A matched pair of rare and ornate promotional calendars, issued by the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Doves for the 1910 season.
Lot 225. A matched pair of rare and ornate promotional calendars, issued by the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Doves for the 1910 season. They display each team’s complete season schedule surrounded by 20 portrait images of members of each team. Highlights from the Red Sox include Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper, Joe Wood, Ed Cicotte and Duffy Lewis all of whom would be members of their World Championship in 2 years. Ed Cicotte would also acquire his share of infamy in 9 years. The Doves, as the Braves were called then, did not have the name familiarity their rivals had and finished last in 1910.The display features the team names, “Boston American League Red Sox” and “Boston National League Doves” along the top and is lettered “Compliments of the Boston American” along the base. Calendars were not intended to be saved; the fragile composition of these promotional piece probably makes them all the rarer. The calendars (10 x 14 inches) are printed on thin paper stock and we imagine few have survived. They both have two horizontal folds and some minor staining and tiny imperfections in the border. Good. Current Bid $750.
