Items For The Auction of February 7th and 8th, 2003       Lot Number Item Description Est. Price Range Sold For Price   301 Lot of (2) vintage baseball star cards: 1934-36 Diamond Stars Lefty Grove #1: VG and 1938 Goudey Heads Up Jimmie Foxx #273: EX-MT ($300.00-$400.00) $325.00   302 Lot of (15) Wheaties baseball panels c.1930's. Includes Gehrig, Hubbell, Grove, and Gehringer: Range GD-EX ($250.00-$350.00) $175.00   303 Lot of (54) 1933 Goudey baseball cards. Includes several HOF'ers such as (2) Hornsby, Cochrane, Gehringer, Hubbell, Hartnett, Goslin, and Grimes: Range PR/GD-EX ($1,250.00-$1,750.00) $800.00   304 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #181: VG ($800.00-$1,000.00) $575.00   305 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144. Has some horizontal creasing: GD/VG-VG ($650.00-$850.00) $425.00   306 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144. Very nice example with good eye appeal, has slight wear to each corner and retains strong original color. Has a small 1/4" surface wrinkle at top left, back is clean: EX (EX/MT except for surface wrinkle) ($1,750.00-$2,500.00) $1,300.00   307 Lot of (7) Goudey star cards. Includes 1933 Goudey Speaker, Cuyler, L.Waner, Bottomley, Simmons, and Bengough #1. Also includes 1934 Goudey Foxx #1: Range VG-EX ($550.00-$750.00) $800.00   308 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144. Well centered card has even wear to the corners, card surface has a few wrinkles and back has some lt. staining to edges: VG ($750.00-$1,000.00) $750.00   309 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig #160. Has some even corner wear and a stain at bottom edge that was reduced: VG ($475.00-$675.00) $425.00   310 Lot of (2) vintage Babe Ruth cards. Includes 1933 Sanella Babe Ruth: EX-MT and African Tobacco Babe Ruth #34: EX ($200.00-$300.00) $200.00   311 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth premium. Cardboard easel back display piece of Ruth batting, has some light general wear incl. tiny pinhole at top: EX ($300.00-$400.00) $325.00   311a Large single owner collection of (89) 1936-37 BF3 baseball pennants. Includes examples from various type numbers I-VIIII, examples of players and teams Yankees, Foxx, Hornsby, Greenberg, Hubbell, and Dean: Range EX-NM ($650.00-$850.00) $1,900.00   312 Lot of (3) 1928 Fro-Joy Babe Ruth cards. All three are the "Look Out Mr. Pitcher" variations: VG-VG/EX ($300.00-$500.00) $450.00   313 Rare 1928 Fro-Joy Babe Ruth uncut card sheet and premium photo. Original set of the (6) card sheet and related 8"x10" premium photo of Ruth batting issued by the Fro-Joy Ice Cream company. Each piece has some moisture staining, originated from the same estate: VG ($750.00-$1,000.00) DNS   314 Run of 1934-36 Diamond Stars cards. Includes card #'s 1-48 except for #15, beautiful condition lot loaded with HOF'ers such as Grove, Hornsby, Averill, Dickey, and Frisch. Majority of cards grade EX or better with only a few VG examples: Range VG-NM ($2,500.00-$3,500.00) $3,800.00   315 Lot of (2) vintage baseball cards: Exhibit card with (8) "Star Pictures Stamps" on front incl. Babe Ruth and Ted Williams Goudey premium photo: EX ($200.00-$300.00) $500.00   316 Comiskey Park stadium seat. Green painted cast iron and wood chair with #5 impressed on back slat: EX ($200.00-$300.00) $300.00   317 Wrigley Field folding chair. Green painted cast iron and wood chair used as field seating at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Retains desirable original paint and surface with some "antique" gum stuck under the seat: EX ($275.00-$375.00) $200.00   318 Shibe Park stadium seat. Early 1909 style cast iron and wood single chair with vintage red paint and #3 in yellow on back slat: VG-EX ($550.00-$650.00) $750.00   319 Row of three Shibe Park stadium seats. Early 1909 style cast iron and wood seats with