The Autogram June 2005
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The Autogram is a free monthly newsletter about autograph collecting. Here's what you'll find:
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We conducted appraisals on many interesting signed collectibles recently. Here is a sample of a few items we were privileged to examine.
A 1920’s era Spaulding golf ball signed by golf legend Walter Hagen was recently offered for appraisal. The signature is very uncommon and is very bold. The golf ball was inscribed to a relative of the owner. A little background on Walter Hagen: 1892-1969, American golfer, b. Rochester, N.Y. Hagen won the U.S. Open championship in 1914 and again in 1919; he took the British Open title in 1922, 1924, 1928, and 1929. “The Haig,” as he was known to his admirers, also won the U.S. Professional Golfers Association championship five times (1921, 1924-27), the Australian, Canadian, French, and Belgian open tournaments, and many other titles of lesser importance. He played on five Ryder Cup teams. http://www.wiw2u.com/UploadedImages/appimg_105430.JPG
We placed a fair market value of $700 on this item. We are positive that the value could easily be much higher if sold in an auction. The appraisal can be viewed at http://www.whatsitworthtoyou.com under the archive section. |
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We also received a PSA/DNA authenticated Reach Official American League baseball signed by thirteen 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers/New York Giants including Hall of Fame inductees Babe Ruth, Mel Ott and Carl Hubbell. Other signatures are not visible on the image and are not mentioned in the COA. As always, the appraisal is based on the condition, uniqueness and current market for this item.
We placed a fair market value of $5,500 on this item. The appraisal can be viewed at http://www.whatsitworthtoyou.com under the archive section. |
AP - The 1919 contract that sent Babe Ruth from Boston to the Bronx thereby dooming generations of Red Sox fans to heartbreak was bought at auction Friday by a die-hard Yankees fan for a staggering $996,000. The crowd at Sotheby's burst into cheers when the hammer came down after 15 minutes of intense bidding. The victor: Pete Siegel, head of Gotta Have It Collectibles in New York.
"I was prepared to pay almost whatever it took," Siegel said. Rhode Island philanthropist Alan Shawn Feinstein, the contract's previous owner, said he will donate the proceeds to the hunger relief organization America's Second Harvest, which provides food for 23 million Americans each year. The price Siegel paid was nearly double the pre-sale estimate for the Dec. 26, 1919, contract, a five-page typed document signed by owners Harry Frazee of the Red Sox and Jacob Ruppert of the Yankees. The contract recorded the $100,000 sale of Ruth to the Yankees, a transaction that altered baseball history.
The Red Sox had won the World Series in 1918, a year before selling off Ruth. They would not win again until last year, when "The Curse of the Bambino" was finally broken with their World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. In between, the Yankees won 26 world championships, and Ruth became one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century.
"This, to me, is the most important sports document," said Siegel, who had no immediate plans for the contract other than to keep it in a safe place. "Besides sports, it crosses over into American history. It has a lot going for it." The contract fell short of the priciest bit of Babe memorabilia, a massive 46-ounce Louisville Slugger used by the Bambino to drill the first home run in Yankee Stadium history. It sold in December for the Ruthian price of $1.26 million, the most ever paid for a baseball bat.
Ruth's sale contract was not the only piece of baseball memorabilia on the block Friday. Another prime item the first ball thrown at the April 20, 1912, opening of Fenway Park sold Friday for $132,000. Umpire Tom Connolly held onto the future collectible, inscribing it, "Fenway Park, First Ball Pitched." The baseball sold for more than double its pre-sale estimate of $50,000. The identity of the winning bidder was not released. A London-based online gambling operation paid $102,000 for the 700th home run hit by the player closest to Ruth on the all-time home run list, Barry Bonds. Only Bonds, Ruth and all-time leader Henry Aaron have eclipsed the 700-homer mark. Bonds, who has yet to play this season because of a knee injury, has 703 home runs. Sportsbook.com said it intends to donate the ball to the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. A baseball signed by Ruth and Yankees teammate Lou Gehrig sold for $42,000, well above the pre-sale estimate of $5,000. One of the other big sellers: a 1911 Honus Wagner baseball card, one of only about 50 still in existence, sold for $132,000. The purchase price paled next to the $1.265 million paid for a 1909 Wagner card in 2000
Article copied from the original Associated Press release..
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Chris Elliott, star of "Cabin Boy" and frequent guest on "Everybody Loves Raymond", signing copies of "The Shroud of the Thwacker"
- 10/5/05 6:00 PM at the Yale Bookstore - Broadway. New Haven, CT.
