Lot 354. Ernie Montella 1955 World Champion Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Card Display. Widely recognized as a co-founder of the Philadelphia A’s Historical Society, Montella is also appreciated for his attractive limited-edition laminated displays of actual baseball cards. In 1995, he produced a 26” x 22.5” plaque honoring the 1955 Dodgers. Autographed by 1955 World Series MVP Johnny Podres, it consists of 40 archives cards issued by Topps in 1995, including Don Drysdale, who spent the 1955 season with the Dodgers’ Montreal farm club. With the cards laminated on mahogany, the display has a linen finish. Montella produced no more than 12 of these plaques. He signed this example on the back. Nm. (Note: This display weighs approximately 14 pounds.) Kevin Keating authenticated the Podres autograph.
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 355. “1955” World Champion Dodgers Display of S. Rini Postcards on an Ernie Montella Plaque. This laminated 24.5” x 24.5” display plaque is one-of-a-kind. It features the photo portions of 29 cards in postcard sets created from S. Rini artwork. Twenty-seven cards apparently are from 1988 Set 1, and the two other cards, from 1991 Set 3 and Set 4. Montella, co-founder of the Philadelphia A’s Historical Society, produced unique and very limited-edition display plaques using a combination of actual cards and reprinted versions. The cards in this display are laminated, with a glossy finish, to mahogany board. Ebbets Field is depicted, along with individuals who were part of the 1955 Dodgers’ organization: Alston, Amoros, Barber, Black, Campanella, Craig, Durocher and Barber, Erskine, Furillo, Gilliam, Herman, Hodges, Labine, Loes, MacPhail, Newcombe, O’Malley, Podres, Reese, Robinson (2 different), Roe, Roebuck, Shuba, Snider, R. Walker, Zimmer and the Dodgers Sym-Phony Band. This is an outstanding, unique commemorative of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ only championship season.
Winning Bid $75.
