Summer/August 2006 Catalog > Sports > The Moe Berg Collection
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Lot 1684: Moe Berg's Collection Of His Own Baseball Cards (59)
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An outstanding group containing (59) of Moe's gum cards saved by him and his brother Sam. The massive collection of cards featuring the very desirable Berg include 1933 Goudey (13) 20% VG-EX, 60% VG (mainly because of 1 or 2 light wrinkles) 20% lesser including one which is trimmed. 1939 Play Ball (25) 20% EX, 20% VG-EX, 40% VG and 20% lesser (2 cards have writing on them). 1941 Play Ball (19) 10% EX, 40% VG-EX, 30% VG, and 20% lesser (one trimmed). Also, two 1934-36 Batter Up, one is VG; the other is just the die-cut. A larger collection of Moe Berg cards (with better provenance) cannot be found.
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