A 76-year collection of Phillies memorabilia is off to new homes.
Phillies collector and Philly area resident Bill White sold off a portion of his treasure trove of artifacts through Huggins & Scott Auctions late last week for a total of $411,222.
The auction featured a pair of Baker Bowl stadium seats ($31,200), an ultra-Rare 1910-1914 Philadelphia Phillies National League B.B.C. Pennant ($3,360), a scarce Grover Cleveland Alexander signed sepia type I Hall of Fame plaque postcard ($44,400), a 1915 Phillies World Series clincher ticket ($4,200) and a 1915 World Series press pin ($12,900).
White’s decades-long affair with sports collectibles began as a kid in the 1940s with baseball cards and continued for decades. Several years later, White would send away baseball cards to all of his favorite Phillies players, politely asking them for their autographs to add to his collection.
Never wavering from his focus on the Phillies, White continued into a hunt for the rarest items associated with the franchise and the collection grew to epic proportions. His Kennett Square home spilled over with Phils’ memorabilia, encompassing six rooms in his basement and garage, from wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling.
The recent result was just the first part of the collection. More will be featured at auctions currently set for August and November.
The entire collection can be viewed here.
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