Lot 184. Lou Gehrig 1994 Watch from Waltham. Unused watch mint and unused in the original wood box. It has a b&w photo image of Gehrig on the face with a facsimile autograph and another facsimile signature on the leather band. The watch apparently needs a battery to work.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 185. 16 New York Yankees Collectibles – Primarily Die-Cast Cars and Trucks. One of key items in this collection is a 2003 NASCAR New York Yankees car, No. 44 driven by Christian Fittipaldi. The 1:24 scale model car from Action Performance Companies marks the Yankees’ 100th anniversary. The 2003 Dodge is mint in the original packaging. Four other items commemorate the Yankees’ 100th anniversary, a 4”-5” cloth patch, mint and unopened, two 1” pins from “Old Timers’ Day,” July 19, 2003, nm-m on the original card, and a 1 /4” pin, mint. The other die-cast vehicles are from: White Rose, 1998 World Series Champions Kenworth 18-wheeler, 1999 World Series Champions Ford Aeromax low-bed trailer, 2000 World Series Champions 3-Peat tractor-trailer, 2000 World Series Subway Series – Yankees vs. Mets, Ford Aeromax tractor-trailer, and a 2001 Yankees PT Cruiser. Matchbox, 1996 World Series Champions Kenworth low-bed trailer. Fleer, 2003 Hummer H2. These vehicles average nm-m without the original boxes. Also: A # 1 NY FAN license plate, unused and mint, a plastic cup from 2000, a Roger Clemens 2002 figurine from TMP International, nm, and a 4” cloth patch marking Clemens 300th win in 2003. Mint in an unopened package. The Fittipaldi car is worth our
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 193. Florida Marlins Memorabilia – Autographs, Cards, Pins, First-Year Programs, Yearbook, Etc. This collection contains more than 200 individual items. Among them is a 14” x 11” autographed photo showing Charlie Hough hurling the first pitch in the Marlins inaugural game on April 5, 1993 against the LA Dodgers. Hough’s signature is a large gem mint 10. PUBLICATIONS (22): 1993 Inaugural Game program, nm-m. Unopened complete commemorative set of seven different 1993 “Marlins Magazines,” mint. 1993 Marlins yearbook, nm-m+. “Marlins Magazine” #2 vs. San Diego nm-m and #4 vs. St. Louis nm-m+. “Marlins Mania,” 126-page recap of the inaugural season by the Sun-Sentinel staff, nm-m+. 1994 Opening Day program vs. Houston and 1997 vs. Chicago, both nm-m+. 1997 program vs. Baltimore, Cal Ripken cover, nm. Spring training programs for 2003 (2), 2004, 2006 and 2007, nm. And calendars for 1993-94 and 1994-95, nm. April 6, 1993 “Miami Herald” with coverage of the Marlins’ first game, ex-m. Oct. 25, 1997 “Sun-Sentinel” previewing World Series Game 6., ex-m. Two copies of the Oct. 27, 1997 “Sun-Sentinel” celebrating the “Marvelous World Champs!” Ex-m to nm. Oct. 29-Nov. 4 “Baseball Weekly” covering the World Series, vg. Three issues of “TV Guide” with Marlins covers, Moises Alou, Sept. 27, 1997; Kevin Brown, Oct. 25, 1997, and Josh Beckett, April 3, 2004, ex-m. TICKETS & STUBS (34): Two 1993 inaugural year season ticket holders (empty), vg+. Two 1994 season ticket folders, each with 26 unused tickets, ex. Opening Day tickets for 1994, nm, ink mark on back, and 1997, vg-ex, ink marks on back. Ticket for Oct. 23, 2003 World Series game, nm in a plastic holder with the World Series logo. PINS (4): Stadium give-aways, 1993 “Inaugural Season” on a Bumble Bee “The Start of Something Great” card, Sunshine Network, Winn Dixie (Joe Robbie Stadium), mint pins, ex cards. Also, and World Series pin showing Yankees and Marlins caps, nm-m. MEDALLION: 1991 Marlins Franchise, #2,990 of 10,000, one troy ounce, 0.999 fine silver, in original plastic holder, some tarnishing. AUTOGRAPHS (20+): Josh Beckett and A. J. Burnett on Fleer 2000 FreshINK cards. Manny Sanguillen and Boog Powell on Marlins logo cards and Matt Petersen and Toddy Pridy on