John Spalding Wheaties Collection

  12 Lots      



Lot 39.  1935 Fancy Frame Script Signature (Baseball Series 1). Rarely offered high grade complete set of 27 measuring approximately 6 by 6 1/2 inches with full frame unless noted; 20 Ex-Mt including Cochrane-black cap, D. Dean, Foxx, Frisch, Gehrig, Grove, Hubbell, Ott and Simmons; 3 Ex+ (very difficult Cochrane-white cap, Martin-batting, pin holes in borders; Martin-port); 4 Ex (Bridges, pin hole in border; Collins; Dean Bros., 1st row of frame; Delaney); Group also includes 1930s Wheaties box front and two side panels (3 separate pieces).
Winning Bid $1,100.


Lot 40.  1936 Fancy Frame Printed Signature (Baseball Series 3). Complete set of 12 measuring approximately 6 by 6 1/2 inches with partial frame. 9 are Ex-Mt with 50% frame; 3 have full frame including Averill (Ex+ paste damage back), Gehrig (Ex-Mt) and Vaughan (Ex-Mt).
Winning Bid $500.


Lot 41.  1936 Thin Orange Border (Baseball Series 4). Complete set of 12 measuring approximately 6 by 8 1/4 inches with border; Very tough to find with any part of border intact. 3 Ex-Mt (Medwick); 4 Ex+ (Gehrig, Gehringer, Vaughan); 4 Ex (Grove, Ott); 1 Vg.
Winning Bid $605.


Lot 42.  1936 How to Play Winning Baseball (Baseball Series 5). Complete set of 12 plus the very rare Ott variation for a total of 13 panels, measuring approximately 6 by 8 1/4 inches; 1 is Ex-Mt (Averill); 5 are Ex+ (Appling, Dickey, Medwick, both Otts, larger image with tips to right has slight crease), 7 are Excellent (Gomez, Foxx, Gehringer, Dickey, Grove, Hubbell). Three (Foxx, Gehringer, Grove) are the numbered variety.
Winning Bid $500.


Lot 43.  1937 How to Star in Baseball (Baseball Series 6). Complete set of 12 measuring approximately 6 by 8 1/4 inches and the first Wheaties set with Joe DiMaggio; 1 Ex-Mt (Bonura); 5 Excellent+ (DiMaggio, Dickey, Manush, Medwick, Lewis); 5 vg-ex (Gehringer, Vaughan, Hubbell); 1 Vg (Ruffing) and 1 good (Grove, 2 punch holes near bottom).
Winning Bid $500.


Lot 44.  1937 The 29 Series (Baseball Series 7). Complete set of 12 major league panels measuring approximately 6 by 8 1/4 inches; 8 Ex-Mt (DiMaggio, Bonura, Travis, DeMaree, Moore, Martin, Bridges, Van Mungo); 2 Ex+ (Vaughan, Radcliff); 2 Very good (Lombardi and Trosky). Tough set.
Winning Bid $750.


Lot 45.  1937 Speckled Orange (Baseball Series 8). Complete set of 8 measuring approximately 6 by 8 1/4 inches; 3 Ex-Mt (Feller, Grove, Hubbell); 4 Excellent+ including Appling, Averill, Gehringer Medwick, 1 Excellent (DiMaggio, cut close at top).
Winning Bid $400.


Lot 46.  1937 Color Series (Baseball Series 9). Complete set of 16 measuring approximately 6 by 8 1/4 inches. Wheaties first full color issue; 5 Ex-Mt including Cuyler, 6 Excellent including DiMaggio, Feller, Hubbell, Vaughan, 5 very good including Grove,
Winning Bid $600.


Lot 47.  1938 Biggest Thrills (Baseball Series 10). Total 17 pieces, the set of 16 plus rare paper panel of Gehringer, same size and design as box panel (Ex+). Complete set of 16 measuring approximately 6 by 8 1/4 inches; 5 Ex-Mt includes Grove, Gehringer, Waner), 2 Ex+ includes Hubbell, 2 Excellent , 7 very good including DiMaggio (slight crease), Lombardi and Dean with 4 tack holes in corners.
Winning Bid $799.


Lot 48.  1938 Players in Dress Clothes (Baseball Series 11). Complete set of 8 measuring approximately 6 by 8 1/4 inches; 5 Ex-Mt (Foxx, Gehringer, Medwick); 2 Ex+ (Greenberg/Lawson, Lombardi/Grissom), 1 very good (Grove, light crease). One of the toughest baseball sets in extremely nice condition.
Winning Bid $533.


Lot 49.  1939 Personal Pointers (Baseball Series 12). Complete set of 9 measuring approximately 6 1/8 by 8 1/4 inches; 8 Ex-Mt including Foxx, Gomez, Greenberg, Lombardi, Medwick, Ott, Vaughan); 1 Very good (Bill Lee has a couple of small border chips in the right side). As nice a set as could exist.
Winning Bid $400.


Lot 50.  1939 100 Years of Baseball (Baseball Series 13). Complete set of 8 complete panels measuring approximately 6 by 8 1/4 inches. These usually are seen cut down to 6 by 6 3/4 without the text describing the set at the bottom.; Entire set is ex-mt except card #3 which has piece of bottom panel missing causing one line of type to be missing.
Winning Bid $357.
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