desirable double ribbon construction on legs. Wood has dry surface with no finish and has a few replaced screws attaching slats: VG-EX ($400.00-$500.00) $750.00   320 Shibe Park stadium seat. Early 1909 style cast iron and wood seat with restored green paint with #3 on back slat: EX ($550.00-$650.00) $400.00   321 Ebbets Field stadium seat. Blue painted (restored) cast iron and wood seat from the legendary Brooklyn stadium: EX ($1,250.00-$1,750.00) $1,300.00   322 Row of (4) Forbes Field stadium seats. Blue painted cast iron and wood chairs, missing (2) back legs which have broken off at seat level but retains the ability to be free standing: EX ($1,000.00-$1,500.00) $1,800.00   323 Shibe Park stadium sign. Cast iron painted sign denoting seat pricing that once hung at the Phila. stadium. Sign is double sided with some typical age wear incl. scratching: VG-EX ($300.00-$400.00) $1,000.00   324 Forbes Field stadium seat. Early ornate style single chair with vintage green paint which has some chipping from age. Seat retains a wonderful overall appearance with stylish lines and original surface: VG-EX ($1,500.00-$2,000.00) $1,300.00   325 Briggs Stadium figural end stadium seat. Green painted cast iron and wood riser style chair with rare figural Tiger end panel. Retains vintage green paint in old surface with #13 on back slat: EX ($1,750.00-$2,250.00) $1,750.00   326 Yankee Stadium seat. Curved back original cast iron and wood single chair in old blue paint with #3 on back slat (Ruth's number), mounted on wooden platform for display: EX ($800.00-$1,200.00) $950.00   327 Brooklyn Dodgers press box folding chair c.1950's. Great metal folding chair with classic "Dodgers" lettering on back rest. Has some areas of rusting and some slight disformation from usage wear: VG ($750.00-$1,000.00) $550.00   328 Yankee Stadium seat. Straight back cast iron and wood seat in old blue paint having #11 on back slat. Has some general usage wear incl. light paint chipping: EX ($1,000.00-$1,500.00) DNS   329 Row of (2) Yankee Stadium seats. Straight back cast iron and wood seats in old blue paint having #'s 9 and 10 on back slats. Has some general usage wear incl. light paint chipping: EX ($1,500.00-$2,000.00) $1,600.00   330 Row of (2) Wrigley Field stadium seats. Curved back cast iron and wood chairs in old green paint having #'s 9 and 10 on back slat. Mounted on wooden display stand: EX ($400.00-$600.00) $700.00   330a Rare Yankee Stadium chair. Original wooden field box chair retaining coat of vintage blue paint in untouched surface. Metal reinforcement rods remain intact, only the second example that we have encountered: VG-EX ($1,000.00-$1,500.00) $1,400.00   331 Row of (2) stadium seats attributed to Boston Stadium. Cast iron and wood seats with light green wash on wood and black paint remnants on the irons: VG-EX ($175.00-$275.00) $250.00   332 Row of (2) Yankee Stadium seats. Pair of riser mount style seats retaining vintage blue paint and original cast iron mounting brackets. Black numbers on back slats appear to be 4 and 6, have some general age wear incl. paint chipping and one loose/damaged seat board: VG ($700.00-$900.00) $800.00   333 Fenway Park stadium seat. Cast iron and wood seat in vintage red and blue paint having #4 on back slat. Very desirable seat from one of the most storied parks in baseball history: EX ($1,750.00-$2,500.00) $2,100.00   334 Rare peanut warming vending machine c.1920-30's. Painted tin standing peanut warming machine used to keep bags of peanuts warm while awaiting their sale. Machine stands 48" tall by 18" wide and 18" deep with original bronze painted body and "Fresh Roasted Hot Peanuts" lettering on tin backsplash. Retains orig. reverse painted glass panes with "Nuts 3 cents Bag" and a painted top hat on bottom pane. Remains in very clean original condition with orig. copper warmers inside and lift