Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 43

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Sports Memorabilia

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 854		1926 World Series Program. New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals program and official score card showing pictures of players of both teams, their managers, and owners. The last out of this series was made by Babe Ruth attempting to steal second base. The Cardinals beat the Yankees four games to three in St Louis's Sportsman's Park. Covers have slight soiling while inside pages are generally in good condition with some scoring in pencil. The following year, the Yankees not only won the World Series, but became what many historians would say is the greatest Major League team of all time. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 855		1926 World Series Ticket - Game 5. Ticket for upper deck reserved seat for fifth game of series at Sportsman's Park. The condition of this ticket is excellent. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 856		1928 World Series Program. New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals played in Yankee Stadium. The program and scorecard show pictures of players and managers of both teams. The Yankees swept the Cardinals in four games, as they had swept the Pittsburgh Pirates the previous year. This was the first time a team achieved World Series sweeps in consecutive years. The front and back covers are very good with a few light stains on the reverse. The inside pages are excellent and have no scoring markings. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $604
Lot 857		Bob Gibson Baseball Card. 1968 Topps Bob Gibson baseball card #100. Condition is Mint 9. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 858		Chick Hearn - Nugget From His Original Hollywood Walk of Fame Star. A limited edition terrazzo nugget from the former voice of Laker basketball's original dedicated Hollywood Walk of Fame star, triple matted with a 10" x 8" photograph and a personalized and numbered identification plaque, all framed in a 31½" x 17½" x 1½" ebony, finished-wood frame. The handsome product is high quality and limited to 350 units. It comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by Hollywood mayor Johnny Grant. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 859		Complete Set of Golden Books Baseball Cards. Complete set of Golden Book Baseball Cards circa 1910, featuring 33 Hall of Famers, such as Honus Wagoner, Babe Ruth, and Cy Young. Good condition; slight yellowing on the reverse. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 860		Darryl Strawberry #2 of 5 made Limited Edition "Silver-Stars". Includes Ticket and Holographic card. From American Banknote Holographics. Mint condition. Lot of 2 items. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 861		Don Mattingly Signed Bat. Black Rawlings bat signed by former New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly. and authenticated by PSA/DNA. Mr. Mattingly was picked in the 19th round of the 1979 Amateur Draft and debuted with the Yankees September 18, 1982. He played his final game October 1, 1995. Mattingly's statistics were impressive---Life time batting average of .307, fielding percentage of .996, and 2,153 hits. His credits and awards were also impressive---6 All-Star games, 1984 Major League Player of the Year, and 1985 American League MVP. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 862		Grouping Of Three Baseball Cards. Three baseball cards consisting of 1952 Bowman Stan Musial, Bob Gibson 1959 Topps Rookie Card #514, and Ozzie Smith 1979 Topps Rookie Card. Stan Musial card is in Fair condition blotch at center of reverse. Bob Gibson card is in Good condition. Ozzie Smith card is in excellent condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 863		Hussey, James (American, b. 1936) Baseball & Basketball. Lot of two monotypes, comprising paint, print, xeroxes, and ink and crayon. Each with colorful composite views conveying the business/action and excitement of the game. Each signed lower right; print size: 30" x 21-1/2". Lot of 2 prints. Hussey was born and educated in New Orleans, and upon completion of his schooling, he began a career in the world of business. Later he decided to leave this career. In 1972 he attended the John McCrady School of Fine Arts. Although he has pursued a number of art styles, his lushly detailed renditions of the Old South is what he has achieved most fame for. Estimated Value $350 - 550. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 864		Koufax, Sandy - Signed Home Plate. Authentic home plate signed "Sandy Koufax" in blue marker, 19½" x 19½". Large, dark, pristine signature, with PSA/DNA hologram and Online Authentics.com hologram and accompanied by matching certification from PSA/DNA. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 865		Lou Brock Baseball Card. 1968 Topps Lou Brock baseball card #520. Condition is Mint 9. