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Public Auction #433

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Bids updated August 18, 2017 at 7:36pm (New York time)

MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Autographs
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
49(*)Before there was a Football hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, Stark county, Ohio was known as the "Cradle of Professional Football". On Wednesday, January 30, 1952 a testimonial dinner was held in the Ballroom of the Hotel Onesto to honor professional football player and "The Greatest Athlete of Our Time" Jim Thorpe. Here is one of a pair of tickets to this dinner attended by a man and his son. Both tickets were autographed by Jim Thorpe and attested to by Mr. H. O. Cain attendee. Rare piece of Ohio, Football, Olympic, and all around sports memorabilia.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $350.00
50oGeorge Washington Carver autograph provided to a collector in 1942 by L. J. Harris, secretary to the president of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama,.Dr.. Patterson. It is attached to the bottom of a signed letter on "Office of the President" "Tuskegee Institute" stationery. Bold legible, historically significant piece of African American Heritage not often seen.Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $110.00