lid door on front. Unique piece of the highest quality for its' period: EX ($2,000.00-$3,000.00) $8,000.00   335 Braves Field figural stadium seat end panel. Green painted cast iron panel with diamond shaped end having glove inside. Has a piece broken off at top left corner (present): VG ($150.00-$250.00) $90.00   336 Briggs Stadium seat figural end panel. Green over orange painted cast iron seat panel featuring rare Tiger figural end. Has a few fissures in the casting and bottom of legs are missing: VG ($400.00-$600.00) DNS   337 Polo Grounds stadium seat figural end panel. Green over orange painted cast iron seat panel featuring "NY" figural end. Missing bottom portion of front leg: VG ($350.00-$450.00) $475.00   338 Rare Shibe Park cornerstone c.1909. Scalloped edge sculpted white marble inverted shield stone with gilt decorated and impressed "SP 1909" on front denoting the opening season of Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Piece measures 10" tall with original patina and surface having only a few very minor edge chips. Marked on back "Lehigh Side" which would denote the first base side of the ballpark on West Lehigh Ave. Most likely one of a few such pieces that adorned the glorious early ballpark: EX ($2,000.00-$3,000.00) $3,750.00   339 Lot of (2) baseball pennants c.1950's: Clev. Indians and Chicago Cubs: EX-MT ($75.00-$125.00) $140.00   340 Lot of (4) Phila. Phillies team photo pennants. All are full size incl. 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967: Range VG-EX ($175.00-$275.00) $225.00   341 Run of (9) Phila. Phillies team photo pennants. All are full size incl. 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1969: Range GD/VG-EX ($375.00-$575.00) $500.00   342 Lot of (3) vintage Phila. Phillies pennants. Includes Blue Jay variation c.1948-50 (tip missing), 1940's 3/4 size red pennant with batter, and blue pennant with quaker style logo c.1940-50's: Range VG-EX ($200.00-$250.00) $100.00   343 Lot of (2) vintage Phila. Phillies pennants. Includes Blue pennant with sliding graphic c.1940's and 1950 NL Champions red pennant with game scene: EX ($175.00-$275.00) $100.00   344 Lot of (3) vintage Phila. Phillies pennants. All are full size pennants incl. Whiz Kids c.1950, 1964 NL Champions, and red hat logo pennant: EX ($200.00-$300.00) $175.00   345 Phila. Phillies pennant c.1950-60's. Unusual aqua blue color pennant with hat style logo: EX ($125.00-$175.00) $250.00   346 Phila. Phillies pennant c.1960's. Shadowed red hat logo on left side with uncommon white background: EX ($125.00-$175.00) $35.00   347 "Go Phillies Go" pennant c.1950-60's. Rare game scene variation with slogan at right side: EX ($200.00-$300.00) $80.00   348 Lot of (2) Washington Senators pennants. Includes blue pennant with Capitol bldg. logo and white background with red batter cartoon: EX ($200.00-$250.00) $170.00   349 1957 Milwaukee Braves NL Champions pennant: EX and 1959 Chicago White Sox AL Champions pennant (missing tip): VG ($200.00-$300.00) $250.00   350 1969 NY Mets NL Champions World Series scroll pennant: EX-MT ($175.00-$250.00) $120.00   351 Collection of (9) vintage baseball pennants c.1930-50's. Includes (4) miniature and 3/4 size pennants along with (5) full size pennants incl. Minn. Millers, Cin. Reds, (2) Bost. Braves, and Clev. Indians: Range VG-EX/MT ($250.00-$350.00) $375.00   352 1947 All-Star game scroll pennant. Rare green pennant with NL and AL players on left side: EX-MT ($300.00-$400.00) $450.00   353 Lot of (3) vintage Phila. Phillies pennants: Whiz Kids NL Champs pennant c.1950, 1950 NL Champions pennant, and 1964 NL Champions pennant: Range VG-EX/MT ($325.00-$425.00) DNS   354 Lot of (4) vintage baseball pennants: K.City Athletics c.1950's, Brooklyn Dodgers c.1950's, Wash. Senators c.1960's, and Brooklyn Dodgers c.1940's: Range VG-EX/MT ($175.00-$275.00) $160.00   355 1945 World Series pennant. Red full size pennant issued for Chicago Cubs during the 1945 World Series: EX-MT ($300.00-$400.00) $460.00   356 1942 World Series miniature pennant. 