1920 to 1921 Chicago Cubs Business Check Collection (23) - All Payable to William Veeck!

Sold For:

$1,110

Year:

1920

Auction:

2022 Spring

Lot #:

2259

Category:

Autographed Baseballs/Flats/Photos

Collection of twenty-three Chicago Cubs business checks each made payable and endorsed by team president William L. Veeck between the years 1920 and 1921. Veeck has signed each check along the base in black ink. The checks (8.25 x 3.75 inches) all display normal bank cancellation stamps and holes. Flaws included but not limited to: edge tears, folds, and creases. In Good to Very Good condition overall. This lot originates from the extraordinary collection of a longtime Chicago Cubs executive, Eldred "Salty" Saltwell, which is consigned to this auction by his family. The collection, which includes a remarkable array of contracts, checks, and other related documents and mementos, will be presented over a series of auctions and will offer publicly for the first time many significant items spanning decades of Chicago baseball. Total: 23 checks. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA. Reserve $300.