Heritage winnings anyone?

[Exhibitman]

1971 Ali vs. Frazier Press Packet. Here's a fine-condition example of the press kit given to reporters to promote the 1971 Heavyweight Championship Match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden. The kit is in remarkable shape, with the outside folder showing a brown sepia-toned image of the two fighters, with a Frazier autograph across the middle. The folder is in Very Good condition; the contents, including six 8.5x11" pages of contracts and another 19 pages of biographical information about the fighters and the sport, are essentially NRMT, as are eight 8x10" black-and-white publicity stills of the two fighters. A more unconventional aspect to the kit are four advertising mats used for reproduction by newspapers and magazines of the various fight posters; these are essentially untouched, save for a bit of corner wear. There also are four 8.5x11" proof sheets so that the clarity of reproduction can be checked and ensured, and these are virtually as pristine, save only for a bit of wrinkling at the top because two of the sheets are 1/2" longer than the others. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA. Auction LOA from James Spence Authentication.

[drc]

No need to apologize. I wasn't criticizing.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by drc

No need to apologize. I wasn't criticizing.

Yeah, I know, but personally it's disappointing when I'm spending time with someone and they are on the phone, etc., so I try not to be techno-rude.

I basically spent all morning watching the HA live event on the computer (and bidding), right up until walking out the door for lunch. Then as soon as I got home, right back on the computer - fell asleep during the hockey stuff. Wouldn't it suck if you fell asleep and accidentally bumped the 'bid' button on a Jeter jersey?

[Tom Hufford]

Did anyone here win lot no. 81279 - "Early 20th Century Baseball Horde"? It featured "four or five dozen baseball cabinet photographs" - which I wasn't interested in, so I was easily outbid.

As a footnote to the lot, however, was a scrapbook (mainly family photos) of pitcher Bill "Lefty" James, of the 1912-14 Indians. Lefty died in 1933. My brother-in-law is pastor of the Methodist church in Wellston, OH, where Lefty lived and is buried. Lefty's family has absolutely nothing left of his (makes me wonder where this scrapbook came from - maybe a previous generation parted with it. I was hoping to win this lot, with the hopes of being able to return the scrapbook to the family (especially since it was virtually all family photos).

If anyone here won this lot for the photos, and would be willing to part with the scrapbook (for a reasonable price), please contact me. I'd sure appreciate it.

Thanks,
Tom

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

1971 Ali vs. Frazier Press Packet. Here's a fine-condition example of the press kit given to reporters to promote the 1971 Heavyweight Championship Match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden. The kit is in remarkable shape, with the outside folder showing a brown sepia-toned image of the two fighters, with a Frazier autograph across the middle. The folder is in Very Good condition; the contents, including six 8.5x11" pages of contracts and another 19 pages of biographical information about the fighters and the sport, are essentially NRMT, as are eight 8x10" black-and-white publicity stills of the two fighters. A more unconventional aspect to the kit are four advertising mats used for reproduction by newspapers and magazines of the various fight posters; these are essentially untouched, save for a bit of corner wear. There also are four 8.5x11" proof sheets so that the clarity of reproduction can be checked and ensured, and these are virtually as pristine, save only for a bit of wrinkling at the top because two of the sheets are 1/2" longer than the others. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA. Auction LOA from James Spence Authentication.

Adam, that's an amazing lot - congratulations!

That fight was the first sports event that I ever gambled on. Lost $1