Lot 295. Scarce “Mr. Met” Baseball Bank. Mr. Met made his major league debut on April 14, 1964 and has been a part of the franchise ever since. This ceramic bank has an orange, black and white decal of Mr. Met on the sweet spot. The ball, which rests on a flat base, has been repaired at the opening where money is deposited. Vg to vg-ex.
Winning Bid $45.
Lot 296. New York Mets Collection – Matsui Posters, Yearbooks, Bobble Head, Etc. At a game in 2004, the Mets gave fans a 17” x 22” poster with a photo of second baseman Kazuo Matsui on each side. 1-8. Eight copies, one ex+, one ex the others vg or vg+ to ex. 9-12. Four yearbooks, 2003-2005, ex-m. 13. Amazing: The Miracle of the Mets, 1970 stated first printing, ex book with inscription inside, g dj. 14. Al Leiter 2002 bobble, mint in the original box. 15-16. “Let’s Go Kids Campaign” bracelets, two, mint in the original packages. Also: 17-20. Four connected tickets for a 1999 game, ex-m. DVD, “A&E Home Video Salutes…the 1986 Amazin’ Mets,” unopened, mint. And 2005 Mets dinner program for a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation event, ex-m.
Minimum Bid $40.
Lot 297. Fabulous Framed 1930s-40s Ads with Ducky Medwick, Stan Musial, Ted Williams. The 1938 ad with “Joe Medwick, Baseball’s Leading Batter in 1937,” is one of the most attractive Wheaties ever produced. It has small inset photos of Mel Ott, Joe DiMaggio, Lefty Grove, Carl Hubbell, Bob Feller and Hank Greenberg. A 1949 Wheaties ad titled “Champions start young!” pictures Musial, the 1948 batting champion, teaching his son Dick how to play ball. Musial and Williams, as the 1946 MVPs, share a 1947 Chesterfield ad. Each ad is about 11” x 14” framed to about 13 ½” x 15 ½”. The Wheaties ads are vg+ to ex and the Chesterfield ad nm as framed.
Winning Bid $55.
Lot 298. 4 Vintage Baseball Games. 1. Peg Baseball, 1936 by Parker Brothers. G box, vg board, ex game pieces. 2. Swat Baseball, 1948 by Milton Bradley. G box, g-vg board, ex pieces. 3. Big League Baseball, 1959 by Saalfield. Ex box and board, nm game pieces. Very nice example. 4. Home Team Baseball Game, 1957 by Selchow & Righter. F-g box, ex board, vg spinners, nm game pieces. These games feature outstanding mid-20th Century graphics and display extremely well.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 299. 3 1940s Original Labels Including a Ted Williams Moxie Label. The black, orange and white Moxie label with Ted Williams is 3 5/8” x 5 1/8” and ex-m+ with a tiny white spot just to the right of the word “Says.” The 2 other labels for “Safe Hit Texas Vegetables” show a batter in what appears to be a traditional minor league stadium. One label about 7” x 9” has a vg appearance with light wrinkling, a chip in the lower left corner and edge tears of 1 ¼” and ¼”. Very attractive and will display well. A 5” x 7” label is ex-m.
Winning Bid $10.
Lot 301. 3 Colorful 1940s Punch Boards, One Featuring Baseball. 1. 12 ½” x 18 ¼” x 7/8” “Win-a-Fifty” board. Unpunched, puncher in place on the back, ex-m. 2. 13 ½” x 19 ¼” x ¾” “Captain Kid’s Treasure Chest” from Free State, unpunched, puncher apparently present, vg-ex board surface with some paper on the sides chipped or loose. 3. 9 ½” x 12 ½” x ½” “Base Ball” board, unpunched, f-g.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 302. 2 1940s-50s Tavern Baseball-Football Tin “Scoreboards." 1. A 23 ½” x 11 3/8” tin Fort Pitt Special Beer scoreboard dated 1949 for recording scores, inning by inning, quarter by quarter. Red, white and black with one side for baseball scores and the other for football or basketball scores. Clean sign shows aging and use primarily along the top, primarily on the baseball side. It displays very nicely. 2. An 11” x 28” red, white and black tin scoreboard advertising Valley Forge Beer and Rams Head Ale. This sign, which promotes “games on radio and television,” is for recording the scores of Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies games. It displays some small scratches and surface rubs that do little to affect its attractive appearance. Great game room items!
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 303. 1943 “Major League” Baseball Game from G. H. Anderson of Cincinnati. This straightforward game consists of a board with a spinner attached. The spinner determines the outcome of a player’s turn at bat. Apparently in 1949, the game’s owner customized the board to represent the Rochester Red Wings. Players are listed at each position in the field, including (Steve) Bilko at first base and (Dick) Cole at shortstop. Besides the writing, the 11” x 14” board has some tape on it and otherwise is vg. The wood game pieces are absent. The spinner works. The original envelope for the game displays well with strip of tape, a tear along one side and ink marks on the blank back. Copies of the original instructions are included. Display it, or play it!
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 304. Oct. 8, 1944 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Page Celebrating the Browns’ First Pennant. A color photo of the Browns’ players occupies most of the page, which is about 15” x 21” matted and framed to 22” x 28”. One vertical and one horizontal fold; otherwise, strong condition. Attractive and ready for display in the game room of a Browns fan, or maybe a St. Louis sports bar.
Winning Bid $113.
Lot 306. 1947 Complimentary Boston Braves Season Pass. This beautiful vintage season pass grades ex. The text on the front reads, “National League Base Ball Club of Boston, Inc., Braves Field Boston.” The pass (#1371) features an Indian Brave in a circular frame and “1947 Season Complimentary 1947” beneath.
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 307. Philadelphia Athletics’ 1948 Letterhead, 1951 Shibe Park Ticket Stub. 1. A 1948 letter on A’s stationery featuring the elephant logo has a stamped signature of Roy F. Mack, Vice President and brother of Connie Mack. The letter has a couple of small stains, and holes are punched to fit a binder. 2. A ticket stub for an Aug. 12, 1951 game; vg. Philadelphia defeated the Yankees, 9-5.
Winning Bid $15.
Lot 308. St. Louis Cardinals 1949 World Series “Phantom” Ticket. The Cardinals printed tickets for the 1949 World Series, but finished second to Brooklyn in the National League by one game. To fans who ordered Series tickets, the Cards sent tickets with an overprint that says: “We’re really RED Birds now – embarrassed as can be. But here’s a World Series tickets as a souvenir. And (surprise!) you get your money back, too. Seriously, thank you for your interest and support. It’s grand to know we have so many good fans. Fred Saigh, (For the Cardinals Family).” The ticket, which is for Game 4, is complete. It has a tiny, 1/8” indentation near the top. Otherwise, it is a superb ex-m.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 309. 8 Vintage Baseball Mini-Pennants. About 5” x 11”, these early to mid-1950s pennants represent the Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. The pennants are ex to ex-m.
Winning Bid $185.
