Classic October Collectors Auction 2007
Catalogue Information: 966 lots with images
Lot 1: Turn-of-the-Century Gypsy Queen Cigarettes Print - Bobby Mathews
Note: Hobby consensus is that, although prints of this nature are made from period negatives, the prints themselves cannot with 100% certainty be dated to the same period. Speculation as to the dating of these prints ranges from the 1890s to the 1910 [...more]
Lot 2: 1888 N43 Allen & Ginter "World's Champions" Baseball Subject Geo. F. Miller - SGC 40 VG 3
Graded 40 VG 3 by SGC. An attractive baseball subject from Allen & Ginter's large-sized Champions series, depicting Pittsburg catcher George Miller, is presented. Condition faults are expressed in an unobtrusive manner on this clean and eye-catching [...more]
Lot 3: 1888 WG1 Base Ball Playing Cards SGC-Graded Pair (2 Cards)
Each card has been graded by SGC. "Base Ball's" then-embryonic personality is shown in almost impossibly fine detail within this antique duo. The twosome of very scarce game card pieces includes: Graded SGC 40 VG 3: 2 cards w/ Billy Sullivan/Left Fie [...more]
Lot 4: 1888 N154 Duke "Presidential B.B. Club" Grover Cleveland - SGC 30 GD 2
Graded 30 GD 2 by SGC, and doubtless one of the most attractive examples from its scarce series in existence. This fascinating piece of Americana, in an artful parody of one of its time's leading political figures, features the head of the nation's 2 [...more]
Lot 5: 1890s Marshall & Ball Baseball-Themed Victorian Trade Cards Collection (8 Different)
These colorfully lithographed trade cards were distributed by Marshall & Ball - a Newark, New Jersey clothing concern - during the 1890s. Produced by Cosack and Co., the scarce, approximately 3-3/8" x 5-3/8" collectibles are printed on both sides: ob [...more]
