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Vintage ballpoint signatures of 17 members of the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers team on both sides of a 5.25 x 3.5 postcard depicting Milwaukee’s Hotel Schroe

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, September 5, 1953. Letter to an admirer. In full (spelling and grammar retained): “Inclosed find photo of when I was worlds c

Partly-printed DS, one page, 8.5 x 13, January 23, 1962. State Athletic Commission of California application for renewal of his wrestler’s license, fi

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 1, 1960. Response to an admirer. In part: “Your letter was buried in lots of mail which came

Vintage green fountain pen signature, “Ty Cobb,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.

Superb vintage glossy 8 x 10 formal portrait of Corbett, signed and inscribed in bold black ink, “To my friend William Avanzi, with best regards, Jas.

ALS signed “Jas. J. Corbett,” one page, 6 x 7.5, wife’s personal letterhead, April 18, 1926. In full: “Am very sorry to say I will not close my season

Pioneering promoter of golf in the United States and president of the Spalding sports equipment company (1858–1944), he designed the first basketball

TLS signed “‘Babe’ D. Zaharias,” one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 12, 1954. Brief letter to an admirer. In full: “Thank you very much

Typed manuscript of the first eight chapters of Dempsey, co-written with Barbara Piatelli Dempsey, 97 pages, 8.5 x 11. Each page is signed at the bott

Vintage admission pass to the Woodland Golf Club in Auberndale, Massachusetts, for the Women’s Eastern Open Championship, May 28, 1950, 3 x 6.25, sign

Uncommon matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Ferrari in sunglasses, signed in purple felt tip, “Ferrari.” In fine condition, with a couple trivial creases to

New Zealand boxer (1863–1917) who made boxing history as the sport's first three-division world champion. Scarce vintage fountain pen signature,...

College Football Hall of Famer (1903–1973) who comprised one quarter of the famed Four Horsemen of Notre Dame. Vintage fountain pen signature and insc

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Jimmie Foxx,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2 slip. Nicely custom-matted and framed with a Perez-Steele card of Foxx to an o

Signed book: The Walter Hagen Story. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1956. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 342 pages. Signed and in...

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Rogers Hornsby,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.

FDC with a cachet honoring the 100th anniversary of baseball, signed in the upper left in fountain pen. In very good condition, with uniform toning, a

Color vintage 8 x 10.75 magazine photo showing an artist’s rendition of Hornsby in various poses, signed in blue ballpoint, “Sincerely, Rogers Hornsby

Uncommon Albertype Type II Hall of Fame plaque card, signed and inscribed on the reverse in black ink, “To Earle, a fine young man—Regards, Jimmie Fox

Signed book: Golf Is My Game. Later printing. NY: Doubleday and Company, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 255 pages. Signed and inscribed

ALS signed “Friend Jake,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, April 22, 1889. Letter to his friend and cornerman Johnny Murphy. In part: “I s

Original unsigned pencil sketch of a football play on a 7.75 x 9.5 page from a lined yellow legal pad, with several notations in Lombardi’s hand inclu

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Kenesaw M. Landis, November 21, 1921,” at the bottom of an admirer’s letter, one page, 8.25 x 5.5, personal letterhea

Scarce and desirable vintage ink signature and inscription, “To Peter, from Sonny Liston,” on an off-white 4.75 x 5.25 sheet. In fine condition, with

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Louis in a pugilistic pose, signed vertically in blue ink. In fine condition.

Vintage semi-glossy 8.25 x 11 Entwistle Manufacturing Corp. promotional photo of Marciano throwing a punch, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “T

Signed book: My Life Story. First edition. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 188 pages. Signed on the second fre

Vintage glossy 2.75 x 3.75 candid photo of Marciano with a police officer, signed at the bottom in black ink. Moderate soiling to borders and a few li

Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Maravich, “Pete Maravich,” payable to cash for $250.00, October 6, 1986. Check is also endorsed on

Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Marciano, “Rocco Marchegiano,” payable to Surfside Pool for $75, October 26, 1964. In fine condition, w

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Universal Pictures promotional photo of Marciano as he appeared in the 1960 film College Confidential, signed and inscribed in b

Official limited edition Russell replica New York Yankees home baseball jersey, 4/99, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in blue felt tip on the

Ballpoint signature, “Thurman Munson,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard (postmarked November 1964), with two collector’s notations above

Official Reach American League (Cronin) baseball signed in blue and black ink on the sweet spot and side panels by 18 Yankees greats, likely signed du

Official Spalding National League (Giles) baseball signed in blue and black ink on the side panels by 18 members of the 1961 Pirates team. Signers inc

Extremely important baseball pioneer (1840–1928) who became one of the early stars in the National Association, and went on to become an influential e

Postal examination application and exam filled out and taken by the then 19-year-old Rockne. Included are the notarized two-page 8.5 x 14 Civil Servic

Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out in type and signed by Robinson, “Jack R. Robinson,” payable to Charles J. Campbell for $20.00, dated 1972. Matted and

Longtime owner of the New York Yankees (1867–1939) best remembered for his purchase of Babe Ruth from the Red Sox; he was posthumously inducted into t

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Ruth taking a practice cut during spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida, signed and inscribed in fount

Off-white mailing envelope, 6.5 x 3.75, addressed in another hand to a young lady in Indianapolis, and bearing a November 8, New York, New York cancel

Personal check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Ruth, “G. H. Ruth,” payable to Cash for $150.00, October 18, 1940. Attractively matted and framed with

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 composite photo of Ruth, Carl Hubbell, and Gordy Maquire as members of the East baseball team playing in the All American Game a

Perfect vintage fountain pen signature, “Babe Ruth,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from

Uncommon bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Simmons, “Al. H. Simmons,” payable to Dr. Grafton T. Brown for $10, January 3, 1937. In fin

Collection of 155 items consisting of postcards, Hall of Fame cards, signatures, and signed photos, primarily of baseball players, with some football,

Boxer known as the ‘Boston Strong Boy’ (1858–1918). Fighting on turf and with bare knuckles, Sullivan became the heavyweight champion of the world und

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, Cleveland Indians letterhead, June 4, 1958. Letter to Isabel Speaker of California. In part: “I will be unable to enlighte

Huge lifetime autograph collection over 8,000 signatures amassed over almost 50 years from 1960–2008, most contained inside approximately 355 autograp