Summer Slam Collectibles Aug'26
Lot 182:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! An assortment of vintage and modern baseball memorabilia, publications, and promotional ephemera.
The collection features:
– A mid-1950s (marked with an expiration date of April 15, 1956) Red Man Chewing Tobacco promotional fold-out card featuring Johnny Mize, advertising a free big-league style baseball cap in exchange for stubs, complete with the original handy order form listing various Major League Baseball franchises of the era.
– A Wheaties sports library instructional booklet titled Want to be a Baseball Champion? The Offensive Game by Ethan Allen, featuring Mel Ott of the New York Giants.
– A white plastic/melamine Wheaties cereal bowl with red printed text and athlete silhouettes, including Eat a Breakfast of Champions and Joe DiMaggio.
– A selection of 1939 Baseball Centennial postal items, featuring a printed letter on The Postmaster General Washington letterhead dated June 12, 1939, addressed to Hon. William W. Howes, a Cooperstown, New York first-day cover envelope with a 3-cent stamp, and an accompanying postal bulletin reprint notice.
– A grouping of Philadelphia Phillies team publications, including a 1971 Souvenir Program, a 1976 National League Championship Series Program (Cincinnati vs. Phillies), a 1978 Media Guide, team calendars from 1982 and 1991, an Official Score Book, and a photographic print of Veterans Stadium.
– Seven black and white photographic player prints featuring Ted Lyons, Ralph Branca, Del Ennis, Bob Elliott, Sid Gordon, Willard Marshall, and Bobbie Doerr, some of which bear printed facsimile signatures.
– Two mid-size wooden commemorative bats, one featuring a facsimile signature of George Babe Ruth with Hillerich and Bradsby Co. Louisville, Kentucky markings, and the second bearing a National Baseball Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary logo (1939-1989).
– A plastic and wood American League Team Insignias mini-bat rack with a red and blue carousel holding miniature bats for teams including the Yankees, Senators, Indians, and Tigers.
– A color photograph titled Disney World Series depicting New York Yankees players Don Mattingly, Jack Clark, and Willie Randolph alongside Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Goofy, featuring a hand-signed blue ink autograph of Willie Randolph.
– A Florida Marlins 1993 inaugural season collector’s pin on its original backing card.
Condition report:
The items in this lot exhibit varying degrees of wear consistent with age and handling. Ephemera and publications show minor edge wear, toning, and light creasing. The Red Man promotional card is intact with some minor handling marks. The plastic Wheaties bowl and team insignia rack show light surface scuffing and dust accumulation. Commemorative bats display light surface wear, with minor scuffs or dings to the wood finish. The Willie Randolph signature is clear, unfaded, and legible.
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