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Lot # 650: Hall of Famers & Stars Autograph Collection (75+)

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 14 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2024 Winter Classic",
which ran from 2/25/2024 10:00 AM to
3/16/2024 10:00 PM



Presented is a Baseball Hall of Famers and stars autograph collection (75+), almost all Hall of Famers. 1) Signed cards, including some premium or special Hall of Fame cards: Hall of Famers: Hank Greenberg, Carl Yastrzemski, Charlie Gehringer, Lefty Grove, Dizzy Dean (secretarial). Stars: Johnny Pesky, Don Larsen. 2) Official Hall of Fame Plaque Cards: Joe DiMaggio (2); Joe McCarthy; Hank Greenberg (2); Joe Cronin (3), one of which shows fading; Elmer Flick; Carl Hubbell (4). 3) Signed small cards or 3x5" cards: Hall of Famers: Hank Greenberg (4); Wahoo Sam Crawford; Burleigh Grimes; Joe Cronin (5), all inscribed; Dizzy Dean *secretarial* (6); Bob Feller (10), three of these 2.25" cuts, and one of them a larger cut; Enos Slaughter (2); Bob Lemon (2); George Kell (2); Charlie Gehringer (4); Joe DiMaggio (6), three of them inscribed and one of the six is a cut autograph; Bill Terry (3), one of them a cut signature; Ted Lyons (3), one a cut signature; Brooks Robinson, Al Barlick, umpire (2), one inscribed; Joe Cronin (3), one a postcard. 4) Assorted: Joe Cronin, with a short note; Frankie Frisch, and inscribed, on a Schaefer premium sports booklet: On Hall of Fame paper photos - Joe DiMaggio, Joe Cronin, Bill Terry, Bobby Feller (Feller's inscribed); on cut photos from magazines - Joe DiMaggio on one cut photo, and brothers Dizzy and Paul Dean on another cut photo: On magazine or newspaper photos/articles: Stan Musial, Willie Mays. The condition of the autographs and the cards, and photos on which they are written varies. Some of the cards or photos exhibit some fading from the passage of years. Some of the index cards have a few small stains. Many of the Hall of Fame plaque cards are in VERY GOOD or EXCELLENT condition. Some of the signature backgrounds (file cards, photos, etc.) are in poor condition. Many are very nice. The signatures are generally 7 or 8/10 and are mostly written in blue or black ink. It's a big collection of almost all Hall of Famers, and there are many nice autographs within.

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