RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Paul Newman1111 - Paul Newman
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Newman, payable to cash for $100, January 7, 1972. In fine condition, with expected bank stamps.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Clifford Odets1112 - Clifford Odets
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American playwright, screenwriter, and director (1906–1963) known for his powerful works of the Depression era, including Waiting for Lefty and Golden
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Christopher Reeve1113 - Christopher Reeve
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Handsome early glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed vertically in black ink. Scattered light creases to edges, as well as a bit of light edge toning, otherwise
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Reeves1114 - George Reeves
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Actor (1914–1959) best remembered for his role as Superman in the popular 1950s television series. His homicide at the age of 45 remains one of the gr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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S. Z. Sakall1115 - S. Z. Sakall
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Hungarian-born character actor (1883–1955), known as ‘Cuddles’ because of his rotund build, who appeared in such classic films as Casablanca and In th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jean Seberg1116 - Jean Seberg
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Actress (1938–1979) best remembered for her role in Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal New Wave classic Breathless, who was found dead at the age of 40 from a
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Rod Serling1117 - Rod Serling
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Serling, payable to Bundy’s Lock & Key Co. for $12.50, May 4, 1967. In fine condition...
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James Stewart and Grace Kelly1118 - James Stewart and Grace Kelly
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Felt tip signature, “Jimmy Stewart,” and an ink signature, “Grace de Monaco,” on individual slips. Both are double-matted with an oversized glossy pho
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James Stewart and Maureen O’Hara1119 - James Stewart and Maureen O’Hara
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Stewart and O’Hara posing together, signed in blue felt tip by James Stewart and in black felt tip by Maureen O’Hara. In very f
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Akim Tamiroff1120 - Akim Tamiroff
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Tamiroff alongside Dean Martin in Ocean’s Eleven, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Best wishes to Peter, Akim Tamiroff.”
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Elizabeth Taylor1121 - Elizabeth Taylor
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Color glossy 5.25 x 4.75 candid photo of Taylor meeting Ken Scheibel, signed and inscribed in green ballpoint, “To Ken, always, Elizabeth Taylor.” Sig
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Irving Thalberg1122 - Irving Thalberg
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Louis B. Mayer Studios business check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Thalberg, “I. Thalberg,” payable to Florence Browning for $75, sta
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Three Stooges: Moe Howard1123 - Three Stooges: Moe Howard
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Howard, payable to U. S. Postmaster for $2.45, December 9, 1972. In fine condition, with expected b
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Francois Truffaut1124 - Francois Truffaut
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Highly influential French director and film scholar who was one of the leading lights of the French ‘New Wave’ of the 1950s and 1960s. Among his best-
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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TV Actors and Actresses1125 - TV Actors and Actresses
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Collection of twenty 8 x 10 photos, each signed and many inscribed by a notable television actor or actress, including: Sid Caesar (2); Betty Lynn; Hu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Max von Sydow1126 - Max von Sydow
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Glossy 8 x 10 20th Century Fox publicity photo of von Sydow in a head-and-shoulders pose, signed in the lower right in fountain pen. In fine condition
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Wayne1127 - John Wayne
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “John Wayne,” on a light blue album page with a small clipped photo affixed below the signature. Page is housed behind
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Orson Welles1128 - Orson Welles
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Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out in type and signed by Welles, payable to Western Costumes for $28.50, June 15, 1957. Typed memo line in lower left rea
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Western Actors1129 - Western Actors
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Collection of five signed photos, each approximately 8 x 10, and each signed by the actor pictured: Charles Durango Starrett (2), Gene Autry, James Ar
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Wizard of Oz: Bolger and Haley1130 - Wizard of Oz: Bolger and Haley
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Color limited edition 24 x 30 print, produced in 1977 by Nostalgia Merchant, numbered 4/2000, featuring numerous images from the film, signed at the b
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton1131 - Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Wicked Witch hiding behind a tree as Dorothy and the Scarecrow pass by, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Art’s s
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson1135 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson
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Vintage magazine page, 8 x 10, from the beginning of an article on Robertson and Lew Alcindor playing for the Bucks, signed in blue ballpoint, “Lew Al
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Muhammad Ali1136 - Muhammad Ali
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Large and desirable AQS on an 11 x 8.5 sheet of cardboard, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Chuck, from Muhammad Ali, Three time World Heavy
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Muhammad Ali1137 - Muhammad Ali
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Pair of red Everlast boxing gloves, prominently signed on the top of the right-handed glove in silver ink. In fine condition. Accompanied by a display
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Muhammad Ali1138 - Muhammad Ali
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Full-length Everlast boxing robe, black with cream-colored trim, with Ali’s name printed on the back. Signed on the white collar in black felt tip, “M
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Muhammad Ali and Joe DiMaggio1139 - Muhammad Ali and Joe DiMaggio
