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Rare Cigar Box Commemorating the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1909 World Championship.
Lot 35. Rare Cigar Box Commemorating the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1909 World Championship. Honus Wagner, Babe Adams, Fred Clarke and Tommy Leach were the stars as Pittsburgh topped Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3. The world championship was Pittsburgh’s first. The outside and inside of the cigar box lid both say “Pittsburgh Champion Stogies, handmade long filler from selected high grade stock.” Constructed of wood, the box shows light to moderate wear and inoffensive discoloration on the outside lid. It carries a tax stamp with 1909 and 1910 dates. The inside of the lid, which has a yellow border, displays exceptionally well. We sold this box to a Pirates collector in 2003. Since then, we have not seen another. It’s a rare collectible from the first of Pittsburgh’s five world championships.
Winning Bid $220.
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