Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 27

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Sports

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4658		Paul Newman's Racing Ring. Ring won by Paul Newman at an auto race in 1984. The fourteen-carat gold ring has two small diamonds and a checkered flag design. Newman's initials are engraved on the inside. Fine condition. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $748
Lot 4659		Ruth, Herman "Babe". Black and white 9½ x 7½ inch Photograph Signed, no p.ace, no date. A clip from a news wire, dated 2-7-31, explains that the photograph shows the "Babe" celebrating his 37th birthday by sailing on the S.S. Shawnee for Florida to prepare for the upcoming baseball season. He is pictured with Dorothy Ruth, his wife, and his daughter Julia. Signed in blue ink across the lower portion of the adults' coats. Double matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 12½ inches. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4660		Three Baseball Hall of Famers. 5 x 5½ piece of tan ruled paper signed by Hall of Famers Early Wynn (1972), Tris Speaker (1937), and Al Lopez (1977), no place, no date. Paper has several folds, but signatures are bold. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 4661		Rowe, "Schoolboy" and 1939 Giants/White Sox Score Card. Rowe (1910-1961) played from 1933-49; he played most of his career for the Detroit Tigers. In 1942 he was purchasd by the Brooklyn Dodgers and in 1943, by the Philadelphia Blue Jays. Regulation League Ball Signed "Schoolboy Rowe" on the sweet spot. Signed by eight other players, whose signatures are very light. Accompanied by an early, hand-sewn baseball, unsigned, stamped "Compressed Core…75." Also, a used score card for a New York Giants / Chicago White Sox game, c. 1939, toned and split at seam; ragged lower edge. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4662		Jim Gilliam Scrapbooks. An outstanding lot of two scrapbooks and loose clippings, most assembled by a Gilliam fan from Sacramento. A true labor of love, there are newspaper photographs and clippings tracing "Junior" Gilliam's career from Brooklyn to Los Angeles -- box scores and highlights from World Series and every-day games alongside editorials praising Gilliam's versatility and abilities as a player and coach. News items remind us of the awards and recognition Gilliam received: "Unsung, Unhonored -- and Unsurpassed / Dodger Mates Salute Jim as Ideal Player" reads one headline from 1964. A wonderful and unique opportunity to own this record of Gilliam and the Dodgers through their famous stretches of the 1950s and 1960s. A signed Jim Gilliam publicity photo opens the larger of the two books, across from a picture of the compiler and Gilliam. Some pages are loose; condition of the clippings varies, most have toned, some are creased and a folder holds the ones that have come out of the scrapbooks. We have included a program from Gilliam's funeral in this lot, a sad reminder of how deeply his early death affected those who admired him. Estimated Value $125 - 175. From the Estate of James "Junior" Gilliam. View details	Realized $230
Lot 4663		1971 East West All-Stars. Glass and silverplate tankard commemorating the East West All-Stars at Riverfront Stadium, June 19, 1971. There is some tarnish and minor finish loss to the piece, but otherwise it is in good condition. Estimated Value $125 - 175. From the Estate of James "Junior" Gilliam. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 4664		Tunney, Gene (1897-1978) Heavyweight champion of the world 1926-28; he quit while still champion, with a 65-1-1 record and 47 KOs. Typed Letter Signed, on personal letterhead (New York), October 7, 1930, one page, quarto. To Guaranty Trust Company in New York, asking that his securities be delivered to his office at 230 Park Avenue at 12 noon that day. With filing stamp and notations; there are several staple marks at upper left and a punch hole affects one letter in the letterhead. The signature is large and bold. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4665		Tunney, Gene. Typed Letter Signed as Heavyweight Champion of the World, on personal stationery, San Diego, California, March 23, 1927, one page, quarto. To Major J.C. Fegan in Washington, D.C., enclosing a check for $300 "to cover cost of our new mascot. The publicity already has been great…." Paper is toned and has a couple of chips at right edge. With 5¼ x 3½ in. photo print; some soiling. Six months earlier, on Sept. 23, 1926, Tunney had defeated Jack Dempsey; the "Long Count" rematch would take place on Sept. 22, 1927. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $196
Lot 4666		Hogan, Ben (1912-97) Hall of Fame golfer; one of four men to win all four of professional golf's major tournaments. Black and white Photograph Signed at lower right edge, n.p., n.d., 10 x 8 in. Affixed at top to light board. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 4667		Gold Cup From "American Derby of 1962." Wood-mounted, solid 14 Kt. gold, made by Shreve & Co., San Francisco, 38.90 oz. Engraved: "Washington Park / American Derby of 1962." Won by "Black Sheep." Owner - C.R. Mac Stabes. Trainer - Charles Willingham. Jockey - John Longden. August 4, 1962, one mile and a quarter, run at Arlington Park. A few nicks to the wood mount; the cup is in excellent condition. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,475
Lot 4668		1980 Moscow Olympics. A set of 9 posters from the Soviet Union, in Russian, publicizing the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. They are all bright and colorful and the sizes range from 22½ x 35 in. to 26 x 41½ in. Overall condition is A-. Should be seen in person to be appreciated. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4669		Tennis Greats of Yore. Five signatures ("E. Vines, Jr.", "Fred Perry", "Hans Nusslein", "Cochet" and "Helen Wills") and one unsigned glamour postcard of Suzanne Lenglen. The signatures appear on various small pieces of paper but are all very clear and bold. The Cochet signature is on the verso of a letter with lines crossed out, so it is somewhat affected, but otherwise, conditions are fine. Tennis came into its own as a professional sport in the 1920s and 1930s and the players represented here are largely responsible -- Fred Perry won three straight Wimbledon titles and Nusslein and Cochet dominated the sport in Europe for years. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Unsold
Lot 4670		Dempsey, Jack (1895-1983) World heavyweight boxing champion from 1919-1926. Signature and Inscription ("Best Wishes / Jack Dempsey") on a 4 x 5 in card, n.p., n.d. Blue ink on cream card stock. Minor soiling, else fine. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold