Lot 96. 1996 Topps Uncut Sheet of 90 Mickey Mantle Reprint Baseball Cards. This sheet features 19 different cards ranging from the 1951 Bowman and 1952 Topps issues to 1969 Topps. Numbered from 1-19, the cards have a gold-foil commemorative seal on the front. The sheet has five of each card numbered 1-14, and four of each card numbered 15-19. The sheet is vg; about one-half of the cards appear to be free of creases.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 97. 1997 Topps Uncut Sheet of 90 Mickey Mantle Reprint Baseball Cards. A continuation of the 1996 reprints, this sheet features 16 different cards ranging from the 1953 Bowman issue to 1964 Topps and numbered 21-36. Although the sheet is vg, it likely would yield about 50 uncreased cards if cut apart.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 102. Circa 1940s Vintage Photo of Joe, Dom and Vince DiMaggio. An apparent wire service product lacking identification as such, the photo shows the baseball trio at a restaurant. It has pin holes in the borders, has a couple of creases and shows “alligatoring” in the emulsion. The image is strong and crisp.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 114. Bernard Fuchs Yankees Legends Charcoal Print. This print has images of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle. Singed by “B. Fuchs” and dated 1992, it is framed to 16.5” x 31.5”. Despite several relatively heavy creases, the print displays nicely.
Winning Bid $125.
Lot 172. Yogi Berra Signed April 20, 1957 “Saturday Evening Post” Cover by Earl Mayan. Gem mint 10 signature by Berra on one of 10 “Post” covers by the famous illustrator. Ex-m complete issue. In an article inside, Warren Spahn correctly predicts that the Milwaukee Braves will win the N.L. pennant. Authentication by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 182. Phil Rizzuto Autographed April 24, 1951 “Look” Magazine. Bold mint 9 to gem mint 10 signature on a cover photo that shows him with his wife, Cora Anne. The interior has the magazine’s predictions for the 1951 season and an article on the Rizzuto family. Vg issue with a clean photo of Rizzuto and his wife. Authentication by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 188. New York Yankees Assignment Agreement Signed by HoF Executive George M. Weiss. Red Smith said of Weiss: “He was incomparably the ablest baseball executive who ever lived, and perhaps the most self-effacing.” Weiss began his career in baseball in 1919 at the age of 24 by purchasing the Eastern League’s New Haven team. In 1929 he left for Baltimore of the International League and later accepted a job with the Yankees. He proceeded to build a strong farm system and subsequently held the job of Yankees’ general manager from 1947 to 1960. During his tenure, the Yankees won 10 pennants and seven World Series. In 1962, he became the first president of the New York Mets. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 and died in 1972. In a document dated Aug. 25, 1950, he assigns two players to a Yankees’ farm club. His uncommon signature is nm-m 8. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $92.
Lot 195. Johnny Mize and Duke Snider Autographed Magazine Advertisements. Mize signed a 1940 Wheaties ad, and Snider, a 1957 ad for Florida orange juice. The 10” x 13.5” Mize ad is on the inside of a cover for “America Boy,” and the 7.5” x 10.5” Snider ad is from the “Saturday Evening Post.” Both signatures are nm-m 8 to mint 9. Mize entered the Hall of Fame in 1981 and died in 1993. Enshrined in 1980, Snider passed away last year. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 196. 7 New York Yankees Signed 8” x 10” B&W Photos. Mint 9 and gem mint 10 signatures by Freddie Sanford (died 2011), Bill (William P.) Miller (d. 2003), Jim McDonald, Harry Schaeffer (d. 2008), Randy Gumpert (d. 2008), Stan Bahnsen and Hector Lopez. Schaeffer’s major league career consisted of five games with the Yankees in 1952. Bahnsen was the 1968 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
Winning Bid $30.
