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IMPORTANT SPORTS
MEMORABILIA AND CARDS
NEW YORK JUNE 5, 20 07
I M P O R T A N T S P O R T S M E M O R A B I L I A
A N D C A R D S
N E W Y O R K T U E S D AY, J U N E 5 , 2 0 0 7
A U C T I O N I N Q U I R I E S A N D
SPECIALISTS IN CHARGE
Collectibles
Leila Dunbar
leila.dunbar@sothebys.com
212 606 7910
Fax 212 606 7937
Marsha Malinowski
marsha.malinowski@sothebys.com
SALE ADMINISTRATOR
Kevin Schwartz
kevin.schwartz@sothebys.com
212 606 7910
Fax 212 606 7937
SCP AUCTIONS
David Kohler
President & CEO
david@scpauctions.com
Dan Imler
Managing Director
dan@scpauctions.com
Tony Alfaro
CFO & COO
tony@scpauctions.com
Clay Hill
Auction & Sales Manager
clay@scpauctions.com
Frank Ceresi
IMPORTANT SPORTS MEMORABILIA AND CARDS
I M P O R T A N T S P O R T S M E M O R A B I
A U C T I O N I N Q U I R I E S A N D SPECI
Bidding at Sotheby's Placing Bids There are fou
I M P O R T A N T S P O R T S M E M O R A B I
S P E C I A L I S T S A N D A D M I N I S T R A
C O N T E N T S Session One, Lots 1-180 8 Se
session one T U E S D A Y , J U N E 5 , 2
1
The Mitsuhiko Fujita Japanese Baseball Col
1 1 ( 1 4 ) S I G N E D P H O T O S O F
3 later inscribed to Mr. Fujita by Lefty O'Do
Philadelphia Royal Giants 4 Negro Lea
6 6 1 9 3 2 P H I L A D E L P H I A R O YA
8 1 9 3 4 U S T O U R O F J A PA N T E A M
9 (ACTUAL SIZE) 9 B A B E R U T H / L O U
11 1 1 B A B E R U T H S I N G L E S I G N
13 1 3 ( 2 8 ) S I G N E D S N A P S H O
14 1 4 ( 1 4 ) M U LT I - P L AY E R S I G
16 1 6 T W E N T Y- O N E 1 9 3 4 U S T O
1 8 B A B E R U T H / L O U G E H R I G / J I
2 0 T H R E E L O U G E H R I G S I G N E D
2 2 S E V E N L E F T Y G O M E Z S I G N E
24 2 4 1 9 3 5 D A I N I P P O N T O K Y
2 5 L E F T Y O ' D O U L S I G N E D X - R
27 2 7 J A PA N E S E B A S E B A L L
28 2 8 WA S E D A U N I V E R S I T
30 3 0 K E I O U N I V E R S I T Y B A S
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3 4 34
37 3 7 1 9 2 0 ' S - 3 0 ' S J A PA N E S E
3 9 1 9 2 0 ' S - 3 0 ' S J A PA N E S E B A
The Allan Schwartz Collection I n 1948,
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 4
4 3
45 4 6 1 8 8 8 P I T T S B U R G H B A
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 4
51 5 1 H E N RY Z I M M E R M A N ' S 1 9
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 5
56 56 DETAIL 5 6 B U C K H
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 5
61 6 1 T Y C O B B 1 9 1 7 - 2 1 H & B
6 2
64 6 4 1 9 2 9 W O R L D C H A M P I O N
6 7 67
69 6 9 L A S T O U T B A L L F R O M G A
71 7 1 A U T O G R A P H B O O K I N C L
7 3 H I G H G R A D E 1 9 4 7 C O C A C O L
75
“Gods do not answer letters” — John Updike ref
7 7 T E D W I L L I A M S ' W E I G H T E D
79 DETAIL
8 2 H A R M O N K I L L E B R E W 1 9 6 5 M
8 3 H A R M O N K I L L E B R E W 1 9 6 0 WA
8 5 R O D C A R E W ' S 1 9 7 8 M I N N E S
8 7 A N D Y WA R H O L S I G N E D P E T E
8 8 A O R I G I N A L C A B I N E T P H O T O
8 9 O R I G I N A L 1 9 2 1 B A S E B A L L
9 1 L A R G E F O R M AT 1 9 2 5 N E G R O
93 9 3 1 9 2 7 PA N O R A M I C P H O T O
9 5 M A RT I N D I H I G O ' S I N S C R I B
Six of the following eight lots (98-102 and 105)
“Game 7 of the 1924 championship was the greatest
Posting a 23-7 record, Johnson was unquestionably
1 0 2 1 9 2 4 W O R L D C H A M P I O N S H I
105 1 0 5 M A J O R L E
106 106 DETAIL 106 P
1 9 3 0 ' S L E T T E R S F R O M F I R
1 0 8 1 9 3 7 WA G N E R L E T T E R T O C
1 1 0 T H R E E 1 9 3 8 - 3 9 C O B B L E T
1 1 1 L E T T E R S T O A L E X A N D E R C
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 1
114 1 1 4 N B A' S 5 0 G R E AT
R evealed within the subsequent pages o
1 1 5 R A L P H K A P L O W I T Z 1 9 4 0 ' S
1 1 7 G E O R G E S E N E S K Y P H I L A D E
119 119 1 1 9 G E O R G E M I K A N 1
1 2 0 R E D R O C H A 1 9 5 6 S Y R A C U S
1 2 2 W I LT C H A M B E R L A I N ' S 1 9 5
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1 2 3 L A R RY F O U S T 1 9 5 9 M I N N E A
1 2 5 B O B P E T T I T 1 9 6 3 - 6 4 S T.
