Christie's "Golden Age of Baseball" Auction

[gnaz01]

Where did a lot of this collection come from??? I haven't seen a ton of these in all the years I'm around........

[sgbernard]

Wow, this is stunning! Thanks for sharing. I don't collect bats, but the bat collection here is insane. A Josh Gibson bat?!? Also, for a T209 collector, I will now have recurring dreams about that Greenville Spinners photo with Shoeless Joe. Fortunately for my bank account, those dreams will cost less than $40k.

[prewarsports]

It is the collection of a private individual. He bought many of these items privately over a period of many years so those are being offered publicly for the first time ever. A really good guy who is as passionate as anyone about baseball history!

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

It is the collection of a private individual. He bought many of these items privately over a period of many years so those are being offered publicly for the first time ever. A really good guy who is as passionate as anyone about baseball history!

There are at least three items in this auction that I have never seen before or even known about that would fit nicely in my collection (or anyone's, for that matter)...absolutely incredible stuff!

[Snapolit1]

The Gehrig section and items made my night. Great write up. But wasn't the Gehrig retirement day at Yankee Stadium on July 4 a make up of a rain out the preceding weekend? Or was that the Gehrig memorial day in 41? I need to look it up.