Lot 214. 7 Philadelphia Athletics Card Sets. 1. 1974 TCMA “1929-1931 Athletics” near set of 27. 2. 1975 TCMA “1913 Athletics” set of 16. 3. 1976 Rodeo Meats Athletics Commemorative set of 30. 4. 1977 ESPCC “Philadelphia Favorites” set of 25; used to promote the ESPCC show. 5. 1979 Diamond Greats subset of 25. 6. Uncataloged 1979 ESPCC “1950 Athletics” set of 15. 7. 1983 TCMA “All-Time Athletics” set of 12. Overall, nm.
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 215. More Than 350 Boston Red Sox Cards from 20 Sets, with Some Uncataloged. This collection comprises team issues and cards from a variety of sources. Team Issues: 1970 partial set of 8, ex to ex-m. These color blank-backed cards are 3 ½” x 5 ½” and include Lyle and Reggie Smith. 1971 b&w set of 12, nm. Uncataloged 1971-72 partial set of 8, color, blank backs, 3 ½” x 6”, vg to vg-ex. Uncataloged 1974 partial set of 14, color, blank-backed, 2 ½” x 3 3/8”, ex+ to ex-m. Uncataloged 1978 b&w set (?) of 17 with Fisk, Eckersley, Rice, Yastrzemski, Tiant. These 3 ½” x 6” cards all have the player’s name in pencil on the back; otherwise, ex-m to ex-m+. 1979 set of 27. Includes all four two-player cards; three are uncataloged. Ex-m+. The following sets from various companies are much less confusing than the team issues. The number of cards in the set is indicated in parentheses: 1969 Atlantic-Richfield set of 12, ex. The following sets are nm-m. 1972 Yawkey (45). 1973 Reprint, 1889 Number 7 Cigars, subset of 4. 1975 TCMA “1946 Red Sox” (43). 1976 Star Market (16). 1976 Linnett Superstars subset of 12 (individual cards). 1978 SSPC subset of 27. 1979 Early Red Sox Favorites (25). 1979 Diamond Greats subset of 25. 1981 Topps Super subset of 12. Coca-Cola 1981 (12), 1982 (22). 1986 TCMA “All Time Red Sox” (12). 1987 “Baseball’s Greatest Teams” subset of 9.
Winning Bid $204.
Lot 216. 160 Photos of Boston Red Sox Players. Fifty photos are 3 ½” x 5”; the rest are 8” x 10”. Almost all are color. The smaller photos, featuring 1972-75 BoSox, include Aparicio, Cepeda, Tony Conigliaro, Cecil Cooper, Evans, Fisk, Lee, Lynn, Oglivie, Pesky, Rice, Reggie Smith, Tiant (2) and Yastrzemski. Among the larger photos are Fisk (2), Boggs (3), Lynn (2), Boudreau (3), Perez (2), Aparicio, Baylor, Burks, Canseco, Jack Clark, Clemens, Dawson, Dropo, Eckersley, Evans, Greenwell, Hurst, Jensen, Lonborg, Reed, Reardon, Rice, Seaver, Lee Smith, Mo Vaughn, Viola, Wakefield, Sammy White, Ted Williams and Yastrzemski. There also is a photo of the 1958 team. About half a dozen photos are second-generation. These photos average nm with many better.
Winning Bid $100.
Lot 217. Brooklyn Dodgers Collection - 1941 Picture Pack Set of 25, 1937 Brace Photos, Etc. The 1941 Dodgers were N.L. Champions. This 1941 picture pack set, which is consistent with the SCD Standard Catalog checklist, averages vg-ex. It includes Durocher vg, Herman vg-ex, Medwick vg+ and Reese vg-ex. Reiser, Riggs and Vosmik have descriptive adjectives lightly written on the front - “good,” “ok” and “disgusting.” 2. 36 1937 colorized “Bra-Mac” photos by photographer George Brace. The players on these 3 ½” x 5” photos, which feature muted, pastel colors, are Birkofer, Brack, Brown, Bucher, Butcher, Cantwell, Chervinko, Cisar, Clark, Cooney, Daniel, English, Fitzsimmons, Frankhouse, Grimes nm-m, Haas, Hamlin, Hassett, Henshaw, Hoyt nm-m, Hudson, Jeffcoat, Lavagetto, Lindsey, Malinosky, Manush nm-m, Marrow, Moore, Morgan, Mungo, Phelps, Polly, Rosen, Spencer, Stripp and Winsett. Overall, nm-m with players identified on the backs. A number of these players were with the Dodgers only in 1937. These photos are scarce and desirable. 3. 1973 TCMA 1941 Dodgers set of 32. Nm-m. 4. 1974 TCMA 1890 Brooklyn Club set of 16, nm-m. 5. 1974 TCMA 1952 Dodgers set of 40, nm-m. 6. 1978 TCMA 1941 Dodgers - N.L. Champions set of 43. Nm-m. 7. 1987 TCMA Baseball’s Greatest Teams, 1955 Dodgers subset of 9, nm-m. 8. 1991 Baseball World-Lyman Allen Brooklyn Atlantics, World Champions of Base-Ball 1865, set of 10. Nm-m. 9. 1979 Diamond Greats, Dodgers subset of 25. Nm-m. 10. 1988 Historic Limited Editions Dodgers postcards set of 36, nm-m. Also, 8” x 10” color photos of Roy Campanella and Pee Wee Reese.
