October 26, 2023: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/26/2023
For serious Notre Dame collectors, this imposing group of mostly souvenir programs typically involved many of the legendary colleges and universities that have been part of South Bend pigskin curriculum for more than a century. The vast majority of the pieces are souvenir programs, typically 8-by-11 inches or so, with most 60-100 pages. Condition is noted in the listing below; a handful of the programs have some minimal extraneous writing that barely detracts from the presentation. Included in the lot are a number of extras, like ticket stubs, newspaper pages, photos, etc. Here’s the breakdown: 1) 1935 Notre Dame/Ohio State – Very Good; 2) Usher’s pass from 1935 Notre Dame/Ohio State game; 3) 1944 Notre Dame/Dartmouth at Fenway Park (with two ticket stubs) – Good; 4) 1945 Notre Dame/Dartmouth – Ex; 5) 1946 Notre Dame/Army – VG; 6) 1949 Notre Dame/North Carolina at Yankee Stadium – Ex-Plus; 7) 1949 Notre Dame/Iowa – Good; 8) 1953 Notre Dame/Iowa – Good; 9) 1957 Notre Dame/Army (with New York Times relevant sports page) – Ex; 10) 1964 Notre Dame/South Carolina (with two ticket stubs) – Ex-Plus; 11) 1966 Notre Dame/Michigan State (with ticket stubs) – Ex-Plus; 12) 1970 Cotton Bowl, Notre Dame/Texas – Ex-Mt-Plus; 13) 1971 Cotton Bowl, Notre Dame/Texas – Ex-Plus; 14) 1972 Notre Dame/Navy at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia – Ex-Mt-Plus; 15) 1973 Orange Bowl, Notre Dame/Nebraska – Near-Mint; 16) 1974 Notre Dame/Alabama (2), with pristine commemorative coins inserted – Ex-Mt-Plus; 17) 1973 Notre Dame/Northwestern – VG; 18) 1974 Notre Dame/USC (3) – Nr-Mt; 19) 1975 Orange Bowl, Notre Dame/Alabama – Ex-Mt-Plus; 20) 1975 Notre Dame/Boston College (2) – Ex; 21) 1976 Gator Bowl, Notre Dame/Penn State (2) – Ex-Mt-Plus; 22) 1977 Notre Dame/USC – VG; 23) 1979 Notre Dame/Michigan (with ticket stub) – Nr-Mt; and 24) Extras (10) – (all Near-Mint or better), including three (3) 5 ½-inch blue ribbons, 8-by-6-inch color photo, two three-page brochures, three schedules and a ticket stub.
1927-79 Notre Dame Football Programs Collection (45)
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