Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 205:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Collection of Six Hand-Signed Sports Memorabilia Items including Baseball and Football Players
This lot consists of six pieces of sports memorabilia featuring hand-signed autographs from baseball and football players. The collection includes a black and white promotional photograph of Jimmie DeShong in a New York Yankees uniform, hand-signed in blue ink. There is a small black and white photograph of Billy Hunt wearing a New York Yankees cap, hand-signed in blue ink with the inscription Best Wishes Jack. The collection includes a commemorative cover postmarked Baltimore, MD, September 6, 1980, honoring Oakland A’s pitcher Rick Langford for his 21st consecutive complete game, hand-signed in black ink. A blue-tinted print on an orange background depicts Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty Grove in a uniform marked SOX, hand-signed in silver-toned ink. A plain white card is hand-signed in green ink as Larry Gura Yankees. The final item is a 1991 Domino’s Pizza promotional door hanger featuring NFL players Boomer Esiason and Al Toon, hand-signed in black marker; based on the formation, the signature is attributed to Al Toon. No certificates of authenticity or third-party authentication labels are present on any of the items.
Condition report:
Items are generally in fair to good condition with expected signs of age and handling. The reverse of the Lefty Grove print exhibits significant water staining and several unrelated pencil sketches. The Billy Hunt photograph shows a small area of surface loss and tearing on the right edge. Typical edge wear, minor creasing, and paper toning are present throughout the collection.
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