Winning Bid $182.
Lot 218. 1930s-40s Chicago Cubs Team Issues.1931: These eight pictures average vg with qualifiers noted. Baecht, Bell with writing on blank back, Blair with minor back damage, Blake, Sweetland, Dan Taylor with pin hole and wob, Zack Taylor, Teachout. 1932: Nine photos, Bush, English, Grimm, Hemsley, Herman, Malone, Root, Stephenson and Wrigley. The Wrigley photo has a 1/8” edge tear and otherwise is vg+. The others are vg+ to ex with light corner wear and a very light corner or edge crease. Nice group. For the rest of these team issues, we have done our best to assign the correct date. Nevertheless, in the absence of a master set, they are confusing, and existing checklists are inconsistent. They may not be returned because of dates incorrectly assigned. 1939: These three are on paper with a rough surface. Passeau ex, Dizzy Dean, two small surface indentations, otherwise ex+; Hack vg. 1939 or 1940: Smooth paper. Page vg+, Root vg, Rip Russell (Centennial patch on sleeve) vg-ex. 1942: Seventeen photos. Bithorn, Cavaretta (pin hole), Dallassandro, Erickson, Hack (pin hole), Lee, Mooty, Myers (pin hole), Novikoff, Olsen, Passeau (pin holes), Pressnell, Scheffing (pin hole), Schmitz (two small areas of paper loss on front), Stringer, Sturgeon vg, Cuyler-Wilson-Spalding (all three on one photo). These team issues range from vg+ to vg+ to ex and average vg-ex. They generally have small or light creases in the corners. Qualifiers are noted. 1944: Eighteen photos, or two-thirds of the set. Becker, Burrows, Cavaretta, Derringer*, Easterwood, Fleming, Jimmie Foxx* (two 1/8” edge tears), Goodman*, Holm, Johnson* g-vg, Mann*, Miklos, Sauer, Schuster*, Stanky, Vandenberg, Wyse*, York*. Vg+ to vg+ to ex group averaging vg-ex. The asterisk(*) indicates that “Cubs” is neatly written on the back; some other teams are listed too. Other qualifiers are noted.
Winning Bid $180.
Lot 219. George Brace Bra-Mac Set of 30 Chicago Cubs Colorized Photos from 1938. Managed by Gabby Hartnett, the 1938 Cubs won the N.L. pennant. This collection of 3 ½” x 5” colorized photos has Cavaretta, Garbark, Russell, Lazzeri, Dizzy Dean, Triplett, O’Dea, French, Hack, Hartnett, Lee, Higbe, Mattick, Carleton, Root, Logan, Mesner, Kimball, Bryant, Collins, Galan, Demaree, Epperly, Billy Herman, Asbell, Reynolds, Page, Jurges, Marty and Grimm. All photos but Grimm’s were printed with the player’s name on the front. Grimm’s name is printed on the back of his photo. Nm with sharp colors.
Winning Bid $301.
Lot 220. 115 Chicago Cubs Photos. Ninety of the photos are 8” x 10”, and the rest, issued in the early 1970s, are 3 ½” x 5”. Among the smaller photos are Banks, Hooten, Kessinger, Madlock, Marshall and Trillo. Almost all of the 8” x 10” photos are color. The players include Banks (3), Lee Smith (2), Brock (2), Bowa, Dawson, Dunston, Durham, Durocher, Gossage, Grace, Hartnett, Jenkins, Madlock, Greg Maddux, Palmeiro, Sandberg (2), Santo, Sauer, Sosa, Sutcliffe, Sutter, Tanner, Walton, Williams and Zimmer. About a half-dozen photos are second-generation. Nm+.
Minimum Bid $75.
