Super Bowl XX and XXX "Celebration of MVPs" Signed Posters - Each Signed by all of the Players Depicted - 27 Signatures total!

Sold For:

$1,560

Year:

1986

Auction:

2016 Fall

Lot #:

1927

Category:

Football Cards or Memorabilia

Pair of football prints featuring the combined signatures of twenty-seven former Super Bowl MVPs. 1) Poster, titled Super Bowl XX: A Celebration of MVP's, by noted sports artist Bernie Fuchs, issued in 1986 by Maser Publishing of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This piece depicts each of the seventeen MVPs from Super Bowl I through Super Bowl XIX, all of whom have signed the poster in blue Sharpie either on or near their respective image (three of the players were named Super Bowl MVP in two different Super Bowls, and Harvey Martin and Randy White shared the honors in Super Bowl XII, hence the reason seventeen players are pictured). The signatures featured here (all grading "10") are those of Bart Starr, Joe Namath, Len Dawson, Chuck Howley, Roger Staubach, Jake Scott, Larry Csonka, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, Fred Biletnikoff, Harvey Martin, Randy White, Terry Bradshaw, Jim Plunkett, Joe Montana, John Riggins, and Marcus Allen. This piece was issued in celebration of Super Bowl XX, and is lettered "Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans" along the base. The poster (32 x 24 inches) displays a number of moderate creases and a few edge tears. In Very Good to Excellent condition. 2) Poster, titled Super Bowl XXX: A Celebration of MVPS II, by James Auckland, issued in 1996 by Maser Publishing of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This poster depicts each of the ten MVPs from Super Bowl XX through Super Bowl XXIX, all of whom have signed the poster in blue Sharpie either on or near their respective image. (Legendary coach Vince Lombardi is also pictured; he died long before the piece was issued.) The signatures featured here (all grading "10") are those of Richard Dent, Phil Simms, Doug Williams, Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, Ottis Anderson, Mark Rypien, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Steve Young. This piece was issued in commemoration of Super Bowl XXX, and is lettered "Sun Devil Stadium - Tempe, Arizona" along the base. The poster (33 x 24 inches) displays a number of moderate-to-heavy creases and is in Very Good condition. Total: 2 posters. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA. Reserve $500. Estimate (open).