Icons & Immortals: High-End Sports Memorabilia and Card Auction
Lot 616:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! Musial, Rose, Winfield, Torre, Yaz, Vintage Baseball Magazine Collection, Unsigned
This lot features a collection of six vintage baseball magazines spanning 1953 to 1985, documenting several eras of Major League Baseball history. The collection is anchored by a July 1953 issue of SPORT Magazine featuring Hall of Famer Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals, which includes articles on Sugar Ray Robinson and Whitey Ford. The lot further includes five issues of Sports Illustrated: April 10, 1972, featuring Joe Torre (St. Louis Cardinals); August 7, 1978, featuring Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) during his historic hitting streak; January 5, 1981, featuring Dave Winfield (New York Yankees) regarding his record-breaking contract; July 19, 1982, featuring Pete Rose (Philadelphia Phillies) and Carl Yastrzemski (Boston Red Sox); and August 19, 1985, featuring Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) as he chased the all-time hit record. These are original period publications and are not autographed.
Condition report:
The magazines are in varied vintage condition ranging from Fair to Very Good. The 1953 SPORT magazine exhibits the most significant age-related wear, including heavy surface creasing, scuffing, and edge wear. The Sports Illustrated issues show typical handling wear, corner blunting, and shelf wear. Several issues retain original mailing subscription labels or small inventory stickers on the covers. No third-party authentication is present as the items are unsigned.
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