Marlins 5” x 7” photo cards. Several issues, mostly 2006 Topps, signed by Adrian Gonzalez, Jacobs, Lee, Nolasco, Scott Olsen, Olivo, Treanor, Uggla, Willingham and Willis. Manny Sanguillen and Boog Powell on a 1993 Expansion Draft scorecard. Autographs are generally 9s and 10s authenticated by Kevin Keating. CARDS (109): Mostly Topps, 1993T (30), 2001T Archives Dawson, 2002T (8), 2003T (12), 2006T (8) and 2001 Fleer Tradition (6). Nm+ overall. Also, an unopened 1993 Stadium Club team set of 30 cards. POSTERS (5). Gary Sheffield, 1994 Starline, 22 ½” x 34 ½”, ex; Marlins inaugural team, 36” x 24”, sponsored by Bumble Bee, Publix and Cookie Crisp, shows inaugural game and has player vignettes, vg+; 2004 Marlins All-Stars, facsimile signatures, 18” x 22”, ex-m; 2007 Marlins schedule (2), 24” x 18”, ex+. All rolled. LICENSE PLATE: World Champions plate with the Marlins logo and the 2003 World Series logo, nm. ALSO: A Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes cereal box with Tony the Tiger in a Marlins uniform on the front and the team’s schedule on the back, a White Rose 1997 Marlins World Series Champions tractor-trailer and two 1993 Rookie Season large hard-plastic drinking cups. Autographs authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 195. Tampa Bay Rays Memorabilia: First-Game Program, Figurines, Autographs, Etc. Seven items are connected with the Rays’ inaugural season in 1988: 1. Inaugural game program vs. Detroit, nm-m+. 2. July 1998 program, McGriff min-poster, insert vs. Yankees, Rolando Arrojo cover, nm-m. 3. “Official Team Pin Set” of three for the first game, #3710 of 10,000, mint in the original box. 4-5. Limited edition ticket holder and commemorative ticket for the first game (2), nm. 6. Beach towel reproducing a March 31, 1998 “St. Petersburg Times” page showing Wilson Alvarez delivering the first pitch ever for the Rays. Ex-m, about 30” x 56”. 7. Inaugural season seat cushion from GTE, nm-m. 8. White Rose inaugural season Ford Aeromax tractor-trailer, nm-m. PUBLICATIONS: 9. 1999-2000 Devil Rays calendar, nm-m. 10-11. 2003 and 2007 yearbooks, nm-m. 12. 2003 scorecard vs. Cleveland, nm. 13-14. April (Aki cover) and July (Upton Cover) 2007 “Inside Pitch” magazines-programs vs. Blue Jays and Yankees, nm. AUTOGRAPHS: 15. Wade Boggs autograph on a Schutt Sports replica base, ex-m 6 signature. 16. Scott Kazmir signed poster, mint signature and poster, given to Rays’ 2007 season ticket holders. 17. 2007 Festival Latino poster signed by Carlo Pena. 18. Festival Latino poster signed by Pena, Jorge Cantu, Al Reyes, Dioner Navarro and one other. 19-20: Two Hispanic Heritage Night posters signed by Dioner Navarro, Ruddy Lugo and Juan Salas. The signatures are 9s and 10s. FIGURINES: 21-22. Two B. J. Upton figurines from Bright House Networks, stadium give-away, mint in the original boxes. Upton autographed the outside of one box. 23. Jonny Gomes figurine, 2006 stadium premium, mint in the original box. 24. Replica of Tropicana Field, ex-m. TICKETS: 25-26. Two commemorative tickets for the Rays’ first game in Orlando on May 16, 2007. One is numbered 148 of 400, and the other, 152. 27. An actual ticket for the Orlando game, complete ticket, ex-m with stadium ink marks. 28. Ticket stub for the game, ex. 29. Ticket for the opening game of 2007, ex-m. 30-38. Nine tickets for 2007 games, four stapled together; otherwise, vg-ex. PINS: 39-40. Two sets of three pins given to 2007 season ticket holders, mint in the original boxes. CARDS: 41-97. 57 baseball cards featuring Devil Rays, almost all from 1999 or 2000 team-issued sets, nm+ POSTERS: 98-99. Two 2003 Hispanic Heritage Night posters, ex-m. 100-105. Six 2007 Festival Latino posters featuring Carlos Pena, ex-m. 106. Rawlings “Official Ball, Inaugural Game,” one of 30,000, nm-m. Autographs authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $75.
