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Non-Sport Memorabilia
7 Lots
 Lot 191. June 1901 “Official Handbook of the Dominion of Canada.” . This 50-page softcover publication, which is designated “Part II,” is substantially a recruiting tool directed toward potential immigrants from the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Text and b&w lithographs provide an introduction to the provinces of Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec. Among the illustrations are King Street in Toronto, Niagara Falls and the Chateau Frontenac Hotel and Quebec. Some rust along two staples; otherwise, ex.
Winning Bid $15.
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 Lot 192. Scarce First 1918 Bethlehem Steel Publication, Charles M. Schwab on the Cover. In the early 1900s, when Charles M. Schwab spoke, people listened. Unrelated to the founder of the brokerage firm, Schwab built Bethlehem Steel into the world’s second-largest steel company. His company’s revolutionary H-beam made skyscrapers possible. Named Bethlehem Steel, the 16-page publication is Vol. 1, No. 1 and dated May 1, 1918. It contains an ad attacking Germany, employee information and a photo of Thomas Keady, Lehigh University baseball and football coach. Vg with a 2” cover tear.
Winning Bid $15.
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 Lot 193. 1923 NY Times Picture History Portfolio, 1961 The Norman Rockwell Album. . Both publications are hardbound. The Portfolio from the Times’ Mid-Week Pictorial contains 480 pages of photos and text covering U.S. history, art, drama, science, sports and current events. The 11” x 16 3/8” publication opens with full-page sepia portraits of the first 30 U.S. Presidents, from Washington through Coolidge. Fifty pages are devoted to sports, with Dempsey, Ruth, Cobb, Bobby Jones and Hagen among the athletes pictured. Vg binding, pages generally ex with some tears. The 192-page Rockwell first edition is vg-ex without the slipcover or special insert. Pages are mostly ex-m and include full-page (10 ½” x 13 5/8”) portraits of Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy.
Winning Bid $61.
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 Lot 194. 1957 Astro’s Guided Missile Bank. The mechanism is in good working order on this 12” nm bank. It comes with the original box, which has a flap missing and is taped and torn.
Winning Bid $45.
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 Lot 197. Woodstock and the Beatles in Photos. Collett 40Two softcover publications. The Great Woodstock Road Trip, 1969 from Time, 56 pages in a 10” x 13 ¾” format, vg. Color and b&w photos of the entertainers and the entertained. Beatles (U.S.A.) Ltd., 1966, sponsored by Coca-Cola, 32 pages, b&w photos, f-g front cover, otherwise vg.
Winning Bid $35.
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