JIM BROWN’S 1964 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP RING, A 1954-55 TED WILLIAMS GAME-WORN UNIFORM AND THE FIRST AND ONLY TRUE “BASEBALL” CAR HIGHLIGHT THE LELANDS.COM SPRING CATALOG AUCTION
- NEW YORK, New York
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- July 15, 2014
Jim Brown’s 1964 NFL championship ring, a 1954-55 Ted Williams “Harry Agganis” game-worn uniform and the first and only true “baseball” car – a custom-designed Volkswagen Beetle featuring a white exterior with red baseball stitches, Rawlings baseball glove seats, a baseball gear shift and baseball bat emergency brake – are among the one-of-a-kind sports memorabilia being offered as part of the Lelands.com Spring 2014 Catalog Auction, which closes July 25.
The auction at www.lelands.com also features a 1960s Willie Mays “It’s cold outside” San Francisco Giants game-worn jacket, a 1944 Cy Young handwritten signed letter in which the career pitching wins leader details the “best hitters” he ever faced and also discusses his mechanics and the soul of pitching, a locker used by Derek Jeter during the 2000 World Series, and a ticket stub from the 1935 game in which Babe Ruth hit the final three home runs – including the famed “714” – of his career.
Other spectacular sports collectibles up for auction include Mickey Cochrane’s 1929 Philadelphia Athletics World Championship ring and Hall of Fame introduction plaque, a 1938 American League All-Star team-signed baseball, Lou Brock’s Hall of Fame plaque, a Hank Aaron game-used glove, a ticket from Mickey Mantle’s Yankees debut on April 17, 1951, and a Honus Wagner T206 pose first-generation vintage photograph by Carl Horner.
In addition, the Lelands.com auction boasts the biggest collection of boxing tickets, headlined by a full, unused ticket from the 1971 Ali/Frazier “Fight of the Century,” a complete ticket from the 1964 bout in which the-then Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston, and a full ticket from Ali’s 1972 fight with Mac Foster, which is arguably the most beautiful of any Ali fight tickets.
The Lelands Spring 2014 Catalog Auction also features the actual saddle worn by Hall of Fame jockey Braulio Baeza when he rode Chateaugay to victory at the 1963 Kentucky Derby, celebrated sports artist Leroy Neiman’s “The Fighting Face of Muhammad Ali” boxing glove, and the only known signed photo of President Kennedy’s meeting with the 1963 World Champion Boston Celtics.
“From Jim Brown’s only NFL championship ring and Ted William’s 1954-55 game-worn jersey to the ‘baseball’ car, the boxing tickets and the personal collections of several Baseball Hall of Famers including Mickey Cochrane, Lou Brock and Red Schoendienst, this auction has it all,” said Lelands.com Founder and Chairman Joshua Evans.
Additionally, Lelands.com will be auctioning off an array of remarkable Americana and Rock & Roll memorabilia, most notably a cotton suit owned and worn by KFC founder Colonel Harland David Sanders, a 1970s Pete Townsend stage-used Gibson SG guitar, percussion pieces used by The Who’s Keith Moon during the band’s 1973-74 Quadrophenia Tour, and a signed Neil Armstrong photo.
Highlights from the Lelands.com auction include, among others:
Jim Brown
- Jim Brown 1964 Championship Ring (Reserve: $25,000+)
Ted Williams
- 1954-55 Ted Williams Game Worn Uniform With Harry Agganis Memorial Armband (Reserve: $25,000)
“Baseball” car
- One of a kind Yankee Baseball Volkswagen Beetle (Reserve: $3,000+)
Cy Young
- The Finest Cy Young Letter Extant (Reserve: $1,000+)
Boxing tickets
- Clay Versus Liston Full Ticket (Reserve: $1,000+)
- Muhammad Ali Versus Joe Frazier I Full Ticket (Reserve: $500)
- Muhammad Ali Versus Mac Foster Full Ticket (Reserve: $500)
- Muhammad Ali Versus Joe Bugner I Full Ticket (Reserve: $500)
- Muhammad Ali Versus Gerry Quarry II Full Ticket (Reserve: $500)
- Muhammad Ali Versus Jurgen Blin Full Ticket (Reserve: $300)
- Muhammad Ali Versus Richard Dunn Full Ticket (Reserve: $300)
Baseball
- 1960s Willie Mays "It's Cold Out There" San Francisco Giants Game-Worn Jacket (Reserve: $3,000+)
- Willie Mays New York Giants Game Used Bat (Reserve: $5,000+)
- Derek Jeters Locker Used During The 1999 World Series (Reserve: $1,000+)
- Hank Aaron Game Used Baseball Glove (Reserve: $5,000+)
- Lou Brock National Hall Of Fame Plaque (Reserve: $5,000+)
- One Of The Last Balls Hit By Babe Ruth, Signed By Babe Ruth and Ted Williams (Reserve: $1,500)
- Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Signed Baseball(Reserve: $2,000+)
- 2000's Game Worn Cardinals Jerseys(Reserve: $1,000+)
- 1999 New York Yankees World Championship Ring (Reserve: $5,000)
- 1999 New York Yankees World Series Trophy (Reserve: $2,000+)
- Babe Ruth 714th Home Run Ticket From His 3HR Game (Reserve: $1,000+)
- Mickey Mantle Debut Rare Ticket (Reserve: $1,000+)
- 2008 Philadelphia Phillies World Series Championship Ring (Reserve: $5,000)
- 1949 George Kell Detroit Tigers Game Worn Jersey with Hat (Reserve:$2,000+)
- Large Collections of St. Louis Cardinals Team Signed Baseballs (Reserve: $500)
Sports Photography
- Ty Cobb First Generation Vintage Photograph By Carl Horner (Reserve: $500)
- Honus Wagner First Generation Vintage Photograph By Carl Horner (Reserve: $1,000)
Basketball
- 1974 Boston Celtics World Championship Ring (Reserve: $2000+)
- President John F. Kennedy Meets The 1963 World Champion Boston Celtics Signed Photo (Reserve: $500+)
- 1989 Seton Hall NCAA Basketball Final Four Ring (Reserve: $1,500+)
- Early 1970's New York Nets ABA Fleece Warm Up Top (Reserve: $1,000+)
Football
- 1941 Chicago Bears NFL World Championship Award (Reserve: $1,000+)
- 1992 Buffalo Bills AFC Champions Ring and Presentation Box (Reserve: $2,000+)
- Exceptional Curly Lambeau Signed Photo In 1946 Green Bay Packers Book (Reserve: $1,000+)
Hockey
- 1969-70 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Championship Ring (Reserve: $1,800+)
- 1992 Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Championship Ring (Reserve: $2,000+)
Americana
- Colonel Sanders Owned And Worn Cotton Suit (Reserve: $3,000+)
- Exceptional Neil Armstrong Signed Photo (Two LOAs) (Reserve: $1,000+)
Rock & Roll
- 1970s Pete Townsend Stage used Gibson SG Guitar (Reserve: $2,500+)
- Quadrophenia Era Keith Moon the Who Drums (Reserve: $1,000+)