Lot 1. Mickey Mantle Autographed OAL Bobby Brown Baseball. The signature on the sweet spot is magnificent, conservatively nm 9 to gem mint 10, and the ball is nm-m to mint. It has three tiny or very small marks on panels well away from the autograph. Mantle added his career home run total – “536 HR’s.” Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $630.
Lot 2. 13 1941 Play Balls: Hubbell, Ott and Ruffing, Vince and Dom DiMaggio, Vander Meer. This group of R336 cards comprises #6 Hubbell g-vg, 8 Ott g, 11 Garms f-g, 20 Ruffing p, 30 Finney g, 36 McCosky vg, 38 Donald g, 51 Camilli g, 55 Wyatt g, 56 Vander Meer vg, 61 Vince DiMaggio vg, 63 Dom DiMaggio vg and 65 Bridges g.
Winning Bid $121.
Lot 3. 1934 Rochester Red Wings Photo Vintage-Signed by Johnny Mize and 16 Teammates. Rare pre-rookie autograph of Mize as “John Mize,” who made his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals two seasons later. Forty-five seasons after that, Mize was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was a 10-time All-Star in 15 seasons and was the league leader in home runs four times and in RBI three times. Mize and the 16 other Red Wings, who competed in the International League, signed on their image. The Mize autograph is ex-m 6 to nm 7 – nm 7 with a possible traceover on a tiny part of the “J.” The other autographs range from ex 5 to nm 9 and average ex-m 6 to nm 7. These autographs are by Paul Florence, Ad Liska, Ray Harrell, Estel Crabtree, Nub Kleinke, Tony Kaufmann, Johnny Michaels, Leo Toporcer, Dykes Potter, Ival Goodman, Virgil Brown, Jimmy Brown, Ben Borgmann, Bill Lewis and Lewis Whitehead. Of the signers, only Virgil Brown, Borgmann and Whitehead failed to have a turn in the majors. The photo, b&w and 5” x 9.25”, was probably trimmed from a program. A Texaco ad is on the back. The photo has clipped corners and heavy creases.
Winning Bid $92.
Lot 4. 1928 “Babe Ruth’s Own Book of Baseball.” In this book published by the A. L. Burt Company, Ruth provides instructions on playing baseball. Vg+ copy with the front cover slightly loose but still attached. There is an inscription inside the back cover, and someone wrote Ruth’s name above his photo inside the front cover.
Minimum Bid $60.
Lot 5. 1950s Iron City Beer Plaster Advertising Figural Display. Produced by a Pittsburgh firm to call attention to the city’s home-brewed beer, this three-dimensional display is up to 14.5” wide, 10” tall and 3” from front-to-back. It shows a bartender and three patrons, apparently in the 1860s, singing as they enjoy mugs of their favorite local brew. Impressed letters at the base note that production of the beer began in 1861. Very nice example that has small chips on two shoes, on the back of the red Iron City Beer sign and in the lower left front corner. An excellent Pittsburgh and beer collectible.
Winning Bid $113.
Lot 6. 1951 Topps Red Backs Near Set – 50 of 52. Key cards include #1 Berra f-g, 5 Rizzuto g-vg, 6 Reynolds g, 8 Wynn vg, 15 Kiner vg, 16 Roe vg+, 20 D. DiMaggio vg, 22 Feller vg+, 30 Spahn vg, 31 Hodges f, 35 Rosen vg, 36a Zernial (the scarcer version with “Chicago” in the bio) vg, 38 Snider f, 39 Kluszewski vg, 50 Irvin ex and 52 Holmes (scarcer version – “Boston” in bio) g. The other cards grade Nm: 1 card. Ex-m: 2. Ex: 1. Vg-ex: 3. Vg: 14. G: 6. F: 6. P: 1. The missing cards, both commons, are #7 and 12.
Winning Bid $225.
Lot 8. Joe Namath Autographed 8” x 10” Color Photo. Namath placed a large, bold gem mint 10 signature on an action photo that catches him looking for a receiver as the New York Jets’ quarterback. The photo is on a 12” x 15” plaque that contains a plate presenting highlights of Namath’s career. He was inducted into the Pro Hall of Fame in 1985.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 9. Billy Conn Autograph Authenticated by JSA and Keating on an 8” x 10” B&W Photo. Mint 9 signature on a photo showing the Hall of Fame boxer at a Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Probably best known for almost defeating Joe Louis in a 1941 heavyweight championship fight, Conn held the light heavyweight title from 1939-41. Later he starred in a movie about himself called “The Pittsburgh Kid.” This bold autograph and photo showing Conn as a young man come with a JSA Basic Cert. The photo has several creases on Conn’s image. Kevin Keating has also authenticated the signature. Conn passed away in 1993.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 10. Billie Jean King Large, Bold Autographs on a Wilson Tennis Racquet and Cover. A member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, King remains one of the most widely recognized players in the history of the sport. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, including Wimbledon six times, 16 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. Above her autograph on the racquet cover, which is a 10, she wrote “Go for it!” The racquet cover houses a Wilson 4 3/8 Hammer 110 graphite matrix racquet that King signed along the side. These King signatures area nice as you’re likely to find. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $168.
Lot 11. 4 Different 1880s H804-1A “Baby Talk Series” Trade Cards. From a set of nine, these multi-colored cards have a white border with black framing. The cards are “Aint dot out!” f; “I’se dot dere fir’t” ex+; “I’se dot it!” p and “See me tech it!” vg. Three cards have advertising, for businesses in Farmland, IN; Newark, NJ, or Vermont. The back of the fourth is blank. All four cards have glue stains on the back, and “I’se dot it!” shows damage that does not affect the type. “See me tech it” has light pencil writing. The grades indicate the condition of the fronts.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 12. 1880s H804-1C “Baby Talk Series” “Fee Stykes Out” Trade Card. The cards in this series are similar to the H804-1A cards, but they do not have black framing, and they are slightly shorter, at 3 1/8” x 4 ¼”. This example has advertising on the back for a Pittsburg(h) firm selling stoves, ranges and furnaces. Good-looking card with several minor glue-stain spots on the back. The front grades vg-ex.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 13. 3 Different 1880s H804-4 Capadura Cigar Baseball Trade Cards. From a set of five, this group comprises “Behind the Bat,” vg-ex, “Judgment!” (advertiser’s name and address stamped on the front; otherwise) vg and “Where will you have them?” vg+. The last card has minor stains on the back, and the two others, moderate stains. The grades describe the fronts.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 14. 9 Different 1880s H804-7 Merchant’s Gargling Oil Cards from 4 Series. All five titles are represented, and a full set is present if type variations are ignored. H804-7A is made up of players wearing a red belt, socks and hat and a white uniform against a tan background. Advertising is in a serif type. “A close Affair. Hugging the Bat” is the card from this series. Ex. H804-7B cards have multi-colored backgrounds, primarily blue and yellow. Three titles are present: “Struck Out” g, “The Hero of a Home Run” vg-ex and “Bravo!” vg. The two other series, H804-7C and H804-7D, are the same as H804-7A, except that the advertising is in a sans serif type. In one version, the type is somewhat larger and less compact. Four cards are in the group with larger type; only “Bravo!” is missing. It is present in the sans serif, more compact type version. This card has a blank, stain-free back. All of the other cards have advertising on their backs, and most have light or light-to-moderate stains. Three backs are free of stains. These five cards average vg to vg-ex.
Winning Bid $75.
