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price for an autographed 1951 NY Giants baseball ???

waxpakfanwaxpakfan Posts: 10
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Hey guys,

This is not my area of expertise, any help is appreciated. I am looking to purchase a memorabilia collection and one the the items is an autographed 1951 NY Giants baseball with 22 autographs...signatures include a very nice Willie Mays, Monte Irvin, Hank Thompson...etc.

The ball has the following markings on it...9 inch - 5 ounzes...yarn wound...cork centre and a stamp of a baseball with spalding in the middle.

Any assistance is appreciated.

Thanks,
OB

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Waxpakfan

    First off welcome!

    I wish I had expertise - I am an expert eater! image

    First, is Durocher on the ball also?

    If you can scan - could you show us some areas of the ball.

    The Standard Catalog of Sports Memorabilia has a range of 1000-1150$ for the ball.

    Of course condition will have a factor.

    That's all I can help you with - I know nothing about auto balls.

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    Mike
  • waxpakfanwaxpakfan Posts: 10
    Thanks Mike...I knew that you guys were going to ask for pics...I'm going to try and get some and post. Any other autographs I should note?
  • waxpakfanwaxpakfan Posts: 10
    Here is a picture...Leo Durocher is on the ball. Faint, but on there.
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,504 ✭✭✭✭
    Please show scans of all palnels...Would be very important to have Bobby Thomson on it as well
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  • earlycalguyearlycalguy Posts: 1,247 ✭✭
    nice Mays auto. looks to be in great shape
  • waxpakfanwaxpakfan Posts: 10
    Names that I can make out are...Spider Jorgensen, Red Hardy, Hank Schenz, Jack Lohrke, Dave Williams, Sel Maglie, Earl Rapp, Willie Mays, Monte Irvin, Bobby Thompson, Leo Durocher, Whittey Lockman, Bill Rigney, S. Jones, Ray Noble, Clint Hartung, George Spencer...There all really nice except for Durocher which is faint but there.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OB

    I resized the pic so we can see it here.

    image

    That's one hell of a nice ball!

    What do you plan to do with it?
    mike

    edit: I really like the Mays sig! It's back when you could actually read "Willie" - superb!
    Mike
  • waxpakfanwaxpakfan Posts: 10
    Thanks for your help Mike. I really want to get an idea of what this ball is worth. A range anyway. OB
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Thanks for your help Mike. I really want to get an idea of what this ball is worth. A range anyway. OB >>


    This was out of the catalog OB.

    The Standard Catalog of Sports Memorabilia has a range of 1000-1150$ for the ball.

    mike
    Mike
  • waxpakfanwaxpakfan Posts: 10
    When did Mays change his autograph style & why did he do it? Are older versions more valuable? Mike, I see the range you provided, but what I would like to know is what do you figure the market price would be if this piece went to auction? Mastro, Lelands, Ebay...
  • airjoedanairjoedan Posts: 776 ✭✭✭


    << <i>OB

    I resized the pic so we can see it here.

    image

    That's one hell of a nice ball!

    What do you plan to do with it?
    mike

    edit: I really like the Mays sig! It's back when you could actually read "Willie" - superb! >>



    There looks to be a Jesse Haines autograph below the Monte Irvin signature. That would be a nice deceased hall of fame signature if so... Great ball, I love the old legible Willie Mays signatures...rather than the new chicken scratch stuff.


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