December 9th, 2015 Holiday Catalog Auction (#45)

Lot #350:

Pre-1957 Topps Autographed Baseball Cards (15)(JSA)

Offered here is a collection of 15 autographed pre-1957 Topps baseball cards. Signatures include Ted Kluszewski (x2), Eddie Mathews, Harvey Kuenn, “Whitey” Lockman, Gus Triandos, “Mickey” Vernon, Preacher Roe, Warren Hacker, Jim Busby, Bob Lemon, Roy Sievers, Billy Hunter, Pete Reiser and Johnny Logan. The signatures are done in various colored ballpoint pens and markers and rate a strong 7 on average. Accompanied by a LOA from JSA.

Offered here, as Lots #349 through #364, is the lifelong collection of autograph enthusiast Tim Gallagher. At a very young age, Tim and his friends started to write athletes with self addressed envelopes requesting their signatures. What started as a hobby, quickly tuned into an obsession. From 1968 to the present, Tim has amassed an incredibly unique and significant collection of athlete-direct autographs. We are pleased to present these to the collecting public for the first time.