RichardSimon
02-15-2014, 07:06 AM
An e mail I received, when I was questioning the value of a 1940 Reds ball, directed me to PSA's SMR where an article by Joe Orlando was posted about auction results.
I do not know when this auction took place but I was curious about it.
There are references in Orlando's story about other auctions and dates are mentioned which make me think this might an old story but I am not sure.
To my knowledge nobody on 54 ever posted anything about this auction.
Unique Comiskey Signed Baseball Breaks $20,000 in $1.3 Million Gutierrez Auction
Usually, when a single signed baseball reaches $15,000 or higher, you expect the autograph to come from a major name like Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig. Recently, at Mike Gutierrez's all-autograph auction, a Charles Comiskey single signed Official American League baseball sold for $21,300. According to Gutierrez, it is the only known single signed baseball of this legendary Chicago owner. With that in mind, the bidding became fierce even though the reserve was a mere $2,500. Here's a look at some of the highlights from the sale that featured $1.3 million in total bids.
Item and Price Realized
1) 1923 New York Yankee team signed baseball $18,306
2) 1940 Cincinnati Reds team signed baseball $7,678
3) 1961 New York Yankee team signed baseball $12,501
4) 1969 New York Mets team signed baseball $5,700
5) 1977 New York Yankee team signed baseball $10,792
6) Jimmie Foxx autographed B&W HOF Plaque $1,995
7) Bobby Jones autographed photo $2,839
8) Babe Ruth signed "Babe Ruth Story" $4,281
9) Jeff Morey autographed index card collection $34,309
10) 1927 New York Yankee team signed baseball $17,603
11) 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates team signed baseball from Clemente estate $5,419
12) 1980 Philadelphia Phillies team signed baseball $4,281
13) 2000 New York Yankee team signed baseball $2,388
14) Charles Comiskey signed baseball (only known example) $21,300
15) Ty Cobb autographed baseball circa 1959 $13,905
16) Grover Cleveland Alexander autographed baseball circa 1933 $7,399
17) Jackie Robinson signed baseball $6,208
18) Mickey Mantle "Happy Hanukkah" autographed baseball $1,903
19) Babe Ruth 1926 signed hospital document (to Christy Walsh) $6,957
20) 1932 New York Yankee "Year to Remember" display $7,054
21) Babe Ruth autographed 1932 underwear contract $3,938
22) 1933 autographed World Series photo w/Ruth $8,419
23) Lou Gehrig autographed 1938 wire photo $9,292
24) 1961 New York Yankee "Year to Remember" display $5,829
25) Negro League Greats signed replica jersey $5,536
26) Roger Maris autographed replica bat $4,281
27) Ty Cobb autographed B&W HOF Plaque $2,304
28) Mark McGwire autographed limited edition 1987 bat $1,995
29) 1922 Notre Dame team signed photo $4,926
30) 1983 Michael Jordan game-used/autographed North Carolina shoes $16,641
I do not know when this auction took place but I was curious about it.
There are references in Orlando's story about other auctions and dates are mentioned which make me think this might an old story but I am not sure.
To my knowledge nobody on 54 ever posted anything about this auction.
Unique Comiskey Signed Baseball Breaks $20,000 in $1.3 Million Gutierrez Auction
Usually, when a single signed baseball reaches $15,000 or higher, you expect the autograph to come from a major name like Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig. Recently, at Mike Gutierrez's all-autograph auction, a Charles Comiskey single signed Official American League baseball sold for $21,300. According to Gutierrez, it is the only known single signed baseball of this legendary Chicago owner. With that in mind, the bidding became fierce even though the reserve was a mere $2,500. Here's a look at some of the highlights from the sale that featured $1.3 million in total bids.
Item and Price Realized
1) 1923 New York Yankee team signed baseball $18,306
2) 1940 Cincinnati Reds team signed baseball $7,678
3) 1961 New York Yankee team signed baseball $12,501
4) 1969 New York Mets team signed baseball $5,700
5) 1977 New York Yankee team signed baseball $10,792
6) Jimmie Foxx autographed B&W HOF Plaque $1,995
7) Bobby Jones autographed photo $2,839
8) Babe Ruth signed "Babe Ruth Story" $4,281
9) Jeff Morey autographed index card collection $34,309
10) 1927 New York Yankee team signed baseball $17,603
11) 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates team signed baseball from Clemente estate $5,419
12) 1980 Philadelphia Phillies team signed baseball $4,281
13) 2000 New York Yankee team signed baseball $2,388
14) Charles Comiskey signed baseball (only known example) $21,300
15) Ty Cobb autographed baseball circa 1959 $13,905
16) Grover Cleveland Alexander autographed baseball circa 1933 $7,399
17) Jackie Robinson signed baseball $6,208
18) Mickey Mantle "Happy Hanukkah" autographed baseball $1,903
19) Babe Ruth 1926 signed hospital document (to Christy Walsh) $6,957
20) 1932 New York Yankee "Year to Remember" display $7,054
21) Babe Ruth autographed 1932 underwear contract $3,938
22) 1933 autographed World Series photo w/Ruth $8,419
23) Lou Gehrig autographed 1938 wire photo $9,292
24) 1961 New York Yankee "Year to Remember" display $5,829
25) Negro League Greats signed replica jersey $5,536
26) Roger Maris autographed replica bat $4,281
27) Ty Cobb autographed B&W HOF Plaque $2,304
28) Mark McGwire autographed limited edition 1987 bat $1,995
29) 1922 Notre Dame team signed photo $4,926
30) 1983 Michael Jordan game-used/autographed North Carolina shoes $16,641