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Mid-1940's Buddy Kerr Game Worn Giants Jersey

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop / Sports - Game Used Memorabilia Start Price:550.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Mid-1940's Buddy Kerr Game Worn Giants Jersey
<B>Mid-1940's Buddy Kerr Game Worn Jersey.</B></I> Direct from the Polo Grounds comes this heavy white flannel gamer, worn in action by the New York Giants' star shortstop. Once upon a time, our consignor's family had the entire Giants squad, after writing to the team and asking if they might donate their used uniforms for use by his high school team, a favor that was granted. But after the gamers of Ott, Lombardi, Medwick and the rest had been used by the schoolkids, they were put into storage in a damp barn. This is the only one that survived. The silver lining of this sad tale is the fine example offered here, with "Giants" in blue and red felt on the chest, and Kerr's number "10" on verso. "Kerr" is chainstitched in red on a felt swatch below the "Goldsmith [size] 42" collar tagging. The zipper on front is broken and the jersey shows expected wear and light staining, but it still presents beautifully as one of the last in this color scheme before the switch to the Halloween colors that survive to this day. <I>LOA from Lou Lampson.</B></I> <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:19660 <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'>