$384
A group of 82 metal pinback buttons dating from the 1940s and 1950s. The buttons include the following Major League Baseball teams: Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators. Along with personality pins featuring then Brooklyn Dodgers Gil Hodges, Don Newcombe (2), "Pee Wee" Reese, and Jackie Robinson (Rookie Year "I'm Rooting for Jackie Robinson"); New York Yankees Vic Raschi, Phil Rizzuto, and Joe DiMaggio (2); Cleveland Indians Larry Doby, Harry "Suitcase" Simpson, and Satchel Paige; and New York Giant Bobby Thomson. Non-MLB baseball buttons include boxers Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Jersey Joe Walcott; actor Tab Hunter; politician Ronald Reagan; then president Dwight D. Eisenhower; TV cowboys Roy Rogers and Gene Autry; and Superman ("Supermen of America"). Largest, 2 1/2 inches EST. $600- 800 Categories: Brooklyn Dodgers
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-11-17