RR Auction: Sports Auction

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RR Auction’s impressive 600-lot February 21st Sports Auction features a wealth of the Rare and Remarkable. Presenting the most significant collection of history-making baseball player’s contracts ever offered at auction, impeccable graded cards spanning the centuries, an amazing collection of signed Yankee baseballs, and incredible autographed vintage photographs, RR’s bringing the history of Sports to life this Winter.
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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1933 Goudey #106 Napoleon Lajoie - PSA NM-MT 88000 - 1933 Goudey #106 Napoleon Lajoie - PSA NM-MT 8
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Graded by PSA NM-MT 8. Offered is one of the holy grails of card collecting, the ultra-rare 1933 Goudey #106 Napoleon (Larry) Lajoie. Actually issued
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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1887 Allen & Ginter Adrian 'Cap' Anson SGC 40 VG 38001 - 1887 Allen & Ginter Adrian 'Cap' Anson SGC 40 VG 3
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Graded by SGC 40 VG 3. Cap Anson was the greatest ballplayer of the 19th Century, the first to amass over 3,000 hits, and he is still the Chicago Cubs
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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1894 Baltimore Orioles National League Champions Betz Studio Cabinet Photo with SEVEN Hall of Famers8002 - 1894 Baltimore Orioles National League Champions Betz Studio Cabinet Photo with SEVEN Hall of Famers
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Authenticated and Graded by SGC 10 POOR 1. When the 1894 baseball season opened, the Baltimore Orioles were not considered a contender, but when the
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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1888 G&B Chewing Gum Jimmy Ryan - SGC FAIR 1.58003 - 1888 G&B Chewing Gum Jimmy Ryan - SGC FAIR 1.5
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Graded by SGC FAIR 1.5. One of the earliest baseball cards was also the first known gum card set, and the 1888 G&B Chewing Gum cards are categor...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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1889 N172 Old Judge #486-2 Mickey Welch - SGC VG-EX 48005 - 1889 N172 Old Judge #486-2 Mickey Welch - SGC VG-EX 4
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Graded by SGC VG-EX 4. Superb image of the Hall of Fame right hander, in the familiar right hand at right thigh pose. More so than any other baseball
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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1904-11 W600 Sporting Life Cabinet Honus Wagner - SGC 1 (Type 4)8006 - 1904-11 W600 Sporting Life Cabinet Honus Wagner - SGC 1 (Type 4)
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We dare not attempt to compare value of the offered card to the Mona Lisa of baseball cards, the famed T206 Wagner, but in the terms of population, a
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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1902-11 W600 Sporting Life Cabinet Cy Young Boston Uniform - PSA GOOD 2 (MK) - One of Only TWO Grade8007 - 1902-11 W600 Sporting Life Cabinet Cy Young Boston Uniform - PSA GOOD 2 (MK) - One of Only TWO Grade
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Issued continuously from 1902 to 1911, the National Sporting Life company’s W600 set consists of more than 650 cards with many un-checklisted or never
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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1909 Colgan's Chips Ty Cobb - PSA NM-MT 88008 - 1909 Colgan's Chips Ty Cobb - PSA NM-MT 8
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Graded by PSA NM-MT 8. Inserted into tins of Colgan's Candy Chips, these small "Stars of the Diamond" discs are very difficult to find...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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1904-11 W600 Sporting Life Cabinet James Collins - SGC 1 (Type 4)8009 - 1904-11 W600 Sporting Life Cabinet James Collins - SGC 1 (Type 4)
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Graded by SGC POOR 1. Offered is a very rare cabinet card of Hall of Famer James Collins, adhered to a Type 4 mount, distributed in the early part o
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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1909 T206 Piedmont Wee Willie Keeler Portrait - SGC NM/MT 88010 - 1909 T206 Piedmont Wee Willie Keeler Portrait - SGC NM/MT 8
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Graded by SGC NM/MT 8. A near pristine example of this very elusive card, dead centered with four sharp corners. The Carl Horner portrait radiates bri
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Estimate : 10,000.00
 
 
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1909 T206 Piedmont Addie Joss – SGC NM 78011 - 1909 T206 Piedmont Addie Joss – SGC NM 7
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Graded by SGC NM 7. This card exhibits blazing sharp corners, superb color, and a perfect registration to provide foundation for the tremendous eye ap
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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1909 T206 Sweet Caporal Joe Tinker Portrait - SGC NM/MT 88012 - 1909 T206 Sweet Caporal Joe Tinker Portrait - SGC NM/MT 8
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Graded by SGC NM/MT 8. Near perfect centering, bright white border and a spectacular image which jumps off the paper. The portrait images are one of t
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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1909-11 T206 SGC Graded Back Variation Lot (21) with Hindu REd, Uzit, Drum and Lenox!8014 - 1909-11 T206 SGC Graded Back Variation Lot (21) with Hindu REd, Uzit, Drum and Lenox!
