amazing find !!! original 1912 New York Highlanders Full season ticket book

[megalimey]

amazing find !!! original 1912 New York Highlanders Full season ticket book
it is a complete with all 77 HOME COMPLIMENTARY game coupons
each ticket has the
Greater New York Base Ball Club, of the American League
HOME GAME NUMBER IN RED AND 1912
Frank J Farrell Pres'

1912 was the final season for the Highlanders, before being named the New York Yankees the following year in 1913. It was the teams final season playing their home games at Hilltop Park (1903-1912).
This was also the first year that the New York Yankees franchise wore Pinstripes. so the Game 1 ticket would have been the very 1st Game.

also in 1912 at the Highlanders on Aug 13 Detroit Tigers played
this is the Game where Ty Cobb went into the stands and beat up a NY fan
who actually was deemed a cripple by The NY Press
Cobb would get suspended .

there were some other great game played at Hill Top Park that year
here is a great link to every thing related to this booklet I own
check it out
http://keymancollectibles.com/ticket...meschedule.htm

it could be the rarest find in years

[Bicem]

Wow.

[Al C.risafulli]

Outstanding!

-Al

[Fred]

Now this is cool!

[WillowGrove]

Very cool.

(Please keep intact).

It's great. Congrats!

[TCMA]

Woah, very cool.


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[pherbener]

Great pickup David !!

[kmac32]

That is awesome

[oldjudge]

The tickets have a printed signature of Frank Farrell, the club president. Here is a great SABR bio on him that I found on line. Here was a very interesting fellow:


https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/9c6a7eb4

[gnaz01]

Amazing find

[Rookiemonster]

That’s a piece of history!

[megalimey]

Originally Posted by pherbener

Great pickup David !!

its amazing I do not see anything like this for years
and then pick up the 1911 Athletics booklet of 24 games and this in the same year , whats the odds of that

[scooter729]

This is a great book! Congratulations!

They do pop up from time to time - I have assembled a small collection of 6 of them now. I bought the 1901 Philadelphia A's book in Heritage last night, which was signed by Connie Mack - that has 25 of the 70 tickets included. That now is the earliest one I have, with a 1917 Boston Braves one being the latest. Not sure how long beyond 1917 that they were manufactured, but would love to hear about others out there.

Here are a couple of others which I have, with ticket stubs included ranging from less than 10 to full books.

[Kzoo]

David............Not to be too nosey about your 'find', but tell us how you 'found' it. That's what I find most interesting about these items, the story behind it......Matt

[oldjudge]

Interesting recipient for that Boston ticket book.

[Davidlisa]

So am I correct in assuming they were never used ?

[h2oya311]

sad to see that the ebay seller and the name of the original poster are one and the same...

[megalimey]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

sad to see that the ebay seller and the name of the original poster are one and the same...

Hi all I guess I am that villain and original poster and the ebay seller
thanks for the replies, I have been buying and selling Baseball Related items
for over 30 years spent in access over $100,000, I also have a large collection of baseball tickets that I will probably never sell. As I acquire these collections from various places,
I decide what I will keep for my own personal collection , what I will trade or sell , I then spend more money in the hobby to acquire more stuff ,rinse and repeat , I am retired I love collecting vintage baseball related items . But I am not a hoarder , and feel its ok to sell off or trade "MY" items as I see fit.
FYI I had a very substantial offer to sell the entire booklet , where I could have made a nice profit , but that would mean not owning any of the tickets so I turned it down.

Many people new to the Hobby of ticket collecting may never have an opportunity to own one of these 1912 Highlander tickets ever at a nominal price .
based on how quick they sold and i the fact I have many repeat buyers
i am making a lot of people happy .
I understand on this board when you post something ,its subject for discussion and for members to voice their opinions
good bad or ugly , but it was my choice to break up booklet so I could keep some tickets , and offer others for sale or trade.
is that so terrible ,

[KMayUSA6060]

How many 1912 Highlanders tickets are known?

Edit: To me, the item is the booklet of tickets, not the tickets themselves. To break it up is like taking a T206 Honus and cutting it into smaller pieces so that people can own the pieces of history.

[megalimey]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

How many 1912 Highlanders tickets are known?

Edit: To me, the item is the booklet of tickets, not the tickets themselves. To break it up is like taking a T206 Honus and cutting it into smaller pieces so that people can own the pieces of history.

there were 77 individual tickets , the booklet was missing front and back cover so not officially complete. I only really wanted 4 Games for my collection the rest I was more than happy to offer to the general public .
they are very happy I did . I have received over 40 emails & PMs asking for individual tickets to certain games , I am sure none could have afforded to buy the book complete .

I guess in retrospect
I should have not let anyone know my great find, or offer any for sale , hid it my vault till the day I died , so then some one else could buy it , sell it for a huge profit it ,or it get thrown away as almost happened with this Booklet.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

To break it up is like taking a T206 Honus and cutting it into smaller pieces so that people can own the pieces of history.

Quiet! Don't give anyone any ideas!!!!!