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Lot # 36: 1968 St. Louis Cardinals Tour of Japan Collection

Starting Bid: $400.00

Bids: 5 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "Fall 2013 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 12/9/2013 12:00 AM to
1/10/2014 9:00 PM



A contingent of 64 Cardinals players, coaches, front office personnel and wives made a goodwill tour of Japan a week after losing the 1968 World Series to the Tigers. Red Schoendienst's wife, Mary, collected these keepsakes during the trip. Among them: tons of paper items including a colorful ticket to a game, brochures, receipts (some signed), travel documents, magazines, letters and more. There's even a letter sent to Red and Mary when they were overseas. There's a stunning kimono worn by Red and specifically made for the Cardinals, an ornamental umbrella, terrific tea set (some cracks), team-signed baseball from the Yomiuri Giants (NRMT), ornamental photo album (empty), set of high-quality chopsticks in the box, a beautiful presentational medal with ribbon and more.

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