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Posted By: bruce Dorskind

It's All-Star Weekend in The Big Apple

A wonderful element of the ticket package were tickets
to the DHL Fan Fest

This morning we had the opportunity to spend a few hours
viewing the exhibits.

The Hall of Fame exhibit is truly impressive. Nearly every World
Series program and most All Star programs are on display

There are more than 40 HOF uniforms on display. Unfortunately
no cards.

There is an interesting Negro League section albeit the uniforms
are not original but a number of the photographs are special

For us the highlight of our morning was visiting the Hunt Auction
display. While most of the publicity surrounding the auction
centers on the Whitey Ford and Thurman Munson collection,
there were some stunning items. several of which may have gone
unnoticed to all but the diligent catalog reader.

Our favorite was the K Bat of Harry Wright with an ad on the back.
It is graded SGC 40 but appears much sharper than that. Little doubt
that the card will bring a multiple of what Harry Wright earned as a manager
during his entire career.

Note: We could not locate the KBat in the catalog albeit it is on display.
Could be lot for the Hunt's Louisville Slugger auction.

There is also a unique collection of high grade Rose Post Cards- albeit
all minor league players from the Scranton team. Several soon to be major
leaguers appear in the set. Many of the examples are SGC 60- an extraordinary
grade for Rose post card.

A final favorite is a rare ticket stub to the first game at Yankee Stadium. We would
be surprised if it does not bring double David Hunt's estimate.

The DHL Fan Fest runs through Tuesday. Security is tight and many of the lines are
long...but well worth the $30 if you have the time and do not live too far from NYC

Bruce Dorskind
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