Gloria Estefan, pop singer, signing copies of "Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog"
- 10/11/05 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Lincon Center. New York, NY.
- 10/12/05 7:00 PM at Book Revue - New York Avenue. New York, NY.
- 10/15/05 10:00 AM at Borders Books, North Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL.
- 10/27/05 6:00 PM at Vroman’s Bookstore - East Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles, CA.
- 10/30/05 Noon at the Seattle Library, 8th Ave. Seattle, WA. Booksigning run by: Elliott Bay Book Co. - South Main Street. Seattle, WA.
- 11/5/05 10:30 AM at Books & Books - Aragon Ave. Coral Gables, FL.Howard Dean, Democratic candidate for President, signing copies of "You Have the Power"
- 8/31/05 12:30 PM at University of Washington Bookstore - University Way NE. Seattle, WA. Andrea Mitchell, longtime NBC News correspondent, signing copies of "Talking Back"
- 9/13/05 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble, Union Square. New York, NY. Engelbert Humperdinck, 70s pop sensation, signing copies of "Engelbert: Whats In A Name?"
- 9/3/05 3:00 PM at Peppertree Bookstore - South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA. Iman, supermodel and actress, signing copies of "The Beauty of Color"
- 10/15/05 at Hue-Man Books - Frederick Douglass Blvd. New York, NY.
Bob Woodward, one of the Watergate reporters, signing copies of his latest books
- 9/27/05 7:30 PM at the Hulman Center, Indiana State University. Terre Haute, IN. Denise Nicholas, star of "Room 222" and "In The Heat of the Night", signing copies of "Freshwater Road"
- 9/27/05 7:30 PM at Barnes & Noble, M Street NW. Washington DC.
- 9/29/05 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble, Astor Place. New York, NY. Alan Alda, star of "MASH" and "The West Wing", signing copies of "Never Stuff Your Dog"
- 9/19/05 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble, Union Square. New York, NY.
- 9/20/05 at Borders Books, N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL.
- 9/23/05 at A Clean Well Lighted Place For Books, Van Ness Avenue. San Francisco, CA.
- 9/24/05 at Book Passage, Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, CA.
- 9/26/05 7:00 PM at Book Soup, Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA. Steve Schrippa, one of the stars of "The Sopranos", signing copies of "Nicky Duece"
- 9/17/05 2:00 PM at Barnes & Noble, Grove Drive. Los Angeles, CA.
- 9/18/05 2:00 PM at Borders Books, Torrance Blvd. Torrance, CA.
- 10/1/05 4:00 PM at the Bookmark Shoppe, 11th Avenue. New York, NY.
- 10/2/05 2:00 PM at Book, Bytes, & Beyond, Rock Road. Glen Rock, NJ.
- 10/8/05 11:00 AM at Anderson’s Bookshop - West Jefferson. Naperville, IL.
- 10/8/05 3:00 PM at Barnes & Noble, Old Orchard Center. Skokie, IL. B.B. King, legendary bluesman, signing copies of "The B.B. King Treasures"
- 9/16/05 1:00 PM at Barnes & Noble, Rockefeller Center. New York, NY.
- 9/21/05 7:30 PM at Barnes & Noble, The Grove at Farmers Market. Los Angeles, CA.
