Closing Tonight - Love of the Game Auctions

[Al C.risafulli]

Hi everybody:

Hope all is well.

Just a reminder that the Love of the Game Spring Auction is closing tonight.

The auction is highlighted by an awesome collection of both baseball and football "Pre-Rookie" material, including a wonderful 1871 Osceola Base Ball club (framed to 22" x 19.5") team photo featuring Orator Jim O'Rourke. Also included is a pre-rookie cabinet of Mordecai Brown, pre-rookie postcards of Ty Cobb, Hal Chase/Harry Hooper, Tris Speaker, Casey Stengel, Rogers Hornsby, Hack Wilson and lots more.

On the football side, there are a ton of HOF pre-rookies, including one of only two known 1934 Diamond Matchbook Walt Kieslings, a card that for years was only rumored to exist.

The auction features our largest selection of Type 1 photos ever, and more than 100 lots of baseball postcards.

The 1934 Tour of Japan is well-represented, with one of three known examples of a signed Ruth/Gehrig/Foxx photo, as well as a team-signed baseball featuring members of a Hawaiian all-star team they played on their way to Japan.

Also featured is the 1917 Tim Murnane Day "All-Star" photo including Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson and more, a gorgeous 1916 Stag Sweaters Boston Red Sox team photo with Babe Ruth, and a 1912 Boston Garter Advertising display with Hughie Jennings.

We've also got fantastic 1934 Goudey and N162 sets, and are breaking up a beautiful 1923 Maple Crispette set, an Ullman Postcard set, and a Brush Postcard set (minus Cobb). There's also a beautiful, PSA-graded N43 near set. We've also got a fantastic selection of T205, T206, 1952 Bowman Small football, and signed 1933 Goudeys.

Extended bidding begins tonight at 9pm Eastern, and closes according to the "Double Overtime" method.

Best of luck to everyone bidding, and thanks!

If you're so inclined, here's a link to the auction.

-Al