May 2021 Sports Card & Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/24/2021
1953 Eddie Mathews Signed Original US AIr Force Type 1 Photo From MLB Tour of Japan (JSA Auction Letter). This photo also contains authentic autographs from Enos Slaughter and Harvey Kuenn on the back of the photograph - from the collection of Harold Brenner, the Air Force Photographer who took the photo and obtained the autograph. Mr Brenner took the original photograph on the evening before the game and was able obtain the autograph immediately after developing the photos. Mr. Brenner only developed one of each photograph, so this is an original one-of-a-kind Type 1 photo! This photo is stamped on the back with US Air Force Official stamp of the Itazuke USAF Base. In 1953, Ed Lopat took a team of Major League Baseball's finest to Japan for a goodwill tour. It was not the first time a team went to Japan, but this team had some greats. Although the outfield says "Welcome Major League All-Stars", they apparently weren't sponsored by the MLB directly. They went by the name "Lopat's Nomads", or "Lopat's All-Stars". The Japanese team is now the Chiba Lotte Marines, but back then they were the Mainichi Orions, based out of Kourakuen Stadium (destroyed for Tokyo Dome). Photo has some light creasing in the upper and bottom left corners, but still displays very well.
Condition: GD-VG
1953 Eddie Mathews w Enos Slaughter & Harvey Kuenn Signed Original US Air Force Type 1 Photo From MLB Tour of Japan (JSA Auction Letter)
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