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Tremendous array of SGC-graded T206 cards, MOST with different reverses, several which are very difficult to locate including the very rare Drum 350,
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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1910 T206 Piedmont Eddie Collins – SGC EX+ 5.58015 - 1910 T206 Piedmont Eddie Collins – SGC EX+ 5.5
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Graded by SGC 5.5 EX+. This PIedmont Cigarette example has intense eye appeal with a deep crimson red background, well centered side to side, but a to
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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1910 T206 Sweet Caporal Home Run Baker - SGC NM+ 7.58016 - 1910 T206 Sweet Caporal Home Run Baker - SGC NM+ 7.5
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Graded by SGC NM+ 7.5. Sweet Caporal reverse. Dead-centered card with razor sharp corners, great color and focus. Nicely centered reverse with some li
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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1910 T206 Sweet Caporal Rube Marquard Hands at Thighs – SGC NM 78017 - 1910 T206 Sweet Caporal Rube Marquard Hands at Thighs – SGC NM 7
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Graded by SGC NM 7. This Sweet Caporal cigarette card has all the attributes of a much higher grade, and frankly, we feel this card deserved better. S
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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1910 T206 Sweet Caporal Tris Speaker – SGC 70 EX+ 5.58018 - 1910 T206 Sweet Caporal Tris Speaker – SGC 70 EX+ 5.5
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Graded by SGC 70 EX+ 5.5. Another T206 puzzler. This example has many of the hallmarks of a higher graded card, with bold color, nice side-to-side cen
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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1910-12 Sweet Caporal P2 Pins Hall of Famers PSA Graded Collection (26 Different)8020 - 1910-12 Sweet Caporal P2 Pins Hall of Famers PSA Graded Collection (26 Different)
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This high-grade group comprises most of the full variation Hall of Fame subset (43/46), including many of the game's greatest names with Ty Cobb...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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1911-1914 Butter Krust #D304 Cy Young SGC 5 EX8021 - 1911-1914 Butter Krust #D304 Cy Young SGC 5 EX
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Graded by SGC EX 5. Offered is a recently graded D304 Butter Krust Cy Young card. The D304 cards are a General Baking Company set of 25 cards, but dif
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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1910s-1960s Multi-Sport and Non-Sport Collection with Graded Cards (Over 500 total cards!)8022 - 1910s-1960s Multi-Sport and Non-Sport Collection with Graded Cards (Over 500 total cards!)
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Large collection, which is all over the board ranging from T206 cards up to 1960 Topps plus some Pre-War non sports cards. Many graded cards from a mu
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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1911 T201 Mecca Double Folders PSA Completely Graded Set (50)8024 - 1911 T201 Mecca Double Folders PSA Completely Graded Set (50)
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Completely PSA-graded T201 Mecca Double Folders complete set. Total of 50 cards with some of the biggest names in the sport from that era with Ty Cobb
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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1911 T205 Complete SGC Fully Graded Set with Variations including Hoblitzel (No Stats) - 220 Cards8025 - 1911 T205 Complete SGC Fully Graded Set with Variations including Hoblitzel (No Stats) - 220 Cards
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Completely graded set of T205 cards with the rare Hoblitzel, plus Cobb, Mathewson, Johnson, and all variations. Total of 220 cards. Includes: SGC EX
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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1911 T205 Gold Border Frank Chance - PSA NM-MT 88026 - 1911 T205 Gold Border Frank Chance - PSA NM-MT 8
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Graded by PSA NM-MT 8. Incredible card of Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Frank Chance, iconic first baseman and player/manager for the team. The 1911 T205
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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1911 T3 Turkey Red #5 Sam Crawford - PSA EX+ 5.58027 - 1911 T3 Turkey Red #5 Sam Crawford - PSA EX+ 5.5
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Graded by PSA EX+ 5.5. One of the premiere card sets in our hobby is also one of the biggest and most attractive, that of the 1911 T3 Turkey Red cabin
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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1929 Kashin Publications Babe Ruth - PSA VG-EX 48028 - 1929 Kashin Publications Babe Ruth - PSA VG-EX 4
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Graded by PSA VG-EX 4. Offering a powerful batting image of Babe Ruth is this example of Ruth’s 1929 Kashin card. Measuring 3.5 x 4.5 inches, this ove
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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1911 T206 White Border Near Complete Set with (32) PSA Graded - with Magie, Demmitt and O'Hara!8029 - 1911 T206 White Border Near Complete Set with (32) PSA Graded - with Magie, Demmitt and O'Hara!
