Mar 31, 2001, The B. H. Manuscript/Collectible/Philatelic Sale, Sale 9
Lot 226
Baseball Players and
Coaches. Lot of 132 signed business cards of baseball players, coaches,
and officials spanning several generations, including Dodgers Ron
Cey, Dixie Howell, and Walter O'Malley, Larry
Jansen and Don Mueller of the Giants, Oakland A Mel
Nelson, Yankee Gabriel Paul among others. Overall, the group is
in very good condition.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Lot 227
Baseball Stars.
Group of five signed business cards from baseball notables including
Hall of Famers Buck Leonard and Max Carey, Don Larsen,
with a card from controversial Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott.
Each features a bold, clean signature. The group is in excellent condition.
Estimated Value $250-UP.
Lot 228
Basketball Coaches.
Lot of thirty-eight signed business cards from a variety of
professional and college basketball coaches, including such notables as USC
coach Stan Morrison, John Y. Brown, Jr. of the Boston
Celtics, Charolette Hornet coach Dick Harter, New Jersey coach
Willis Reed, and UCLA legend John Wooden. Each card is
signed, a few inscribed. Overall, the group is in very fine condition.
Estimated Value $350-UP.
Lot 229
Boxers, Race Car
Drivers, and Daredevils. Eleven pieces. This eclectic group of signed
business and calling cards includes boxers, race car drivers, and stuntmen
such as Evel Knievel, bridge-jumper Steve Brodie, Bobby
Unser, Mario Andretti, Andy Granatelli, Jack
Dempsey, Tommy Burns, Smokin' Joe Frazier, and Gene
Tunney. Several cards are also inscribed. Includes duplicates of
Dempsey and Burns. Brodie and Dempsey cards are lightly toned, with light
surface abrasions to one Dempsey card. Otherwise in very good condition
overall.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Lot 230
Football Coaches and
Players. Lot of fifty-five business and visiting cards from a variety
of college and professional coaches and players. Notable names include
Pittsburg Steeler William Dudley, Purdue Coach Fred Akers,
Huston Oilers coach Jerry Glanville, New Orleans Saints quarterback
Archie Manning, New York Giants coach William Parcells, and
referee Howard Slavin. Fifty-three of the cards have been signed,
many inscribed. Overall, the group is in very fine condition.
Estimated
Value $500-UP.
Lot 231
Football Stars. Lot
of four signed business cards including Lamar Hunt of the Kansas
City Chiefs, Donald Shula of the Miami Dolphins, Tom Landry
of the Dallas Cowboys, and William McColl, the orthopedic surgeon
for the Chicago Bears. Pencil notations on McColl card. Otherwise the group
is in very good condition.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Lot 232
Miscellaneous Sports
Figures. Lot of thirty-eight signed business and visiting cards from a
variety of sports figures from the worlds of soccer, bowling, golf, hockey,
horse racing, wrestling, and auto racing. Notable names include Robert
P. Strub, Max Sillig, Tom Stoddard, Dick Rutan,
and Duncan Ross. Several cards inscribed. The Ross card is stained
from an adhesive that obscures printed name, though does not affect
signature verso. Overall the lot is in fine condition.
Estimated Value
$350-UP.
Lot 233
More Baseball Stars &
Legends. Lot of seventeen signed business and visiting cards from
baseball players and businessmen including Walter "Buck" Leonard,
Hank Aaron, John "Hans" Lobert, Satchel Paige,
Lloyd Warner, Mickey Cochrane, August Busch, Jr.,
Thomas Monaghan, Ted Turner, Max Carey, Don
Larsen, Bob Feller, Ted Kazanki, Nelson
Doubleday, Mel Allen, Maury Wills and Marge
Schott. In very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Lot 234
Notable Baseball Stars.
Lot of twenty-one business and visiting cards from a variety of
baseball notables including Dodgers Peter O'Malley, Arthur E.
Patterson, Steve Garvey, and Walter O'Malley, Calvin
R. Griffith, Dean Chance, Marvin Blaylock, Joe
Garagiola, Mickey Owen, Arthur Patterson, Carl
Hubbell, Dixie Howell, Don Newcomb, Jim Wynn,
Wes Parker, Mike Marshall, Marvin J. Miller and
Steve Yeager. Each of the aforementioned cards has been signed.
Accompanied by the business cards of Dodgers Al Campanis and Ron
Cey. Overall the group is in very good condition.
Estimated Value
$500-UP.
Lot 235
Olympians, Etc.
Group of signed business cards of Olympians Robert Kane (of the
Olympic Committee), Bob Mathias, Mark Spitz, Edson Aranted do
Nascimento -- Pelé, and sports industrialist Jack Kent
Cooke, owner of the Los Angeles Forum. Pelé signs twice, and
Mathias adds a short inscription. Overall, the group is in fine condition.
Estimated Value $300-400.
Lot 236
Tennis and Golf Stars.
This eclectic grouping of tennis and golf stars includes nine signed
business and calling cards of such athletes as Amy Alcott, Arnold
Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Miller Barber, Helen Hull
Jacobs, and Helen L. Hicks. Lot also includes the signed card of
Florence Chadwick, the noteworthy swimmer who crossed the English
Channel. Handwritten notations on Chadwick card do not affect signature.
Otherwise the group is in very good to fine condition.
Estimated Value
$350-UP.