Lot 221. Chicago Cubs 1930s-40s Team Issues and Other Cards. More than 350 individual cards. Team Issues: 1. 1932: Bush, Corriden, Hartnett, Jurges, Malone, Smith, Tinning. All but Malone have pin holes. 2. 1941: Erickson, Hudson, ex. 3. 1942: Lee, Mooty, ex. 4. 1965: Uncataloged set of 12, ex-m. Different checklist than Beckett Almanac. Includes Bailey, Clemens, Klein, McDaniel. 5. 1972: Set of 12 with Banks, Durocher, Jenkins, Williams. 6. 1977: Set of 16. Cubs Sets Issued by Others: 7. 1969 Jewel Tea (set of 20). 8. 1973 Jewel Tea (16). 9. 1978 SSPC subset of 27. 10. 1979 Diamond Greats subset of 25. 11. 1981 Topps Super subset of 9. 12. 1981 Coca-Cola (12). 13. 1982 Red Lobster (28, Sandberg rookie). 14. Uncataloged 1983 Red Lobster (27). 15. 1985 Seven-Up near set of 27; missing Trout. 16. 1986 Gatorade (28). TCMA Sets: 17. 1976 “1938 Cubs” (33). 18. 1977 “All Time Team” near set of 12; missing Grimm player card. 19. 1980 “All Time Cubs” (12). 20. 1987 “Baseball’s Greatest Teams,” 1907 Cubs subset of 9. 21. 1992 Reprint, 1910-12 Plow Boy subset of 24 Cubs. Except as otherwise indicated, these cards and sets average nm-m.
Winning Bid $125.
Lot 222. 1960s-70s Chicago Cubs Team-Issued Photo Sets and Singles - 123 Photos. Most are complete sets. 1. 1960 Jay Publishing set of 12. At least nm-m in the original envelope. Includes Ashburn and Banks. 2. 1967 Dexter Press Cubs set of 12. Ex-m to nm+ with a couple less. Includes Banks, Williams. 3. 1969 near set of 9 in the original plastic. Missing Williams. Includes Banks, Jenkins, Santo. Group averages ex-m. 4. 1969 Jewel Tea set of 20. All have tape on the front, usually a small piece in the center at the top and bottom; 12 have tape on the blank backs. Otherwise, most have an ex appearance. Banks and Santo have only a small piece of tape at the bottom and on the back. 5. Uncataloged 1970 set of 12, unopened in the original envelope. Banks on top. Presumed to be at least nm. 6. Uncataloged collection of 18 team-issued 7” x 8 ¾”color photos, apparently from 1971 and 1972. Banks, Jenkins and Williams appear to be from 1971. Cardenal, Reuschel and perhaps Rudolph represent 1972. Three have pin holes. The others are a mix of vg-ex and ex. 7. 1972 black & white set of 12 in the original envelope. Most have a “ding” in the lower right corner; otherwise, nm. 8. 1972 or 1973 uncataloged color set of 12. These are 7” x 9” without facsimile signatures; the player’s name is in large capital letters at the bottom. Pin holes in the corners, small pieces of tape on Banks, Hooton, Hundley, Kessinger, Williams. Some have tape on the blank backs. Ex appearance otherwise. 9. 1973 Jewel Tea set of 16. All have pin holes in the corners. Otherwise, they are vg+ to ex - clean cards with generally strong corners and minor corner creases.
Winning Bid $113.
Lot 223. Photos, Cards of Milwaukee, Boston Braves. Thirty-eight photo postcards of the 1950s-60s Braves by baseball photographer Norman M. Paulson headline this collection. Among the players are Adcock, Dark, Drabowsky, Mantilla, Martin, McMahon, O’Connell, Piche and Pizzaro. These 3 1/2” x 5 ¼” b&w photos are ex-m. Pictured in 8” x 10” color photos are Milwaukee’s Aaron (3 photos), Burdette, Crandall, Dark, Jethroe, Spahn and Spahn with Sain. The Dark and Jethroe photos are second-generation. The cards: 1948 Boston Braves team postcard. 1979 Diamond Greats Braves subset of 25. 1983 Fritsch “1953 Boston-Milwaukee Braves” set of 33 + sample cards of Mathews, Marquez. TCMA issues: 1980 “1957 Braves” set of 42. 1980 “1914 Miracle Boston Braves” set of 32. 1987 “Baseball’s Greatest Teams,” 1957 Braves set of 9. More than 190 individual items. Overall, nm-m.
