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Lot # 687: “This Day in Sports” Original Art with Mantle, Aaron and Jackie Robinson (8)

Category: Sports Fine Art

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 3 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "June 2011 Catalog",
which ran from 5/17/2011 12:00 PM to
6/24/2011 9:00 PM



These are original pen & inks from the famed series “This Day in Sports” by Hollreiser. These were published in the Chicago Tribune in the 1950s and 60s and are sometimes seen but we have NEVER seen ones of this quality. They include: Jackie Robinson on the Montreal Royals; Sammy Baugh guiding the Redskins to their last title; Hank Aaron and Ted Williams getting their first ever home runs; Stan Musial getting five straight hits; Mantle beginning his 50-homer year in 1956; Hank Greenberg hitting his 57th and 58th home runs of the 1938 season; Willie Pep losing firsts pro bat and Poncho Gonzalez winning the 1949 Clay Courts Tennis Championship. The lot includes eight pieces, __” and EX-MT.

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