Closing Tonight: Love of the Game Auctions

[Al C.risafulli]

Hi All:

Just a quick note to remind you that the fall LOTG catalog auction closes tonight. Extended bidding begins at 9PM eastern, and double overtime starts at 2AM on all items still receiving bids.

While I'm really proud of the variety in this auction, I wanted to point out a few items in particular:

Lot #386: 1910 E98 Near-Complete SGC-Graded Set (26/30)

Lot #571: 1954 Dan Dee Potato Chips Complete SGC-Graded Set

Lot #844: Heart-wrenching Walter Johnson handwritten letter w/two signatures. Intensely personal letter from WaJo to Clyde Milan about the death of his wife.

Lot #3: 1887 Four Base Hits John Ward - One of just two examples known, needs one more bid to hit the reserve

Lot #5: 1895 N300 Mayo's Cut Plug Buck Ewing - the highest-graded example, simply a stunning card.

Lot #9: Unbelievable 1907 George W. Hull White Sox Postcards complete set w/original envelope. A fantastic find, all but two are the highest-graded examples known.

Lot #7: Gorgeous 1967 Roberto Clemente Game-Used Bat (PSA/DNA GU 8), fresh to the hobby with great provenance.

I'd also point you to the collection of Harry Stovey items (lots 29-40) that include several awards, his silver lifetime pass, a couple of great cabinet photos and some tickets and passes.

For those interested in Olympic material, please check out the collection of items related to gold medal wrestler Robin Reed; his story is amazing.

And of course, my favorite item in the auction: Lot #55: a 1903 Honesdale, PA advertising calendar, which features a team photo of the Honesdale Tigers. That team included Billy Miller, an African-American player who, even in 1902-03, was beloved in his community, truly the team hero. Miller was a different kind of hero as well, fighting on the front lines as a member of the US 369th Infantry Regiment - the "Harlem Hellfighters." Miller lost an arm and a leg in combat.


If you don't have a printed catalog, you can review our page-turning interactive catalog by clicking this link.

Or, you can just visit the auction itself here.

Good luck to everyone participating, and once again, Happy Thanksgiving!

-Al

PS - Tip of the cap to Sean Bassik for pointing out a typo!