* 8/13/05 to 8/14/05 UACC 2005 Convention & Autograph Show - Meadowlands Crowne Plaza - Secaucus, NJ. Guests scheduled to appear include: Valentina Tereshkova, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, Dave Scott, Alexei Leonov, Rusty Schweickart, Valery Kubasov, Pavel Popovich, Ed Mitchell, Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie, Walt Cunningham, Guenter Wendt, Jack Lousma, Ed Gibson, Richard Gordon, Bill Dana, Gary Lockwood, Kier Dullea, and many others. *NAXCOM's SPORTS AND COLLECTIBLES SHOWS
8/12-14 San Jose, CA. San Jose Convention Center. "Largest Show in San Jose in over 5 years." 150+ Tables, Large Autograph Line-up, Beckett Grading & Global Authentication OnSite Accepting Submissions. More TBA! *8/19/05 to 8/21/05 Horrofind Weekend
at the Marriott Hunt Valley Inn - Hunt Valley, MD. Guests scheduled to appear include: Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Doug Bradley, and many others to be announced. *9/2/05 to 9/5/05 DragonCon
at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and the Hyatt Regency Atlanta - Atlanta, GA. Guests scheduled to appear include: Marina Sirtis, Dean Stockwell, Adam Baldwin, Lorenzo Lamas, Robin Curtis, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Dean Haglund, Daniel Logan, Ray Park, James & Oliver Phelps, Joss Whedon, and many others. *9/9/05 to 9/11/05 Slayer Convention
at the Marriott of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN. Guests scheduled to appear include: Anthony Stewart Head, Andy Hallett, Julie Benz, Clare Kramer, Mercedes McNab, Mark Lutz, Scott L. Schwartz. *11/11/05 to 11/13/05 Dark Xmas 2005
at the Comfort InnWarren, OH. Guests scheduled to appear include: Aubree Miller, Eric Walker, Clayton Hill, Sharon Hill, Matthew McGrory, Conrad Brooks, Jennifer Hetrick, Beverly Washburn, Jon Provost, Noel Neill, and many others
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... The following celebrities are currently at the top of our buyer’s want lists:
- Eva Mendes, c/o Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825
- Jorja Fox, c/o CBS Production, 7800 Beverly Blvd., Room 18. Los Angeles, CA 90036
- Minnie Driver, c/o Wolf-Kasteler, 132 S. Rodeo Dr. #300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
- Julia Stiles, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90212
- Kristin Kreuk, c/o Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Kyra Sedgwick, 1100 Glendon Ave, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Billy Boyd, c/o British Equity, Guild House, Upper St. Martin´s Lane, London, United Kingdom WC2H9EG
- David Caruso, 270 N. Canon Drive #1058, Beverly Hills, CA 90210-5323
- Dakota Fanning, c/o Osbrink Talent Agency, 4343 Lankershim Blvd., Ste. 100, Universal City, CA 91602
- Jane Seymour, c/o Eagle Designs, 111 Worthy Down Ave, Bear, DE 19701-1683
- Alyson Hannigan, c/o UPN, 11800 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
- Avril Lavigne, Nettwerk Management, 1650 W. 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6J 4R3
- Pamela Anderson, c/o William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
- Shania Twain, c/o Mercury Records, 66 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203
- Milla Jovovich, c/o International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
- Reese Witherspoon, 8912 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
- Salma Hayek, c/o William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
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We carry several authentic Bruce Springsteen and other musicians (including Paul McCartney, Dave Matthews, Neil Young, Beyonce, Metallica, Jimmy Buffett, Eric Clapton, Jon Bon Jovi, etc.) autographed collectibles, including albums, microphones, 8x10’s, pick guards, guitars, etc.
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Please click this link to view our recently listed items. We are adding new items daily. Strickler's Celebrity Autographs Featuring Signed Marshall Jay Kaplan Prints
Marshall Jay Kaplan is an Al Hirschfeld protege, avid film & TV fan and syndicated author & illustrator who hails from Toronto. He has worked in the film and TV entertainment industry for 20+ years and currently writes & illustrates his acclaimed, syndicated column (Where Are They Now?).
All illustrations offered for sale are professional prints from the original piece and were personally forwarded by Marshall to the celebrity for their signature. All signatures are authentic...none are facsimiles! Each print is on acid free white stock and suitable for framing.
One of the more important items offered is a Star Wars cast autographed caricature collection of 14 (8 1/2 x 11) different prints. Celebrities who signed are George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew, Natalie Portman, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Ewan McGregor, Alec Guinness, Samuel L. Jackson, Phil Brown, Mark Hamill and Hayden Christensen.
**Female Superstar Autograph Giveaway - Enter Now!**
If you wish to enter, please go to our Autograph Collectors Resource website at http://www.stricklerstars.com and use the link provided. Entry must be taken at this site ONLY...no other entries will be accepted. There is no purchase necessary to enter. No prizes will be substituted. All entries must be received by midnight, October 10, 2005. Winners will be notified immediately after entry deadline. ONE ENTRY PER HOUSEHOLD. Age 18+ only.
Grand Prize: JENNIFER LOPEZ, HALLE BERRY, SHANIA TWAIN and CATHERINE ZETA-JONES Signed 8x10's - Authentic autographed 8x10 photographs with certificate of authenticity from Strickler's Celebrity Autographs.
Please click this link to view our recently listed items. We are adding items daily. http://pages.stricklersports.com/cgi-bin/inventoryBrowser.fcgi/stores/stricklersports/new-items/1.html?catId=new-items&pageNo=1
Go to our site at http://www.stricklersports.com for the complete listing of our inventory.
Visit our website Strickler Sports for a complete listing of our inventory.
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