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 866		Orlando Cepeda Baseball Card. 1968 Topps Orlando Cepeda St Louis Cardinals baseball card #200. Condition is Mint 9. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 867		Roger Maris Baseball Card. 1968 Topps Roger Maris 1968 St Louis Cardinals baseball card #330. Condition is Mint 9. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 868		Roger Maris Signed Baseball. An Official American League baseball signed in blue ink by Roger Maris, "To Dan Miller, Best Wishes, Roger Maris." Sealed in a lucite case by PSA/DNA, with accompanying COA from PSA/DNA. Roger Maris is best known for breaking Babe Ruth's one season Home Run record with 61 in 1961. He was also the American League MVP in both 1960 and 1961. Mr Maris appeared in seven World Series and seven All-Star games and the Yankees retired his #9 in 1984. In 1998 Mark McGwire (70) and Sammy Sosa (66) eclipsed Maris's record but the mystery and fascination with the shy and reclusive Maris, plus his premature death on December 14, 1985, make his autograph special and valuable to this day. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 869		Ruth, George Herman "Babe" (1895-1948) One of the greatest baseball players in the history of the sport; he hit 60 home runs in 1927 in only 156 games and held the lifetime record of 714 until Henry Aaron broke it in 1974. First day cover of the "Centennial of Baseball 1939-1939" stamp, which was issued in Cooperstown, New York, in conjunction with the opening of the Baseball Hall of Fame, of which Ruth was one of the first inductees, signed and inscribed "From Babe Ruth For Gumby's Stamp Collection" in blue ink in the address section. The person to whom Ruth inscribed the cover was Lou Chapman, a longtime baseball writer for the Milwaukee Sentinelwho was covering the opening of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was nicknamed "Scoop" and "Gumby" for his abilities to track down a story. The first such Babe Rugh inscribed cover we have seen. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,200
Lot 870		Steve Carlton Baseball Card. 1968 Steve Carlton St. Louis Cardinals Topps Baseball Card #408. Condition is Mint 9. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 871		Superb 1914 & 1915 National League Season Passes with Document. A pair of season passes for 1914 and 1915, the first in white and the latter in blue, both ornately engraved, issued to Thomas M. Jones and beautifully hand signed by National League president John K. Tener. Also included is the April 8, 1915 transmittal letter and mailing envelope to Jones from Tener on National League Professional Baseball Clubs stationery. The passes in excellent display condition and rare this nice. John Kinley Tener (1863-1946) was a major league baseball player later serving as a Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania. He resigned from Congress having been elected Governor of PA, an office he held from 1911 to 1915 while simultaneously serving as President of the National League. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 872		Vin Scully - Nugget From His Original Hollywood Walk of Fame Star. A limited edition terrazzo nugget from the voice of the Dodgers' original dedicated Hollywood Walk of Fame star, triple matted with a 10" x 8" photograph and a personalized and numbered identification plaque, all framed in a 31½" x 17½" x 1½" ebony, finished-wood frame. The handsome product is high quality and limited to 350 units. It comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by Hollywood mayor Johnny Grant. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 873		Wagner, Leon. First Day Cover with silk cachet of Wrigley Field in Los Angeles signed in blue ink by left fielder Wagner (1934-2004) who played for the California Angels 1961-63. Postmarked Los Angeles, CA OCT 1 1990. Very fine. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 874		Baer, Max (1909-1959) Heavyweight champion of the world 1934-1935. Max Baer's right handprint with his signature in black ink below, on a white 10" x 8"piece of paper, which is soiled around the edges, no place, no date. The palm print was made for Alice Denton Jennings, a well-known palm reader in the 1930s, who would have her clients place the imprint of their palm on paper and sign below. Among her clients were many famous athletes, entertainers and politicians. A unique piece of Baer memorabilia. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Estate of Alice Denton Jennings. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 875		Dempsey, Jack (1895-1983) World heavyweight boxing champion, 1919-26; nicknamed the "Manassas Mauler." Dempsey's right handprint with his signature in black ink below, on a white 10" x 8"piece of paper, which is soiled around the edges, no place, no date. The palm print was made for Alice Denton Jennings, a well-known palm reader in the 1930s, who would have her clients place the imprint of their palm on paper and sign below. Among her clients were many famous athletes, entertainers and politicians. A unique piece of Dempsey memorabilia. