Also featured in the auction is a spectacular 1933 Goudey #106 Nap Lajoie. One of the hobby’s greatest rarities, the clean, sharp card has been graded EX-MT 6 by PSA. A spectacular example of what is often considered one of the three or four most significant cards in collecting, this is one of the finest examples of one of the hobby’s most desirable cards.


The auction also includes one of the rarest and most coveted prewar Hall of Fame tobacco cards – the 1910 T210 Old Mill Tobacco card of Casey Stengel. Graded GOOD, the card presents far better than many other examples from the issue, and serves as Stengel’s “rookie” card.


Rounding out the auction’s featured items is a tremendous 1934 Goudey baseball set, entirely graded by PSA, ranking #8 on the PSA Set Registry. With just ten cards graded below EX-MT, the set has an outstanding rating of 6.69.


Memorabilia Highlights

One of the auction’s key highlights is a 1920 Tris Speaker Game-Used bat, attributed to Game 7 of the 1920 World Series. The bat, which was purported to have been given by Speaker to a young boy at the conclusion of the Indians’ first championship victory, remained with that same fan until it was given to the bat’s consignor in the mid 1990s. Graded GU 8 by PSA/DNA, the Louisville Slugger 250 model is simply gorgeous, a rare bat from one of the game’s greatest hitters.


The auction also includes a host of quality game-used memorabilia, including a beautiful 2012 Derek Jeter game-used and signed bat graded GU 9 by PSA/DNA, a spectacular 1979 Rich Gossage Game-Worn Yankees Away Jersey with the Thurman Munson commemorative armband, a 1978-81 Rich Gossage game-worn Yankees cap, a 1970s Al Kaline game-worn batting helmet, and an outstanding collection of 1970s game-worn caps from each American League team.


Another memorabilia highlight is a 1956-57 Marshall College basketball MVP award given to Hall of Famer Hal Greer by a local fraternal organization. Greer was the first African-American to play major college basketball in West Virginia, and with more than 20,000 points scored in his career, remains the only African-American athlete from West Virginia to be enshrined in a major sports Hall of Fame.

Other key memorabilia includes a stunning 1911 Philadelphia Athletics panoramic team photo, a gorgeous 1929 Philadelphia Athletics Team Panorama, a gorgeous 1929 Chicago Cubs team composite photo, and a large assortment of games, photos, and advertising display pieces.

Rare Postcards

Rare baseball postcards are also heavily represented, highlighted by a stunning 1914 E&S Postcard of Joe Jackson. Also featured is a 1910s real photo postcard of Walter Johnson and Ad Brennan, originating from Walter Johnson’s personal collection. The photo, taken in November of 1912 in Humbolt, Kansas before a game between two semipro teams featuring Johnson and Brennan, was originally featured in a 1912 issue of the Humboldt Union newspaper.

The postcard offering also features a rare 1909-16 Max Stein Postcard of Buck Weaver, a very rare 1910 Wilkerson Postcard featuring a photographic image of Hilltop Park in New York, an attractive 1911 Monarch Typewriter postcard featuring Hall of Fame pitcher Chief Bender, and a host of scarce 1937-39 Orcajo Postcards, including the desirable Joe DiMaggio, Bill McKechnie, and Ernie Lombardi cards, among others.

19th Century Cards

The company’s ever-expanding selection of 19th Century cards is highlighted by a scarce 1887 Tomlinson Studios cabinet photograph of the 1887 Detroit Wolverines, featuring Hall of Famers Dan Brouthers, Sam Thompson, Ned Hanlon and Deacon White. The cabinet originates from the family of Wolverines pitcher Charles Getzein, and was featured in Forbes recently, yet another wonderful prewar find consigned to Love of the Game.

Other key 19th Century items include a stunning 1888 Fearnaught Studios cabinet photo of Hall of Famer Deacon White that was ultimately used for his N172 Old Judge card, a spectacular 1888 A.E. Woolen cabinet photo of the Minneapolis Millers’ Fred Rehse, and a beautiful group of 1895 N300 Mayo’s Cut Plug cards including those of Hall of Famers Dan Brouthers, John Clarkson, and Hugh Duffy, along with the very scarce Jack Glasscock (Pittsburgh) and Tom Kinslow (No Team) variations.

Rare Baseball Cards:

The auction also includes a large assortment of rare baseball card types and variations, including 1909 Croft’s Candy cards of Dots Miller with the rare Red back, and blue-backed cards of Honus Wagner, both batting and throwing.


Other rare card types include a 1909 E92 Danny Murphy with the E26 Menagerie Gum back, a 1909 T216 Kotton Cigarettes card of Jeff Sweeney, a 1910 D380 Clement Brothers Datus Lagoe, a 1910 E222 AWH Caramels Bill Otey, a 1910 H801-7 Old Mill cabinet of Tony Walters, and the highest-graded example of the rare 1910 T209 Contentnea B.E. Thompson with B.E. Thompson back.

The auction also features two extremely rare cards from the 1910 E105 Mello-Mint set: those of Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson and Joe Tinker. Both graded FR 1.5 by PSA, the cards are exceedingly rare, the Tinker one of just three graded examples known.

Other rare type cards inclue a 1911 E94 George Close Candy Eddie Grant with the rare “Your Out!” overprint, a previously-uncatalogued 1911 Stevens Firearms card of Hall of Famer Eddie Collins, a rare 1914 T330-2 Piedmont Art Stamps Fred Clarke, a 1915 Block & Kuhl Joe Tinker, a 1916 Altoona Tribune Hugh Jennings, a 1916 Gimbel’s George Sisler, 1916 Green-Joyce Joe Tinker, 1917 Collins-McCarthy George Sisler, a 1919 T213-3 Coupon Dick Hoblitzel with rare Factory 8 overprint, a 1920 Holsum Bread Walter Johnson and George Sisler, and an incredibly rare 1924 Diaz Cigarettes Walter Johnson.


In fact, the auction includes what may be the largest group of 1924 Diaz Cigarettes cards ever assembled, in a group of 19 graded examples offered in a single lot. The auction also features a large number of Zeenut PCL cards with coupons from a variety of years, a large number of 1920s Exhibit cards, and four different cards from the rare 1917-20 M101-6 Felix Mendelsohn issue, including Hall of Famers Max Carey, John McGraw, Sam Rice and Ed Roush.

Awesome Autographs

The auction features a large number of high-end autographs, including a pair of baseballs obtained at Miller Huggins Park in St. Petersburg, Florida during spring training of 1934 signed by Babe Ruth, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and others. The balls are accompanied by a snapshot album featuring photos from the Spring Training games, and were consigned from the estate of their original owner.


Also featured are a number of difficult autographed baseball cards, including a T206 Zach Wheat, T205 Ed Walsh, and T206 Rube Marquard. Other fantastic signed cards include a 1933 Goudey Lefty O’Doul, 1950 Callahan Nap Lajoie, 1958 Topps Roger Maris (RC), 1958 Topps All-Star Nellie Fox, and 1952 Topps Gil Hodges, Hank Thompson, Willie Mays, and Billy Martin. All have been authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA.

T206 Zach Wheat

T205 Ed Walsh