“Oscar was the best player I ever played against.
1 2 8 N AT E T H U R M O N D 1 9 6 0 ' S S A
1 3 0 C O N N I E H AW K I N S E A R LY 1 9
1 3 2 G E O R G E G E RV I N 1 9 7 0 ' S S A
1 3 4 H A L G R E E R E A R LY 1 9 7 0 ' S
1 3 6 R I C K B A R RY ' S 1 9 7 1 ( F I R S
1 3 8 " P I S T O L " P E T E M A R AV I C H
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1 4 0 J E R RY W E S T 1 9 7 0 ' S L O S A
1 4 1 B I L L WA LT O N 1 9 7 7 - 7 8 P O RT
1 4 4 J U L I U S E RV I N G E A R LY 1 9 8
1 4 6 K A R E E M A B D U L - J A B B A R C I
1 4 8 M A G I C J O H N S O N 1 9 9 1 L O S
1 5 0 D O M I N I Q U E W I L K I N S 1 9 8 4
153 1 5 3 L E R O Y N E I M A N 1 9 8 8 O
1 5 4 A L E X E N G L I S H 1 9 8 7 D E N V
1 5 6 J A M E S W O RT H Y 1 9 8 9 L O S A
1 5 8 D AV I D R O B I N S O N 1 9 9 1 S A N
1 6 1
1 6 3 K O B E B RYA N T 1 9 9 6 L O S A N G
1 6 5 165
1 6 8 B O B B Y J O N E S 1 9 4 7 S I G N E
1 7 0 170
1 7 3 S I G N E D 1 9 2 0 C O N T R A C T F
1 7 5
176 1 7 7 O F F I C I A L 1 9 1
178 1 7 8 S I G N E D O R I G I N A L P H
180 1 8 0 L A R G E L I M I T E D E D I T
session two T U E S D A Y , J U N E 5 , 2
1 8 3 181 1 8 1
184 1 8 4 1 9 2 7 L O U G E H R I G S I G
1 8 5
“It was at St. Mary's that I met and learned to l
188
190 1 9 0 C I R C A 1 9 3 3 B A B E R U T
192 1 9 2 B A B E R U T H 1 9 2 1 - 3 1
“Every big leaguer and his wife should teach thei
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“He doesn't need tribute from anyone. His life an
198 DETAIL
199 1 9 9 1 9 3 4 N E W Y O R K YA N K E
201 2 0 1 R A R E L O U G E H R I G A N D
2 0 2 B A B E R U T H S I N G L E S I G N E
2 0 4 B A B E R U T H S I N G L E S I G N E
2 0 5 J O E D I M A G G I O ' S 1 9 4 1 N E
206 2 0 6 J O E D I M A G G I O 1 9 4 0 '
208 2 0 8 O R I G I N A L YA N K E E S L I
2 0 9 C A S E Y S T E N G E L 1 9 5 9 N E W
2 1 2 M I C K E Y M A N T L E 1 9 5 8 - 1 9 6
2 1 3 M I C K E Y M A N T L E 1 9 6 5 F R E
2 1 5 M I C K E Y M A N T L E A N D R O G E
2 1 8 P O O L C U E G I V E N T O M I C K E
220
221 2 2 1 R O G E R M A R I S 1 9 6 7 H &
“I think the most privacy I had was when the game
223 Many years after his death, Maris finally
The Casey Stengel Collection T here comes a time
in his first five seasons at the helm of the Yank
2 2 4 1 8 9 5 N 3 0 0 M AY O ' S C U T P L
2 2 7 C A S E Y S T E N G E L' S 1 9 4 8 O A
2 2 9 C A S E Y S T E N G E L ' S 1 9 4 8 PA
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232 2 3 2 C A S E Y S T E N G E L' S
2 3 4 C A S E Y S T E N G E L' S 1 8 K G O L
2 3 7 C A S E Y S T E N G E L' S 1 9 5 3 - 5
2 4 0 C A S E Y S T E N G E L ' S N E W Y O
2 4 2 C A S E Y S T E N G E L ' S P E R S O N
244 2 4 4 C A S E Y S T E N G E L' S
2 4 5 C A S E Y S T E N G E L ' S P E R S O N
2 4 8 C A S E Y S T E N G E L ' S O W N R U
251 2 5 0 C A S E Y S T E N G E L' S 1 9 5
2 5 2 C A S E Y S T E N G E L ' S P E R S O N
2 5 3 C A S E Y S T E N G E L ' S 1 9 5 7 N
2 5 5 C A S E Y S T E N G E L ' S 1 9 5 9 "
2 5 7 T R I O O F C A S E Y S T E N G E L S
2 6 0 C A S E Y S T E N G E L' S 1 9 6 4 N E
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2 6 4 C O L L E C T I O N O F ( 1 5 0 ) C A