11" long red pennant with players graphics and Cardinals vs. Yankees lettering. Has some general age wear: VG-EX ($200.00-$300.00) $325.00   357 1961 All-Star game pennant. Purple pennant with white lettering and graphics issued for game played at Fenway Park: EX ($150.00-$250.00) $90.00   358 1957 World Series pennant. Uncommon green pennant with (2) stadium scenes at left: EX-MT ($200.00-$300.00) $200.00   359 1947 New York Yankees AL Champions pennant. First example that we have encountered of this exact style: EX-EX/MT ($275.00-$375.00) $350.00   360 Ted Williams pennant c.1950's: EX ($400.00-$600.00) $400.00   361 Carl Yastrzemski pennant: EX ($125.00-$150.00) $100.00   362 Collection of (4) vintage Boston Red Sox pennants. Includes 1940-50's batter graphics pennant, 1949 Red Sox dated pennant, unusual "socks" logo pennant, and late 1940's sliding scene pennant: Range VG-EX/MT ($200.00-$300.00) $325.00   363 Lot of (2) Boston Braves pennants. Includes 1949 dated pennant and 1950's pennant with Indian logo: EX ($275.00-$375.00) $200.00   364 Lot of (4) vintage football pennants c.1950's. Includes Colts, Lions, Redskins, and Rams: Range VG-EX ($375.00-$475.00) $350.00   365 Lot of (6) vintage football pennants c.1950-60's. Includes Eagles, Miami, and Colts: Range GD-VG/EX ($125.00-$175.00) $110.00   366 Green Bay Packers pennant c.1940's: EX ($175.00-$275.00) $250.00   367 Huge lot of (267) vintage professional football pennants c.1960-80's. Great breakdown potential with dozens of desirable team pennants in clean condition grades. Includes USFL, Eagles, Jets, Bears, Giants, AFL, 1960's NFL, Super Bowl, and WFL: Range VG-NM (Majority are EX/MT or better) ($750.00-$1,000.00) $550.00   368 Huge lot of vintage Collegiate football pennants c.1910-1980's. Varied grouping assembled by a single owner over several years to include Yale, Princeton, Temple, Ivy League, oversized banners, player graphics examples, early applied letters variations. Tremendous overall breakdown value with literally hundreds of total pennants: Range VG-NM ($1,000.00-$2,000.00) $750.00   369 Collection of vintage sports nodders c.1960's. Includes 1961-62 Phila. Phillies mini white base, 1961-62 Phila. Phillies square white base, (3) late 1960's basketball nodders two of which are mint in packaging, Green Bay Packers square green base, H.Aaron in orig. box, and 1961-62 Roger Maris (has some blue ink on back of white base): Range EX-NM/MT ($600.00-$800.00) $575.00   370 Cleveland Indians nodder c.1966-68. Gold base figural head doll remains very clean with strong gloss. Head appears to have some very slight paint retouching: EX-MT ($275.00-$325.00) $150.00   371 Phila. Eagles nodder c.1960. Very clean green square base doll with "Champion 1960" in black lettering on base: NM ($200.00-$300.00) $250.00   372 Roy Rogers nodder in its' original box c.1960's. Near flawless doll along with its' original box: NM ($200.00-$300.00) $300.00   373 Lot of (3) football nodders in their orig. boxes c.1966-68. All are gold round base dolls, includes Cardinals, Chiefs, and Bengals: NM ($400.00-$600.00) $225.00   374 Collection of (19) vintage football nodders. Includes complete set of the square base nodders with Cowboys, Rams, Packers, and Redskins. Also includes Raiders gold round base toes up doll and duplicate Cardinals and Rams dolls. Majority of nodders are EX or better with only a few having some cracking to the head: Range VG-NM ($1,750.00-$2,250.00) $2,300.00   375 Roger Maris miniature nodder with original box c.1961-62. 