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Offered is a near complete T206 Baseball card set, missing only the Top 3 cards of Honus Wagner and Eddie Plank plus the impossible Joe Doyle/N.Y. Nat
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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1911 T205 Gold Border Walter Johnson - SGC 70 EX+ 5.58030 - 1911 T205 Gold Border Walter Johnson - SGC 70 EX+ 5.5
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Graded by SGC 70 EX+ 5.5. Deep, rich color with sparkling red and greens which jump off the card. Well centered with light touches to both right corne
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth - PSA EX 58031 - 1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth - PSA EX 5
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Graded by PSA EX 5. Of the four Ruth examples in the 1933 Goudey set, the #181 Ruth offers the largest image of The Bambino. The bright background sur
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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1933 Goudey Complete Set with (7) PSA Graded8033 - 1933 Goudey Complete Set with (7) PSA Graded
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Long held 1933 Goudey complete set with all Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig cards PSA graded. Childhood collection set, consigned by the family of the origin
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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1935 Goudey PSA Completely Graded Set of (36) Cards8034 - 1935 Goudey PSA Completely Graded Set of (36) Cards
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Offered is a complete set of 1935 Goudey cards, with each card PSA graded! Comprised of 36 cards with different fronts, each card featuring a quartet
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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1933 Sport Kings #2 Babe Ruth - SGC NM/MT 88035 - 1933 Sport Kings #2 Babe Ruth - SGC NM/MT 8
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Graded by SGC NM/MT 8. In a sport card set known as "Sport Kings" there would be no better representative than Babe Ruth. The Ruth within ...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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1934 Goudey #37 Lou Gehrig - SGC EX/NM+ 6.58036 - 1934 Goudey #37 Lou Gehrig - SGC EX/NM+ 6.5
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Graded by SGC EX/NM+ 6.5. Brilliant color with a fully focused image of the smiling Lou Gehrig. Four sharp corners and clean surfaces highlight the Ne
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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1934 Goudey SGC Fully Graded Complete Set (96)8037 - 1934 Goudey SGC Fully Graded Complete Set (96)
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Complete SGC-graded complete set of 96 cards, including two Lou Gehrig cards. Includes: SGC EX+ 5.5 - 1 card, #91 Camilli. SGC EX 5 - 1 card, 39 W
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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1939 Play Ball Partial Set of (135/162) with (10) PSA Graded8038 - 1939 Play Ball Partial Set of (135/162) with (10) PSA Graded
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Partial set of (135/162) cards, mostly low grade with some mid grade offerings. About a dozen cards contain the "FREE SAMPLE CARD" stamped...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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1939-1966 Exhibits Collection (103) with (6) PSA Graded Cards8039 - 1939-1966 Exhibits Collection (103) with (6) PSA Graded Cards
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Large group of just over 100 exhibits from a collection of two different issues, including the popular 1939-46 “Salutations” set, so described as each
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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1947 Sunbeam Bread Sacramento Solons Near Set (20/26) with 15 PSA Graded8041 - 1947 Sunbeam Bread Sacramento Solons Near Set (20/26) with 15 PSA Graded
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The very popular Pacific Coast League was often honored with various food issue card sets. Sunbeam Bread followed up their 1946 offering with a very s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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1949 Bowman Near Complete Set (230/240) with (18) PSA Graded8042 - 1949 Bowman Near Complete Set (230/240) with (18) PSA Graded
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Very nice overall near complete set with a total of 19 cards graded by PSA. Includes: Graded Cards - PSA NM+ 7.5: 3 card w/ #46 Roberts RC, 50 Robin
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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1952 Red Man Complete SGC Graded Set (52)8043 - 1952 Red Man Complete SGC Graded Set (52)
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Completely graded 1952 Red Man tobacco set with tabs, all cards graded by SGC. Includes: SGC 84 NM 7 - 1 card, Spahn. SGC 80 EX/NM 6 - 2 cards wit
