August 7, 2014: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/7/2014
This stunning 33x41 framed display includes 36 signatures from the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Series champs team. The piece is headlined by an 8x10 magazine photo signed by Roy Campanella, with an impressive, pre-stroke signature inscribed "Best Wishes." Centered on the top and bottom rows of the display are signed checks of Walter Alston (top) and Billy Herman (bottom). Other signatures include: Jackie Robinson, Vin Scully, Don Zimmer, Billy Loes, Johnny Podres, Jim Gilliam, Carl Furillo, Clem Labine, George Shuba, Sandy Koufax, Rube Walker, Tom Lasorda, Dixie Howell, Don Hoak, Gil Hodges, Duke Snider, Sandy Amoros, Carl Erskine, Karl Spooner, Pee Wee Reese, Joe Black, Roger Craig, Frank Kellert, Buzzie Bavasi and more. The signatures were originally compiled and sold by Jimmy Spence back in the late 1980s or early 1990s and the back of the frame still features Spence's business card. All of the signatures are authenticated by JSA with a full LOA. This one-of-a-kind piece is the perfect display for a Brooklyn Dodgers collector, with a massive break value if the winner chooses to dismantle it.
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Champions Team-Signed Cut Signature Display (36) (Spence) (JSA)
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