Important Sports Memorabilia & Cards 2005-06-10 Auction - 166 Price Results - Sotheby's in NY
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36: Tris Speaker's Personal Copy of "Who's Who in Ameri55: 1911 T-201 Mecca Double Folder Near Set (49/50) Pro64: 1912 C46 Imperial Tobacco Complete Set of 90 Proper
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Important Sports Memorabilia & Cards

Sotheby’s and SportsCards Plus are offering more than 350 lots of Important Sports Memorabilia and Cards, spanning the history of baseball, basketball, football, boxing, tennis and track & field. Highlighting the sale is a trove of Red Sox memorabilia, including the most important document in sports history, the 1919 contract selling Babe Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees, which forever changed the course of baseball history (expected to bring more than half a million dollars), and the first baseball thrown at the 1912 Grand Opening of Fenway Park (est. $30/50,000). The sale features property from a number of private estates and collections, including that of Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics Hall of Fame pitcher, Lefty Grove; Hall of Fame catcher, Ernie Lombardi; the first American League umpire in the Hall of Fame, Tom Connolly; one of the most esteemed sports journalists in American history, Jim Murray; and tennis great, Arthur Ashe. Prior to the June 10th auction at Sotheby’s in New York, there will be a public exhibition of all of the items from June 4th to 9th. The sale is expected to bring in excess of $5 million.
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Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Signed Baseball With Origi: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Signed Baseball With Original Box, Circa Late 1920's Property From The Tom Connolly Collection Ruth signed large and boldly on the sweet spot of this Reach OAL (Johnson)
0012: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Signed Baseball With OrigiEst. $20,000-$30,000
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1917 Honus Wagner Day Silver Presentation Cup: 1917 Honus Wagner Day Silver Presentation Cup To many who saw him perform - and to some present-day historians and analysts - John Peter "Honus" Wagner was the single greatest player in the game's
0018: 1917 Honus Wagner Day Silver Presentation CupEst. $20,000-$30,000See Sold Price
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T206 Honus Wagner PSA 1 FR-GD Over the course: T206 Honus Wagner PSA 1 FR-GD Over the course of the last century, volumes have been written and countless tales have been spun about the T206 Wagner card. It has become an icon, and a part of
0019: T206 Honus Wagner PSA 1 FR-GD Over the courseEst. $90,000-$120,000See Sold Price
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Honus Wagner Single Signed Ball Honus Wagner ha: Honus Wagner Single Signed Ball Honus Wagner has become a hobby icon through a combination of true greatness and mythical circumstance. Even to those unfamiliar with the history of our National
0020: Honus Wagner Single Signed Ball Honus Wagner haEst. $8,000-$12,000See Sold Price
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Circa 1910 Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin The elusive and: Circa 1910 Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin The elusive and legendary Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin shares dual status as not only the most important tin in the realm of sports collecting, but also as the most heralded
0022: Circa 1910 Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin The elusive andEst. $25,000-$35,000See Sold Price
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1908 Detroit Tigers Team Large Studio Photograph: 1908 Detroit Tigers Team Large Studio Photograph In spite of his bitter, contentious nature, Ty Cobb's baseball talent made him by far the greatest gate attraction that the Detroit Tigers ever
0023: 1908 Detroit Tigers Team Large Studio PhotographEst. $3,000-$5,000See Sold Price
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