OC Register –
This would be no Mickey Mouse find. The couple, who asked to remain anonymous, had not only three famously rare autographs — 19th-century baseball stars and Hall of Famers Buck Ewing, Tim Keefe and John Montgomery Ward — but various original signed documents relating to a short-lived players union revolt in 1889-90 and the formation of a breakaway baseball league.
The documents and autographs, divided into 17 lots, are up for bid online by Tustin-based Memory Lane Inc., through Saturday, Jan. 13 as part of its Winter Historical Rarities Auction.
The entire auction features more than 1,275 cards, autographs and items, mostly baseball, as well as from other sports and even a $2 bill signed by Warren Buffett.
For J.P. Cohen, president of Memory Lane, the turn-of-the-century baseball collection, dubbed “The Northeast Find: 1890’s Player’s League Historical Signed Documents,” is what sets this auction apart.
So, while a rare Hank Aaron rookie or Walter Johnson card might bring in the biggest bids, the Northeast documents hold a special place in Cohen’s heart.
