The handwritten Babe Ruth letter and multi-signed page he sent to Hillerich & Bradsby more than 100 years ago sold at auction over the weekend. Now, we know where they’re headed. Pete Siegel of Gotta Have It! Collectibles purchased the piece for $406,359 on behalf of Jay Baker, whose collection of historic Yankees memorabilia is on display in Naples, FL. In … [Read more...] about 1918 Ruth Letter, Signatures Headed to Baker Collection
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Gehrig Bat, 1927 Yankees Team Signed Photo Pace SCP Auctions Sale
Making its first appearance in the market, a pair of historic New York Yankees items sold for over $1.1 million combined as SCP Auctions closed out its Winter Premier Auction early Sunday morning. The top-selling item was a game model bat from late in Lou Gehrig's career that had been consigned by descendants of his former teammate Earl Combs. Rated 10 by … [Read more...] about Gehrig Bat, 1927 Yankees Team Signed Photo Pace SCP Auctions Sale
Notes: Black Sox Photo Sells; Ruth Letter; Ali Collection to Auction; Dodgers Museum
An original Charles Conlon photo of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox outfield including Joe Jackson sold for $16,450 early Sunday in RMY Auctions’ online auction. The 6 ½ x 8 ½” image also showed fellow gambler Happy Felsh as well as clean players Nemo Leibold and Shano Collins, posing together before the start of the ill-fated series. A similar photo of the Sox infield, … [Read more...] about Notes: Black Sox Photo Sells; Ruth Letter; Ali Collection to Auction; Dodgers Museum