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Estate of Alice Denton Jennings. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 876		Louis, Joe (1914-1982) Heavyweight boxing champion; won 69 of 72 fights, 54 by knockout. He held the heavyweight title longer than anyone else and defended it seven times between December 1940 and June 1941. Vintage photograph signed "Yours Truly, Joe Louis," 10"x8". Another hand has added (To Joe Weisberger) and "June 1941)," the month and year Louis defeated Billy Conn at the Polo Grounds in New York. Fine; light age toning and minor soiling to borders and upper corners. A great period photo showing Louis, attired in gloves and monogrammed trunks, taking a boxing stance. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 877		Silver Boxing Belt Presented to Billy Plimmer - Bantamweight World Champion. Solid silver boxing belt, with the appearance of 90% fineness or better, 37½" x 3¾", weighing 3 pounds, 2½ ounces and consisting of nine segments, two with boxing figures, four with floral designs, one inscribed "Presented by Marie Kendall and Steve McCarthy," and center segment with MUSIC HALL SPORTS" above an albumen photograph of Billy Plimmer (1869-1929) who won the British bantamweight title in 1891 and defeated Tommy Kelly for the world bantamweight title in 1892. He lost the world title in 1895 to Pedlar Palmer and fought his last fight in 1900 in a 20-round draw with George Corfield. One segment is loose, else near fine. Rare. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 878		Heisman Trophy Winners: Four From USC. Artist's proof of a print of the first four University of Southern California players to win the Heisman Trophy signed in the lower border by all four: Mike Garrett (1965), O.J. Simpson (1968), Charles White (1979), and Marcus Allen (1981). This is a limited edition, no. 54 of 100, also signed by the artist, Tom Robb. Very good; a few scratches are visible on the print. Framed to an overall size of 31" x 34½". The print was obviously made before 2002, when Carson Palmer won the Heisman for USC, followed by Matt Leinart in 2004 and Reggie Bush in 2005. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 879		Heisman Trophy Winners: Matt Leinart & Reggie Bush. 10" x 8" color photograph signed by the University of Southern California stars in silver marker. Leinart won the 2004 Heisman Trophy and Bush, who was a Heisman finalist in 2004, won the trophy in 2005. Matted with a Sports Illustrated cover featuring Leinart and Bush and framed to an overall size of 16" x 23". SFI Collectibles COA on the back. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 880		1925 Golf Trophy. Los Angeles Athletic Club golf trophy presented to winner of Championship Flight Runner-Up. Designed in the art deco form with silver trim on bronze. Condition is good. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 881		Sterling Silver Golf Trophy. Sterling silver trophy presented by Los Angeles Country Club for the "Scotch Foursomes, Fourth Flight Runner-up." Made by Sedlacek & Co., Los Angeles, 1946. Trophy stands 6" high. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 882		Woods, Tiger - Signed Golf Glove. White and black Nike golf glove signed and inscribed, "To Tim Best Wishes Tiger Woods," in blue marker on the palm. Very fine. In 2006, at the age of 30, Woods picked up his eleventh and twelfth major golf championships, was ranked the No. 1 golfer in the world, and was the highest-paid athlete in the world. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 883		Henie, Sonja (1912-1969) Olympic and World Champion figure skater who helped increase the popularity of competitive figure skating; she won the gold medal for figure skating at the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Winter Olympics. Photograph inscribed and signed "To Inger Best wishes Sonja Henie," in pink marker, 10" x 8". Very good; faint vertical crease. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 884		Tilden, William Tatem "Big Bill" (1893-1953) U.S. tennis player who dominated the game in the 1920s. He won seven U.S. men's singles championships, three Wimbledon singles championships, and two professional titles, as well as many doubles and mixed doubles titles and 21 of 28 Davis Cup matches. Known for his overpowering play and temperamental personality, he was one of the most colorful sports figures of his time. Autograph Letter Signed ("Bill"), 3 pages, 8 x 5", Saugus, California, October 24, 1949. In pencil. Written from prison ("Barricks 19"), where Tilden was incarcerated for homosexual activities, to close friends Marrion Anderson and her son Bratto, who was a tennis player and protege of Tilden's. In part, "…It was a swell visit…I have not see [sic] Bratto so well &…full of confidence as today…I'm very pleased he & Bobby are in the finals…Play lots of good hard aggressive tennis, Pal…win the tournament. I'll be pulling for you…." With transmittal envelope and a photo of a signed picture of Tilden holding a trophy. Fine condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold