19517

1930's Milwaukee Giants Negro League Broadside

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1930's Milwaukee Giants Negro League Broadside
<B>1930's Milwaukee Giants Negro League Broadside.</B></I> Certainly one of the finest condition Negro League broadsides you'll ever see, as the rare specimens that have survived the decades are typically much the worse for wear. Our offering breaks from tradition most impressively, rating an unprecedented NRMT-MT, with not so much as a stray bit of foxing to ruin the fun. Though listed as the "Milwaukee Giants," our research suggests that the nickname "Giants" was so commonly used by Negro teams that it came to be used as a sort of "catch all" term for black squads, and that this team is in fact the noted Milwaukee Bears. If we are correct in this supposition, and we're quite certain that we are, then team names once handwritten into the black space below the word "vs." on other specimens of this broadside would have included the Kansas City Monarchs and the St. Louis Stars, the cream of the Negro League crop. This unused broadside most notably features a panoramic image of the team, with each identified by surname and position, and encouraging words to those who might wish to attend: "The Giants Came From Milwaukee With All Clean and Real Ball Players, and Have the Best Reputation of Any Club on the Road---These Games Should Be the Best Games of the Season." The piece measures 13x21" and is matted and framed to overall dimensions of 20x28". <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:19517 <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'>