5" tall doll has slight toning to white uniform, minute chip under head. Box has some wear to lid: EX-EX/MT ($450.00-$650.00) $400.00   376 Set of Rittgers baseball figurines c.1939. All three remain fairly clean with original paint and Rittgers stampings: EX ($175.00-$275.00) $175.00   377 Rare Mickey Mantle Hartland statue lamp c.1960's. Fine condition example retains 95-98% of its' gilt finish, mounted on original wooden base with applied brass plaque that reads, "Play Ball". Also includes original oval shade with applied felt bats and ball, 18" tall in working order: EX-MT ($650.00-$850.00) $1,600.00   378 Babe Ruth plaster statue. Large 23" tall white cast statue of Ruth most likely made within the last 20 years, nice presence and overall display qualities: EX-MT ($300.00-$400.00) $300.00   379 Collection of (23) vintage Hartland baseball statues. Includes a complete set of (18) statues plus a (2) bat boy statues (one in orig. box) and (3) Minor Leaguer batter 4" statues. A few have replaced bats and (1) bat is missing, majority of statues grade EX or better with equal amount of off white and near white examples. Nice single owner grouping assembled over many years: Range EX-NM ($3,000.00-$4,000.00) $2,000.00   380 Lot of (14) original Hartland baseball statue hang tags c.1960's. Includes the following players: Aparicio, Ruth, Snider, Mathews, Berra, Banks, Mantle, Musial, Drysdale, Fox, Williams, Aaron, Mays, and Spahn: Range GD-EX/MT ($2,000.00-$3,000.00) $1,900.00   381 Lot of Auburn Rubber Co. baseball figures c.1940's. Each measures 3" tall, includes (13) blue players and (14) red players. Lot also includes a single celluloid player: Range VG-EX/MT ($300.00-$400.00) $400.00   382 Lot of (33) football carnival dolls c.1940's. Each measures 7 1/2" tall with stuffed player body and celluloid head: NM ($300.00-$400.00) $120.00   383 Set of three baseball porcelain figurines c.1940's. Includes 4 1/2" tall umpire and batter salt and pepper shakers along with 6" tall batter figurine: EX ($150.00-$225.00) $60.00   384 Set of (9) Kansas City Athletics dinner plates c.1954. Each plate features baseball decor in center area with gilt rim edges. 9" diameter each marked on back "Gene Paull Original Dec. 31, 1954": NM ($400.00-$500.00) $150.00   385 Lot of (2) vintage sports decorated tins. Includes 1932 "Countess Cookies" cylindrical painted tin with various sports scenes incl. football and baseball: EX and painted tin handled lunch pail c.1950's with sports scenes incl. football and baseball: EX ($75.00-$125.00) $40.00   386 "Jocko The Golfer" tin mechanical game c.1940's. Painted tin game with golfer hitting a metal ball. Needs some tuning as it appears to be overwound, retains approx. 90% of its' original paint: EX ($150.00-$200.00) $200.00   387 "Bonnie Obstacle Golf" boxed game set c. 1930-40's. Rectangular boxed game set of (2) wooden shaft miniature putters, (2) painted tin cups, painted tin bridge, and painted tin tunnell. Box lid has some splits at corners, interior parts are in fine overall condition: EX ($200.00-$300.00) $50.00   388 Sam Snead golf balls c. 1950's. Dozen count box of Wilson Snead balls picturing Snead on box lid. Interior contains (3) unopened sleeves of Wilson Sam Snead model golf balls and (3) loose misc. balls: EX-EX/MT ($200.00-$300.00) $170.00   389 Fine 1925 Figural Golf trophy. Enormous 31" tall handled cup on its' original turned wooden base titled "C.P. Delore Trophy". Ornately decorated trophy body includes embossed golfer and numerous clubs/balls, winners names from 1925 to 1950 engraved on cup and lid. Stunning display piece is one of the finer golf trophies that we have encountered: EX ($1,000.00-$1,500.00) DNS   390 Lot of (2) vintage golf auto. tobacco pipes c.1930's. Each originated from the Ralph Nettinger pipe collection of Reading,PA. Includes Byron Nelson auto. pipe and pipe signed by Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Alex Morrison, Dick Netz, and Ky Laffoon. Each pipe is labeled Gouda (Holland) Goedewaagen