Large signature collection featuring only those individuals who played with or managed the Boston Red Sox between the years 1901 and 2004. A total of 202 different signatures are represented here, plus fourteen duplicates, for a total of 216 signatures, including ten different Hall of Famers. What makes this collection unique is that in addition to amassing the signatures of many star players, the original owner also sought out the signatures of many players who appeared in only one or several games with the team.
The majority of the signatures are on index cards, but also included are cuts, baseball cards (mainly modern issues or reprints), photos, magazine pages, and several miscellaneous items (all are flats measuring no more than 9x11"). The signatures, scripted in a variety of inks, average 8/10 and the items are in Excellent condition overall. Several are personalized. This grouping is part of a much larger autograph collection, the entirety of which is being offered in this auction. The collection was amassed over several decades mainly during the 1960s through the 1990s, with the autographs housed in albums, grouped by teams. The albums are more like scrapbooks in that each signature is paired with a biography sheet of the player, making for a unique historical timeline for each team. The signatures of both Tris Speaker and Moe Berg have been individually encapsulated by PSA, with the signatures certified as "Authentic." Given the number of signed items in this lot, one must allow for the possibility of clubhouse/secretarial signatures in the collection.
Hall of Famers: Speaker (large cut), Hooper (index card), Cronin (index card), Doerr (four examples; yellow HOF postcard, 3.5x6" photo, index card, and 8x10" photo), T. Williams (yellow HOF postcard), McCarthy (index card), Boudreau (index card), Yastrzemski (cut), Fisk (HOF display card), and Rice (two examples; index card and cut).
Notables: Fred Parent, Fred Mitchell, Joe Wood, Larry Gardner, Ray Collins, Steve Yerkes, Duffy Lewis, Ernie Shore, Sam P. Jones, Fred Thomas, Jack Russell, George Pipgras, Hank Johnson, Marvin "Sparky" Olson (two examples), Lee Rogers (two examples) "Doc" Leggett, Fritz Ostermueller, Dib Williams, Eddie Mayo, Pinky Higgins, Denny Galehouse, Alex Mustaikis (three examples), Dom DiMaggio, Oscar Judd, Tex Hughson, Joe Dobson, Johnny Pesky, Mace Brown, Roy Partee, Dave "Boo" Ferriss, Mel Parnell, Billy Goodman, Sam Mele, Birdie Tebbetts, Vern Stephens, Mickey McDermott, Walt Dropo, Jimmy Piersall (two examples), Ken Keltner, Sid Hudson, Jackie Jensen, Rico Petrocelli, Tony Conigliaro, Ken Harrelson, Luis Tiant, Fred Lynn, Ralph Houk, Tim Wakefield, and Pedro Martinez.
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