Hake's Auction #214 Now Online Negro & Cuban League Rarities, MLB Stars & Much More

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Hake’s Americana & Collectibles Auction #214 Now Online And Open For Bidding at www.hakes.com.

The auction closes March 17-19, 2015. In addition to baseball items, there are vintage collectibles in over 200 collecting categories, with a total of nearly 2,800 items up for bid.

Hake's has been the premier source for Pop Culture and Americana since 1967 and in recent years has offered some of the rarest and most sought after baseball items including those pertaining to the Cuban and Negro Leagues, with many coming from the legendary Richard Merkin Collection. This auction we also have pin-back buttons and other items from the Paul Muchinsky Collection.

One of the true highlights this auction is a copy of the 1907 "HISTORY OF COLORED BASE BALL" BY SOL WHITE. This historically significant publication is one of less than a dozen copies known to exist.

Merkin Collection highlights this auction include:

1907 "MANITOWOC" BASEBALL TEAM REAL PHOTO POSTCARD W/NEGRO LEAGUE STAR GEORGE WILSON.

LEGENDARY NEGRO LEAGUE PLAYER SPOTTSWOOD POLES REAL PHOTO POSTCARD.

NEGRO LEAGUE LEGEND AND HOF MEMBER JUDY JOHNSON REAL PHOTO POSTCARD.

1922-23 HAVANA LIONS CUBAN BASEBALL TEAM PHOTO W/HOF MEMBERS POP LLOYD, DIHIGO & TORRIENTE.

1934 NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES NEGRO LEAGUE TEAM PHOTO.

HOF MEMBER AND NEGRO LEAGUE LEGEND RAYMOND BROWN VERY RARE SIGNED PHOTO.

1937 CIUDAD TRUJILLO TEAM PHOTO WITH FOUR PLAYERS INCLUDING SATCHEL PAIGE.

"SATCHEL PAIGE'S ALL STARS" 1946 TEAM PHOTO WITH NEGRO LEAGUE LEGENDS.

1943 MONTERREY MEXICO TEAM RRPC WITH ROY CAMPANELLA SGC 40 VG 3.

"CIENFUEGOS" 1945-46 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM PHOTO WITH MARTIN DIHIGO.

1948 MEXICO CITY RED DEVILS (DIABLOS ROJOS) TEAM PHOTO WITH HOF MEMBER LEON DAY.

HOF BROTHERS PAUL & LLOYD WANER SAN FRANCISCO SEALS PRE-ROOKIE NEWS SERVICE PHOTO.

1933 NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR TEAM PHOTO FOR INAUGURAL GAME.

JOE MEDWICK HOUSTON BUFFALOES PRE-ROOKIE PHOTO.

Other baseball highlights include:

"1904 CUBAN X GIANTS" NEGRO LEAGUE TEAM PHOTO.

1948 HOMESTEAD GRAYS NEGRO LEAGUE TEAM PHOTO WITH HOF MEMBER BUCK LEONARD.

1922 CUBAN STARS (EAST) NEGRO LEAGUE TEAM PHOTO WITH OMS & HOF MEMBER POMPEZ.

"NEGRO LEAGUE DOUBLE-HEADER" SCORE CARD FEATURING HOF MEMBERS SATCHEL PAIGE & JOSH GIBSON.

CY YOUNG SIGNED ALBERTYPE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME POSTCARD.

"1905 LE BIJOU" OHIO WESLEYAN YEARBOOK WITH BRANCH RICKEY & BLACK BALLPLAYER CHARLES THOMAS.

DOMED BASEBALL TABS FROM 1930s COMPLETE ONLY KNOWN SET OF 24 TEAMS.

HOF MEMBER AND NEGRO LEAGUE LEGEND EFFA MANLEY NEWS SERVICE PHOTO.

“HERALD AND EXAMINER BABE RUTH CLUB” RARE 1930s NEWSPAPER CLUB BUTTON.

1909 PITTSBURGH PIRATES "NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS" FRAMED PANORAMIC POSTCARD.

RARE AND UNUSUAL BADGE READING “PRESS/1943/ST. LOUIS.”

COMPLETE 1950s SET OF PREMIUM BUTTONS FROM AMERICAN NUT & CHOCOLATE.

“CLEVELAND INDIANS 1954 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS” SCARCE LARGE TEAM PHOTO BUTTON.

“JOE DiMAGGIO CLUB/BUITONI FOODS CORP.” SCARCE LITHO PORTRAIT BUTTON.

1939-46 EXHIBITS LOU GEHRIG SGC 50 VG/EX 4.

"YORK AREA SPORTS NIGHT" MULTI-SIGNED PROGRAM LOT INCLUDING ROBERTO CLEMENTE.

NEGRO & CUBAN LEAGUE PITCHING STAR JUAN PADRON PHOTO.

JACK DAVIS FRAMED FULL COLOR ORIGINAL ART WITH VARIOUS BASEBALL STARS.

NEGRO LEAGUE LEGENDS MULTI-SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER.

1947 BOND BREAD PREMIUM JACKIE ROBINSON PORTRAIT SGC 30 GOOD 2.

1947 BOND BREAD PREMIUM JACKIE ROBINSON AWAITING PITCH SGC 10 POOR 1.

CLEVELAND INDIANS GIBBS-CONNOR "CHIEF WAHOO" 1954 SEASON BANK.

CLEVELAND INDIANS GIBBS-CONNOR "CHIEF WAHOO" WALL PLAQUE & MATCHSTICK HOLDER.

"AURORA GREAT MOMENTS IN SPORTS - BABE RUTH" MODEL KIT.

AURORA "BABE RUTH" POSITIVE PRINTERS FILM FOR BOX ARTWORK.

1951 BOWMAN WILLIE MAYS ROOKIE HIGH NUMBER SGC 30 GOOD 2.

1947-66 EXHIBITS BASEBALL CARD LOT OF 64 W/5 SGC GRADED.

SANDY KOUFAX SIGNED "LIFE" MAGAZINE.

THURMAN MUNSON & MONTE IRVIN SIGNED CARD.

GEORGE SOSNAK "ST. LOUIS CARDINALS" FOLK ART BASEBALL.

GEORGE SOSNAK "HANK AARON - HANK HAMMERS 715th" FOLK ART ENVELOPE.

GARTLAN DEALER'S DISPLAY SHOWCASE WITH LOT OF TEN SPORTS COLLECTIBLES.

This is just a sampling of the baseball material offered in this auction, and in addition to this, there are items for other sports, non-sport gum card & related and so much more.

Every Hake’s auction covers the widest range of Pop Culture and Americana offered at a single time by any auction house.

Contact Heather for a complimentary copy of the 400 page full color catalog at 866-404-9800 ext. 1612.

The auction is now online and open for bidding at www.hakes.com and closes March 17-19, 2015.