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 224. New York Giants Stamp, Card and Photo Collection. The 17 photos picture Mays (3 photos), Irvin (2), Mathewson, Wilhelm, Ott, Dark (2), Hubbel, Mize (3) and Stankey. Nm. Half of these 8” x 10” photos are second-generation. Nm. This collection features a complete set of 32 Giants Golden Stamps from 1955 in two uncut sheets of 16 stamps each. Key stamps are Mays, Irvin and the Polo Grounds. There are light creases in the Mays and Taylor stamps, and the rest of the sheet is ex-m+. The other sheet has very light soiling at the top of the Maglie stamp and otherwise is ex-m. From TMCA: 1973 Reprint, “1886 New York Baseball Club” set of 14. 1974 “1936-37 Giants” set of 36. 1975 “All Time Giants” set of 12. 1975 “1951 Giants” set of 34. 1980 “All Time N.Y. Giants” set of 12. Also, 1979 Diamond Greats subset of 25 and a reprint of four Giants from the 1895 Newsboy Cabinets set. Cards average nm-m.
Winning Bid $83.
Lot 225. 23 New York Mets Card Sets Including 1965 Postcards, 1969 Citgo. The 1965 set of 10 color postcards includes Berra, Spahn and Stengel. Overall, nm-m. Seaver is the key to the eight-card Citgo set, which features artwork by John Wheeldon. Nm+. Other postcards: 1966 Kranepool, ex-m+. 1967 set of 5 with Seaver, nm-m. 1985 and 1986 TCMA sets of 40 each, nm-m. 1987 Colla, 25 of 55, nm-m. 1990 Historic Limited Editions “1969 Mets” set of 36, nm-m. Other sets: In addition to two postcard sets, TCMA is the source of two other card sets - the 1986 “All Time Mets” set of 12 and the 1987 “Baseball’s Greatest Teams,” 1969 Mets set of 9. Also, 1976 SSPC “1963 Mets” set of 18. 1977 Dairylea Photo Album set of 27. 1981 Topps Super subset of 6. 1981 Coca-Cola set of 11. 1982 Renata Galasso “20 Years of Mets Baseball” set of 32. Mets “Fan Club” sets for 1984 (8 cards), 1987 (9), 1989 (9) and 1990 (9). Kahn’s sets for 1988 (31), 1989 (32 of 36; no updates) and 1991 (33). 1991 WIZ partial set, 149 of 450, including Mays and Ryan. These sets and the collection average nm-m.
Winning Bid $125.
Lot 226. 198 New York Mets 1970s-90 Photos Including Stars. Most of the photos are 8” x 10”, although two sets comprising 78 photos are 3 ½” x 5”. The first is a 29-photo near set of 1963 Mets issued in 1975 by Jeffrey Morey. The Polo Grounds card is missing. The second set features 49 Mets from 1972-75, including Berra, Kingman, Koosman, Kranepool, Mays (2 different), Seaver, Staub and Torre. Among the 8” x 10” photos are Carter (2), Seaver (3, one with Stottlemyre), Berra, Foster (2), Jeffries, Kingman (2), Koosman, Kranepool, Murray, Ryan, Stengel, Strawberry and Gooden. About 10 photos are second generation. Nm+.
Winning Bid $100.
Lot 227. N.Y. Mets Memorabilia with a Complete Uncataloged Set of 1977 Nedicks Cups. The hot dog chain produced sets for the Mets and Yankees in 1977. The Beckett Almanac reports that the set is complete at 10 cups, but its checklist includes only Mazzilli and Seaver. We offer a complete nm set with these two Mets plus Harrelson, Kingman, Kranepool, Matlock (Matlack), Millan, Milner, Staiger and Stearns. Accompanying the cups are four Mets coffee mugs with decals containing facsimile autographs of John Milner, Wayne Garrett, Willie Mays and Rusty Staub. Milner vg, the others ex. There also is a 1986 McDonald’s cup honoring the World Champs, including Hernandez and Ojeda. Ex. Three 1985 scorebooks for games with the Astros complete this collection. Nm.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 228. 275 New York Yankees Photos. About 225 are 8” x 10” color photos, which span the 1950s-90s. Among them are such household names as Mantle (4 photos), Maris (1), Mantle and Maris (4), DiMaggio (9), Ruth (5), Gehrig (2), Berra (2), Boggs, Stengel, Winfield (2), Ford (2), Hunter, Jackson, Mattingly (5), Munson (3), Slaughter, O’Neill, Petitte, Randolph, Turley and Rizzuto (3). Less recognizable names such as Sheldon and Espinoza also are here. Fifty-six 3 ½” x 5” photos are of 1972-75 Yankees, including Felipe and Matty Alou, Bonds, Chambliss, Hunter and Munson. Some photos are second generation; overwhelming numbers are not. This collection averages nm.
Winning Bid $100.