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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1950s-70s Topps and Bowman PSA Graded Superstar Collection (40)8047 - 1950s-70s Topps and Bowman PSA Graded Superstar Collection (40)
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Hall of Famers and other superstars are included in this recently PSA-graded lot of 40 cards. Included: TOPPS: 1953 - 1 card, #76 Reese (NM 7). 19
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle - SGC EX 58050 - 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle - SGC EX 5
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Graded by SGC EX 5. One of the most recognizable and premiere cards within the hobby, this recently graded example has been conservatively assessed by
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Estimate : 35,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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1952 Topps Baseball Complete Set of 407 Cards plus 80 Black Back Variations with (30) PSA Graded inc8051 - 1952 Topps Baseball Complete Set of 407 Cards plus 80 Black Back Variations with (30) PSA Graded inc
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This 1952 Topps set contains 487 cards, with the standard 407 plus the 80 black back variations. Part of a long held collection of complete sets. In
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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1952 Topps PSA Graded Collection of (7) with a PSA 8 High Number!8052 - 1952 Topps PSA Graded Collection of (7) with a PSA 8 High Number!
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Recently graded lot of 1952 Topps cards, with a PSA NM-MT 8 example of #338 Sal Yvars, two HOFers and a few New York Yankees cards, and key variations
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Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
 
 
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1953 Bowman #33 Pee Wee Reese PSA MINT 98053 - 1953 Bowman #33 Pee Wee Reese PSA MINT 9
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Graded by PSA MINT 9. The 1953 Bowman Color set is considered one of the most beautiful modern-era sets of baseball cards ever produced. Full color Ko
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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1953 Bowman #59 Mickey Mantle PSA MINT 98054 - 1953 Bowman #59 Mickey Mantle PSA MINT 9
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Graded by PSA MINT 9. Only one specimen in the world has ever been graded higher. The 1953 Bowman Color release is among the most popular sets in our
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 75,000.00
 
 
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1953 Bowman Color Complete Set with (10) PSA Graded8055 - 1953 Bowman Color Complete Set with (10) PSA Graded
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Includes: Graded Cards (10) - PSA EX 5: 3 cards w/ #93 Rizzuto/Martin, 121 Berra and 153 Ford. PSA VG-EX 4: 5 cards w/ #10 Ashburn, 32 Musial, 33 Rees
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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1953 Red Man Tobacco Complete SGC Graded Set (52)8056 - 1953 Red Man Tobacco Complete SGC Graded Set (52)
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Completely graded 1953 Red Man tobacco set with tabs, all cards graded by SGC. Includes: SGC 88 NM/MT 8 - 1 card, Campanella. SGC 86 NM+ 7.5 - 1 c
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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1953-55 Dormand Postcards Complete Set with Variations8057 - 1953-55 Dormand Postcards Complete Set with Variations
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Complete set of the regular cards, including both Joe Collins and Johnny Sain variations and a PSA EX-MT 6 early Mickey Mantle. Total 41 cards. Grades
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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1954 NY Journal American Mickey Mantle8059 - 1954 NY Journal American Mickey Mantle
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Graded by PSA EX-MT 6. The 1954 NY Journal American cards were one of the many regional issues of the 1950s, taking advantage of the vast popularity o
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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1954-55 Bowman HIGH GRADE Multi-Sport Lot with (11) PSA Graded8060 - 1954-55 Bowman HIGH GRADE Multi-Sport Lot with (11) PSA Graded
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Offered is a Bowman Gum baseball and football lot from the years 1954 and 1955. Including TWO George Blanda Rookie cards, one is PSA NM-MT 8. Includ
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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1954 Red Man Tobacco Complete SGC Graded Set (54)8061 - 1954 Red Man Tobacco Complete SGC Graded Set (54)
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Completely graded 1954 Red Man tobacco set with tabs, including the Kell and Philley variations, with all cards graded by SGC. Includes: SGC 88 NM/M
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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