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Everlast right-handed 12-ounce boxing glove signed in black felt tip on the top, “Muhammad Ali 87,” and “Joe DiMaggio.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Baseball: Negro League1140 - Baseball: Negro League
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Two items: a clipped 5.5 x 4 newspaper photo of an illustration of Satchel Paige, signed in black ballpoint by Paige; and felt tip signatures of Buck
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Baseball: Pre-War Players1141 - Baseball: Pre-War Players
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Ink and pencil signatures of 12 pre-war baseball players on various size slips, sheets, and cards, including several multi-signed. Signers include: Bo
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James J. Braddock1142 - James J. Braddock
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Scarce personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Braddock, “James J. Braddock,” payable to cash for $50, July 5, 1972, and endorsed on the re
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Basketball1143 - Basketball
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Impressive display consisting of autographs of 48 of the NBA’s 50 greatest players. Collection includes signed photos, signatures, trading cards, and
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Ty Cobb1144 - Ty Cobb
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Official Reach American League baseball signed in black ink near the league stamp, “Ty Cobb,” and dated 1922 in another hand to the left of the signat
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Ty Cobb1145 - Ty Cobb
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Nice fountain pen signature, “Tyrus R. Cobb,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with slight surface loss along top edge, not affecti
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ty Cobb1146 - Ty Cobb
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Personal check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Cobb, “Tyrus R. Cobb,” payable to Menlo Pharmacy for $15.88, January 4, 1955. Check is affixed to a sl
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ty Cobb1147 - Ty Cobb
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Exceptional matte-finish 7 x 9 head-and-shoulders portrait of Cobb in a three-piece suit, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Warren Stul
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Joe DiMaggio1148 - Joe DiMaggio
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Yankee Clipper Enterprises business check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by DiMaggio, “Joseph DiMaggio,” payable to Pacific-Bell for $19.75, Februar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lou Gehrig1149 - Lou Gehrig
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Highly desirable fountain pen signature, “Lou Gehrig,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 unused government postcard. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Bobby Jones1151 - Bobby Jones
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Matte-finish 7.25 x 9.5 photo of Jones swinging a wood on the fairway, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, in middle age, “For Marshall Bean, with
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Rocky Marciano1152 - Rocky Marciano
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Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 photo of Marciano posing intimidatingly with his fists up, nicely signed in the lower left against the light background in blue
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Los Angeles Dodgers: 19601153 - Los Angeles Dodgers: 1960
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Hardcover autograph album, 6 x 4.5, signed inside in red and blue ballpoint by 21 members of the World Champion 1960 LA Dodgers team, some on opposing
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Miami Dolphins1154 - Miami Dolphins
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Color limited edition 38 x 26 print honoring the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins, numbered 262/500, signed in felt tip by an impressive 42 members of t
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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NY Knicks1155 - NY Knicks
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Limited edition color 30 x 42 giclee print on stretched canvas showing the 1972–1973 New York Knicks championship team, numbered DX 7/7, signed in sil
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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NY Yankees1156 - NY Yankees
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Unique collection of five circa mid-1950s candid snapshots of New York Yankees players in their street clothes, 4.5 x 3.25 and 3.5 x 3.5, each signed
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jesse Owens1157 - Jesse Owens
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Vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Owens competing in the long jump in the 1936 Summer Olympics, signed later in black ink, “My best wishes, Jesse Ow
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Jackie Robinson1158 - Jackie Robinson
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Color photo postcard of a trophy on display at the Baseball Hall of Fame, 5.5 x 3.5, signed on the reverse in black ballpoint, “Best wishes, Jackie Ro
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Nolan Ryan1159 - Nolan Ryan
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Official Rawlings game-used American League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Nolan Ryan.” A notation on the lower panel attribute
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sam Snead1160 - Sam Snead
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Collection of 10 personal checks, 8.25 x 3, all filled out and signed by Snead, “Samuel J. Snead,” all dated from 1973. In fine condition, with expect
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Cy Young1161 - Cy Young
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Pencil signature, “Cy Young,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.75 slip with typed collector’s notations along the top. Slip is affixed to an identical size cl
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Japanese Baseball1165 - Japanese Baseball
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Collection of 32 large felt tip signatures of Japanese baseball players, almost all on 29 gilt-edged 9.5 x 10.75 cards. Signers are: Sadaharu Oh (8);
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Japanese Baseball1166 - Japanese Baseball
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Collection of 26 large felt tip signatures of Japanese baseball players, all on gilt-edged 9.5 x 10.75 cards. Signers are: Daisuke Matsuzaka (2), Ryoj
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Japanese Baseball1167 - Japanese Baseball
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Collection of 17 large felt tip signatures of Japanese baseball players, all on gilt-edged 9.5 x 10.75 cards. Signers are: Daisuke Matsuzaka (3), Tsuy
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