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Lot 911: 1901-1960’s Detroit Tigers Signature & Wire Photograph Collection (238)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $400.00
Winning Bid: $1,607.97
Price Realized: $1,921.52
Auction Date:6/18/2003 9:00 PM EST

238 pieces in this amazing collection of Detroit Tigers memorabilia dating back to the very origin of the club and the first American League season: 1. 1943 signed team sheet with 20 signatures including York, Trout, Trucks & Wood. Black fountain pen signatures are NRMT to Mint. Matted “Detroit Baseball Co. Briggs Stadium” stationary is folded twice horizontally and once vertically (EX). 2. (140) 3x5” index card autographs from the estate of Karl Wingler, renowned baseball statistician, starting with Sport McAllister and including Earl Whitehill & Harvey Kuenn (no duplicates). Cards are EX-MT to Mint, signatures mostly Mint. 3. (95) original wire photos with Simmons, Greenberg, Gehringer, Cochrane, & Newhouser. EX to NRMT. 4. 1950 team signed baseball. 21 exceptional black fountain pen signatures including Ferrell, Werts, Newhouser, Kell, Kolloway, Groth, Evers, Priddy & Rolfe. Signatures are EX to Mint. Official Detroit Firemen’s League (Lippman) ball is Excellent with an even, light brown patina.

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