New York Yankees Autograph Collection with DiMaggio, Jeter, and Martin (16)

Sold For:

$1,080

Year:

1995

Auction:

2015 Spring

Lot #:

943

Category:

Autographed Baseballs/Flats/Photos

This collection of sixteen items, each signed by a former member of the New York Yankees, is comprised of a photo, three baseball cards, one team-signed ball, and eleven single-signed balls. Photos (1): 8 x 10-inch color photo of Joe DiMaggio at an Old Timers' Day event, signed in blue Sharpie (grading "9/10") on the front. Ex-Mt. Baseball Cards (3): 1) 1965 Topps Yogi Berra #470. Signed in blue ink ("4") on the front. Vg. 2) 1984 Topps Don Mattingly #8. Inscribed in blue Sharpie ("10") on the front "Don Mattingly/1984/AL Batting Champ/343." Hand-numbered "340/343" in the lower right corner. Ex. 3) 1984 Topps Billy Martin #81. Signed in black Sharpie ("10") on the front. Vg-Ex. Team-Signed Ball (1): 2003 New York Yankees. Twenty-five blue-ink signatures (all "9" or "10") on an official MLB (Selig) ball, including Jeter, Torre (Mgr., sweet spot), Williams, Rivera, Mussina, Soriano, Nelson,and Posada. Nr-Mt. Has an affixed PSA/DNA authentication label numbered "B38305." Single-Signed Balls (11): Unless otherwise noted, all of the balls are either OAL (Brown) or MLB (Selig) balls and have been signed in blue ink (grading "9" or "10") across the sweet spot. The eleven players represented here are Joe DiMaggio (heavy, scattered age toning), Derek Jeter, Don Larsen, Jorge Posada, Reggie Jackson, Don Mattingly, David Wells (on the side panel of a 1992 World Series ball), Joe Torre (on the side panel of a 2000 World Series ball), Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, and Johnny Damon. The Jeter, Damon, and Posada balls are each accompanied by individual COAs from Steiner Sports. Nearly all of the balls display varying degrees of age toning. Ex-Mt condition overall. Total: 16 items (photo, 3 baseball cards, team-signed ball, and 11 single-signed ball). LOA from James Spence/JSA. Reserve $200. Estimate $500+. SOLD FOR $1,080