least nm. The cast of Browns characters ranges from Ethan Allen to Sam Zoldak. Between are such players as Ivy Andrews, Hall of Fame football player Red Badgro, Floyd Baker, Beau Bell, Bengough, TV soap opera star Johnny Berardino, Blue, Bottomley, Sugar Cain, Clift, Dahlgren, Paul Dean, Demaree, Rick Ferrell, Galehouse, Garms, Goslin, Pete Gray, Hadley, Haney, Hemsley, Hornsby, Kress, Mancuso, Manush, Luke Sewell, Street, Susce, Vosmik and West. Overall, nm to nm+ with a few less.
Winning Bid $538.
Lot 234. 3 St. Louis Browns Card Sets. 1. 1974-75 TCMA “1902-1953 Browns” set of 108. 2. 1972 TCMA Reprint of the 1941 Browns team issue, set of 30. 3. 1979 Diamond Greats subset of 25. Nm-m.
Winning Bid $75.
