the Little League World Series........hobbyist John Selsam

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I happened to be watching the little league world series today and remembered that in one of my old Robert Edward auction catalogs (6/28/1997) there was an incredible collection of baseball cards and memorabilia up for sale. The collection came from John Selsam, who according to the auction, was the treasurer of the Little League association. I have to say that this collection of vintage baseball cards is one of the most incredible I have ever seen for sale!

It looks as though he had Complete sets of:

-N162 Old Judges
-N28 with an album
-N29 Allen and Ginter
-T3 Turkey Red
-T201 Mecca Double Folders
-T202 Hassan triple folders
-two sets of T205's
-almost three sets of T206's
-T227 Miners Extra Tobacco
-P2 Sweet cap pins
-T200 1913 Fatima Team cards that he had framed
-etc

Highlights of his collection include:

-1927 Yankees autographed ball (all signatures look very bold)
-1928 Yankees autographed ball (again, beautiful sigs)
-T206 Eddie Plank in very good condition
-Ty Cobb Fatima Tobacco Advertising Piece

It looks as though he was also a huge fan of Christy Mathewson. He had for sale:

-W600 Sporting Life Cabinet
-1914 Cracker Jacks card
-1915 Cracker Jacks card
-L1 Leather
-T3 Turkey Red
-A bunch of Post cards of Matty
-Almost all of his E cards (E90-1, E90, E93, E103, E95, E125)
-A Christy Mathewson Team display
-A Christy Mathewson Memorial Benefit Game Tag

And, the list just goes on and on! Anyways, it looks like John had an incredible collection and I thought that in the spirit of baseball and the Little League World Series, we should share his collection today! Below I have included a bunch of scans from the auction catalog dated June 27-27, 1997. And, if any of you guys have any other stories of collections from the past, feel free to share them!

Jeff

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