Buy/Sell/Trade (and Support VBC!) - August 2004

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(25) Original 1940s-50s snapshot photos of boxer Joe Louis from the personal collection of Mannie Seamon. 3 postcard sized, the rest snapshot sized. Seamon was a legendary boxing trainer and his most famous student was Louis. Seamon is a character in the 1953 movie ‘The Joe Louis Story.’ The two were close, even long after Louis’ retirement. These candid photos show Louis while still an active boxer golfing, greeting folks, world tours, training, etc. These originate from the 1990 Guernsey Auction of the Seamon collection. The original Guernsey album for the photos and paper documentation of the sale is include. Also included is Seamon’s vintage and personal business card with his handwriting on the front. Unique and unpublished images.$55

(100 different) 1940s-60s College and NFL Football Photos from The Chicago Tribune’s library. Includes original photos and vintage wirephotos from United Press, ACME, AP and from the Tribune’s own photographers. Wide variety of great images of Oklahoma to Chicago Bears, Notre Dame to LA Rams. Each photo is from the year of the image (e.g. no 20 year later later generation photos passing themselves as original like you will find in the 'major' auctions). Measure about 9x7 to 8x10. Grade varies, averages about very good.$350

(50) 1950s-60s MLB Baseball player autographed contracts with MacGregor Sporting Goods. 8x11” sheets with mint ink handwriting. Each contract is signed on front and several have multiple signatures on back (these were sig samples for reproduction on gloves, etc). Some contracts have well over 5 player signatures. Contracts have heavy wear including tears and small missing chunks at top. Mostly common but well known MLB players, some from their rookie or Pre-years. Players also wrote in all their personal stats (age, address, throws, bats, etc). Some have the original MacGregor notes, including shoe size, glove type, etc.$255

(20) 1990s signed handwritten letters by 1940s-50s All-American Girls Pro Baseball League players. High quality selection with tremendous baseball and personal content. Many on personal or official AAGPBL stationary. Mint handwriting. The 8x6 to larger sheets have minor wear. $165

Baseball player’s personal business cards (19 w/3 dupes). Standard sized unsigned cards of Old Timers Russell Goetz (his card as MLB Umpire), David Hill, Bill Wright, John Welaj, Frank Sulivan, Lenny Yochin, W.T. Phillips, George Altman. Cards are for jobs with pro baseball teams (usually scouts) and normal non-baseball jobs (i.e, insurance salesman). Average Ex. These were owned by the players$38

Hall of Famers autographed trading cards (5): Carl Hubbell (1980s card), Bob Lemon (1980s card), Luke Appling (1980s card), Billy Williams (1973 Topps #200), Gaylord Perry (1984 Fleer #641 “Going out in style”). Sigs are on front. Appling sig is light, others are Mint. Cards have minor edge wear. I bought these from Mike Gutierrez.$35

(300) vintage US Political autographs on 3x5, cuts, etc. Most signed 1930s-60s. No ‘superstars’, but consists of US Senators, Congressmen, State Governors, cabinet officials and folks of similar stature. High duplication. Near Mint to Mint signatures with typical collectors’ notes on front and back. From the collections of famous Old Time autograph collectors Roy Pitts and Watt Espy. Espy was also a famous historian, who's work is regularly referenced in academic journals and books. Documentation of provenance is included$160


Vintage original George Grantham Bain (d. 1941) photo of Bill Dineen posing stoicly in full umpire gear at the 1920 World Series. Strikingly unusual image. The back has Bain's stamp and the stamped date (Oct 4 1920). Postcard-sized, officially cropped (rough edge) at the time it was made. $35
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