19492

"1887 ""Our National Game"" Albums Lot of 2 "

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop / Sports - Cards Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
 1887   Our National Game   Albums Lot of 2
<B>1887 "Our National Game" Albums Lot of 2.</B></I> The perfect marriage of nineteenth century baseball allure and Victorian era lithography, this pair of large scrapbooks (11x14" and 12x15" respectively) features ornate images of the early game. The impressive covers, with imprinted lettering and detail, give way to interior pages with six different artistic renditions of baseball action with titles like Wild Pitch, Caught Between Bases, and Fly Ball. The players wear fantastic period uniforms, and the fielders wear no gloves. The larger album has a wide assortment of Victorian trade cards glued onto the blank pages, with amazing images of flowers, dolls and birds, while the smaller album has no such additions. Overall condition is technically EX, but the vintage patina only adds to the appeal of this gorgeous pair. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 22.5% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. This lot is being auctioned in conjunction with a live floor auction by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. Lot:19492 <BR><BR><B>Winning Notification and Billing:</B> After the FINAL session in this auction is complete, Heritage will send e-mail and snail mail invoices. This process normally takes several days. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. <BR><BR>This auction will be conducted on a live auction floor and over the Internet through eBay Live. If you choose to place an absentee bid, please take a moment to <font color='#0000ff'><u><a href='http://pages.ebay.com/liveauctions/help/before/laabsentee.html'>learn how eBay Live absentee bidding works</a></u></font><font color='#000000'>