and is signed on bowl area. Includes LOA's from James Spence PSA/DNA: EX ($750.00-$1,250.00) DNS   391 Pair of unusual retractable golf clubs c.1920's. Each is a metal shaft iron club with retractable shafts, marked MacDonald Smith, Scotland on club heads: VG-EX ($150.00-$200.00) $210.00   392 Figural basketball trophy c.1920's. Cast bronze trophy of player with ball atop painted metal base. 8" tall with foundry stampings on back: EX ($150.00-$250.00) $120.00   392a 1929 "Basket Ball" board game. Small 5"x7" lidded box with stereotypical African American player caricature on lid. Interior features comical scene with wooden ball on string that flips into a peach basket: EX ($250.00-$350.00) $200.00   393 Figural basketball statue c.1930's. Large 16" tall silverplated player on round base which has been mounted on molded edge wooden platform. Ball is leather surface over wood and has been re-attached. Most likely an ornamental piece or trophy top: VG-EX ($200.00-$300.00) $225.00   394 Lot of (2) vintage basketball broadsides. Includes "Fabulous Magicians" and New England State League broadside with player graphics. Each measures 14"x23": VG-EX ($125.00-$175.00) $100.00   395 Benny Borgmann lot of vintage basketball memorabilia. Quality group of items relating to the first Professional basketball player to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and who was a member of the Original Celtics and Fort Wayne Hoosiers. Includes His personal Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Induction pin with ribbon; (9) misc. photographs incl. Borgmann w/Richard Nixon, 1930 Fort Wayne Hoosiers photo, and several misc. images; (2) 8"x10" Sacramento Seals baseball team photographs taken at Solon Prison (Borgmann played in baseball Minor Leagues for several years in 1920-30's), 1936 Red Birds Minor League team photo signed by players on back incl. Borgmann (Mgr.), Kurowski, Alston ,and Martin; 1920 "Pictorial History of the 78th in France" booklet; and (2) large format cabinet team photos of Borgmann as baseball and basketball player at Quettig High School in Paterson,NJ: Range VG-EX/MT ($1,500.00-$2,000.00) DNS   396 Hal Greer Phila. 76'ers warm up jacket c.1965-69. White fleece zipper front jacket with "PHILA" across front having stars and 76'er logo on back. Retains orig. #15 on sleeve and Wilson/size tags in neck. Includes LOA from Global David Bushing/Dan Knoll/Mike Baker: EX ($2,000.00-$3,000.00) $2,200.00   397 Spalding ABA model basketball c.1970's. Unused red, white, and blue ball with ABA logo under Spalding stampings: EX/MT-NM ($400.00-$600.00) $250.00   398 Lot of (27) vintage boxing related photographs c.1920-30's. Majority are related to Jack Dempsey but also includes a few other boxers such as Max Schmelling. Nice variety incl. Dempsey with other boxers real photo postcard, Dempsey playing baseball, and Dempsey w.Knute Rockne: Range VG-EX/MT ($400.00-$600.00) $425.00   399 Lot of (3) vintage boxing related postcards. Includes "Popular Athletes" with Jack Johnson/Eugene Sandow: VG and pair of Jim Jeffries real photo postcards c.1910 (postally used): EX ($350.00-$450.00) $150.00   400 Lot of (4) vintage boxing tickets. Includes 1940 Armstrong vs. Zivic, 1955 Marciano vs. Moore, 1951 Turpin vs. Robinson, and 1949 Graziano vs. Fusari: Range EX-EX/MT ($600.00-$800.00) $525.00   400a Sept. 27, 1950 Joe Louis vs. Ezzard Charles boxing program. Issued for fight that took place at Yankee Stadium, has a light vertical center fold line: EX ($250.00-$350.00) $110.00   400b Rare "Jeffries Championship Souvenir Playing Cards" set. Virtually unused card set picturing famous boxers and fight scenes on one side and image of James Jeffries on reverse. Total of (54) cards incl. Sullivan, Jeffries, Fitzsimmons, and Corbett. Also includes rules, title card, and orig. box w/wax paper wrapper: NM ($500.00-$750.00) $525.00