Lot 254
1928 New York Giants, 23 Signatures Including 6 Hall of Famers: Ott, Bresnahan, Hubbell, Jackson, Lindstrom & Terry. Collection of 22 signatures by the New York Giants on a commemorative cover celebrating airmail service, the Eastern States Exposition and Charles Lindbergh. A scramble of signatures including manager, John J. McGraw, coach John B. Lobert, Mel Ott (signed Melvin Ott) (Hall of Fame), Tiny Chaplin (signed Jim Chaplin) Jim Faulkner, Joe Genewich, Carl Hubbell (Hall of Fame), Jack Scott, Jack Cummings, Shanty Hogan (signed Frank Hogan) Bob O'Farrell, Andy Cohen, Larry Benton, Travis Jackson (Hall of Fame), Freddie Lindstrom (Hall of Fame), Bill Terry (signed Wm. (Bill) Terry) (Hall of Fame), Russ Wrightstone (signed R.G.Wrightstone), Lefty O'Doul, Andy Reese, Jimmy (Jim) Welsh, and Ray Foley. Also included is Roger Bresnahan (signed R. P. Bresnahan) (Hall of Fame) who played for the Giants (1902-1908) and indeed was hired as a coach from 1925 - 1928. Envelope has moderate toning throughout, and given the wide variety of sizes of signatures, all remain very legible and certainly represents a remarkable number of baseball greats. Fine. Estimated Value $2,500-UP
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