Icons & Immortals: High-End Sports Memorabilia and Card Auction
Lot 278:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! Frank Robinson and 1979 World Series Baltimore Orioles Memorabilia Collection, Facsimile Signatures
This collection features vintage Major League Baseball memorabilia primarily centered on the Baltimore Orioles and the 1979 season. The lot includes an official 1979 World Series program for the championship series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Also featured is a 1979 Baltimore Orioles Hit and Run Club die-cut menu and season schedule from Memorial Stadium, designed in the shape of a Rawlings Brooks Robinson model baseball glove. The lot includes three vintage 1967 Topps large-format poster cards featuring Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles, Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins, and Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers. These cards include circular player information emblems and printed facsimile signatures. A standard white souvenir baseball with red stitching and no manufacturer markings is also included.
Condition report:
Items are in overall Good to Fair vintage condition. The 1979 World Series program shows light cover wear and minor creasing consistent with age. The Hit and Run Club menu shows heavy wear, including significant creasing, staining, and edge tears. The large-format Frank Robinson card has a heavy horizontal crease across the center; the Oliva and McLain cards show light handling wear and minor edge softening. All signatures present on the cards are printed facsimiles and not hand-signed.
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