2 6 7 C A S E Y S T E N G E L C O L L E C T I
269 2 6 9 C A S E Y S T E N G E L' S P E
270 2 7 0 B O B C O U S Y 1 9 5 0 ' S B
2 7 1 F R A N K R A M S E Y L AT E 1 9 5 0 '
2 7 4 B I L L R U S S E L L 1 9 6 7 - 6 8 B
2 7 5 B I L L R U S S E L L 1 9 6 0 ' S S H
2 7 7 L A R RY S I E G F R I E D 1 9 6 4 - 6
2 7 9 S A M J O N E S 1 9 6 3 B O S T O N C
2 8 1 T O M H E I N S O H N C I R C A L AT E
2 8 4 J O H N H AV L I C E K 1 9 6 0 ' S B O
2 8 6 PA U L S I L A S M I D 1 9 7 0 ' S B
2 8 9 L A R RY B I R D L AT E 1 9 8 0 ' S B
2 9 2 L A R RY B I R D 1 9 8 0 ' S B O S T O
294 294 2 9 4 M A X Z
2 9 6 D I C K B A R N E T T 1 9 7 1 N E W Y
2 9 8 D AV E D E B U S S C H E R E 1 9 7 0 '
“I didn't want to be sitting on my porch some da
3 0 0 W I L L I S R E E D N E W Y O R K K N
3 0 1 W I L L I S R E E D A U T O G R A P H E
3 0 3 E A R L M O N R O E L AT E 1 9 7 0 ' S
3 0 6 PAT R I C K E W I N G 1 9 8 4 - 8 5 N
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 3
310 Property from the Collection of Robert F
311 Property from the Collection of Robert F
312 Property from the Collection of Robert Fei
314 Property from the Collection of Robert F
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 3
318 Property from the Collection of Robert Fei
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 3
322 Property from the Collection of Robert Fein
324 Property from the Collection of Robert Fe
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 3
329 Property from the Collection of Allan Schwa
331 Property from the Collection of Allan Schw
333 Property from the Collection of Robert Fei
Property from the Collection of Robert Feinberg
Property from the Collection of Robert Feinberg
3 4 0 1 9 6 0 T O P P S B A S E B A L L ( 2
342 3 4 2 1 9 6 0 P O S T G R A P E N U
3 4 3 1 9 5 7 - 5 8 T O P P S B A S K E T B A
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 3
E . K . B E R G E Y 1 9 3 5 O R I G I N A L O
On the morning of February 11, 1914 the players h
351 353
Property from the Collection of Allan Schwartz 3
357
359 3 5 9 P E E W E E R E E S E 1 9 5 4
3 6 0 1 9 5 5 W O R L D C H A M P I O N B R
363 3 6 3 J A C K I E R O B I N S O N S I
3 6 5
GLOSSARY OF TERMS The following are examples
Realize a World of Financial Opportunities Sotheb
The Sporting Sale AUCTION
t h e j e f f e r y b. e l l i s ANTIQUE
ImportantWatches & Clocks AUCTION NEW YORK, 72 &
CONDITIONS OF SALE The following Conditions of S
in response to other bidders. In instances where
vided by a third party. Third par- ties providing
RESULTS Successful absentee bidders will be noti
THE ART LOSS REGISTER As part of Sotheby's effor
WHERE SOTHEBY'S IS NOT REQUIREDTO COLLECT SALESTA
CLIENT SERVICES GENERAL INQUIRIES Auction & Exh
PHOTOGRAPHS Denise Bethel 212 894 11
NANTES François d'Hautpoul Telephone/Fax: 33 2 40
KOREA c/o Hong Kong Office Telephone: 852 2524 81
TITLE (EG. MR, MRS, DR) OR COMPANY NAME IF APP
GUIDE FOR ABSENTEE BIDDERS If you are unabl
SOTHEBY'S NORTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS Warre
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