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19th Century Baseball   6 Lots      

Lot 296.  Yum Yum Smoking 19th Century Tobacco Tin. With excellent period graphics, this 7 ¾” tall tin, 5 ½” in diameter, is a real standout. The Yum Yum baseball cards, issued in 1888, are among the rarest. F-g. Winning Bid $75.

Lot 297.  Beautifully Framed 1880s Baseball Cigar Box Label. The colorful nm, 4” x 4” label shows a batter, a catcher and a formally dressed umpire. “Fair Ball” is in blue decorative type. The label is matted and framed to 8 ¾” x 8 ¾”. Winning Bid $152.

Lot 298.  19th Century H804-17 Baseball Trade Card “Send em in!” Cards in this set feature players with enlarged heads wearing striped caps. Vg-ex. Winning Bid $50.

Lot 299.  Two 1888 R & S Artistic Series Baseball Players - Chicago and Pittsburg. Colorful 19th century die-cuts. The Pittsburg player looks like a pirate; his left hand is broken away, p. The Chicago player has a tear through his lower leg, f. Winning Bid $40.

Lot 300.  1874 Harper’s Woodcut of the Philadelphia Athletics Featuring Cap Anson. Titled “International Base-Ball,” this full-page July 25 woodcut print shows Anson as the team’s right fielder. It has various edge chips, tears at the top and a tack hole in the border. The image area presents very well. Winning Bid $83.

Lot 301.  1888 Philadelphia Press Issue with Near-Final Baseball Standings. Teams in both the National League and the American Association had only a game or two left as this edition of the Philadelphia newspaper hit the streets. New York clinched the N.L. title, and St. Louis, the A.A. championship. The sports page has some box scores with players such as Hoy for Washington, Hanlon and Brouthers for Detroit and Stovey for Philadelphia. The pages of the 10-page newspaper are brittle and f. Winning Bid $10.

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