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I00656 | A Trio of Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Including a Ruth Signed Check and a Topps Mickey Mantle Card

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Estimated price: $40,000 - $80,000

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Description

BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Trio of Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Including a Ruth Signed Check and a Topps Mickey Mantle Card

This lot consists of three distinct pieces of baseball memorabilia. The first is a framed display containing a bank check from Chemical Bank and Trust Company, dated December 26, 1930. The check is made out to Julia Ruth Stevens in the amount of fifty dollars and is hand-signed G.H. Ruth in the lower right corner. This is paired with two vintage Fro-Joy ice cream promotional cards featuring Babe Ruth. The second item is a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card, number 311. The card is contained within a KCGS grading slab labeled Auth-Alt, indicating the card is authenticated but has been altered. Please be hesitant in bidding on the 1952 Mickey Mantle with the KCGS authentication, as the card could be a reprint. The third item is a double-sided leaf from the 1914 edition of Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide. One side displays circular portraits titled American League Players in the Spalding Base Ball Hall of Fame, featuring Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson. The reverse side lists Pennant Winners of 1913 across various professional leagues.


Condition report:

The Babe Ruth check exhibits natural toning and visible cancellation perforations. The Fro-Joy cards show minor surface wear and age-related yellowing. The Mickey Mantle card displays rounded corners, significant edge wear, and surface abrasions; the slab designation of Auth-Alt indicates the card has undergone structural alterations such as trimming or recoloring. The Spalding\'s guide page shows yellowing consistent with age, minor foxing, and small perforations along the left margin from its original binding.