Signed 1934 Tour of Japan ball sells for $10,575

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A 1934 Tour of Japan autographed Harridge AL baseball featuring signatures of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx was one of the top items in the October EAC Gallery auction. The final auction results proved that point, with the autographed ball leading the entire auction by selling for $10,575.

Before the auction, Larry Rosenbaum, president of EAC, stated this auction would be one of the best sports auctions EAC Gallery has ever hosted. Besides the 1934 Tour of Japan baseball, six other sports related items populated the top 10 items sold in the auction.

The top selling sports items included: a Ty Cobb autographed Giles official NL ball ($7,820); an official Western League ball signed by Ruth, Gehrig, Ted Williams and Hank Aaron ($5,816); a 1936 World Champion Yankees autographed Harridge official AL ball ($5,288); a Hugh Jennings autographed Heydler official NL ball ($4,113); a 1937 American League All-Star team autographed official AL ball ($3,910); and a Babe Ruth autographed ball ($3,440).

The top selling non-sports items included: an Abraham Lincoln document signed as president ($5,474); a Thomas Jefferson free-franked envelope signed as president ($3,910); an Albert Einstein cover signed ($3,574); and an Earnest Hemingway autograph letter signed ($2,938).

EAC Gallery Auction Results
October 2006

Descriptions provided by auction company Total ($)
1934 Tour Of Japan Autographed W. Harridge Official AL Ball--
Featuring Ruth, Gehrig $10,575
Ty Cobb Autographed W. Giles Official NL Ball--From PSA/DNA $7,820
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams & Hank Aaron.. $5,816
Abraham Lincoln Document Signed As President $5,474
1936 World Champion NY Yankees Autographed W. Harridge
Official AL Ball... $5,288
Hugh Jennings Autographed J. Heydler Official NL Ball--
From PSA/DNA $4,113
Thomas Jefferson Free Franked Envelope Signed As President $3,910
1937 American League All-Star Team Autographed W. Harridge
Official AL Ball $3,910
Albert Einstein Cover Signed $3,574
Babe Ruth Autographed Ball--From PSA/DNA $3,440
Ernest Hemingway Autograph Letter Signed $2,938
George S. Patton Jr. WWI Dated Autograph Letters Signed $2,585
Tiger Woods Limited Edition 16X20 Photo Signed--Only 25!
--From Upper Deck $2,584
Margaret Mitchell Typed Letter Signed... $2,408
Leroy Neiman Signed Limited Edition Serigraph $2,350
Ulysses S. Grant War Dated Autograph Letter $2,327
Mickey Mantle, Duke Snider & Willie Mays Signed... $2,289
Nathaniel Greene Autograph Letter Signed--Signed Twice $2,115
Howard Hughes & His Crew Signed Flight Flown Cover $1,939
John Hancock Signature $1,880
Mickey Mantle Signed Original Painting By Wayne Prokopiak $1,549
Mickey Mantle Signed Bat--From PSA/DNA $1,469
Leroy Neiman Signed Limited Edition Serigraph $1,410
Mickey Mantle, Joe Dimaggio & Ted Williams $1,388
Ty Cobb Autograph Letter Signed $1,293
Henri Matisse Autograph Letter Signed $1,280
1961 World Champion NY Yankees Signed Limited Edition
Lithograph By Ron Lewis $1,280
Hank Greenberg Autographed B. Brown Official AL Ball--From
PSA/DNA $1,250
Franklin D. Roosevelt Document Signed As President $1,218
Boston Celtics Greats Signed Official NBA Game Ball--From
PSA/DNA $1,218
Boston Celtics Greats Signed Official NBA Game Ball--From
PSA/DNA $1,218
Mickey Mantle Signed Vintage Watch--From PSA/DNA $1,204
Michael Jordan (1963-) Signed Limited Edition Chicago Bulls
Jersey--From Upper Deck $1,204
Chick Webb 8X10 Photos Signed Archive $1,188
Deceased Hall Of Famers Single Signed Official MLB Balls
Archive--From PSA/DNA $1,175
NY Yankee Greats Signed Vintage 30X40 Posters Archive--
Featuring Mantle & Dimaggio $1,175
Vintage Autograph Albums--Three Albums Circa 1930s-
1940s $1,175
1966 Beatles Shea Stadium Concert Original Full Unused
Ticket--From PSA $1,174
John D. Rockefeller Document Signed $1,163
1937 Philadelphia Phillies Autographed F. Frick Official NL
Ball $1,147
James Madison Document Signed As President $1,141
James Buchanan Document Signed As President $1,136
1972 NY Yankees Autographed Wilson New York Yankees
Ball--Featuring Munson $1,108
Hall Of Famers Signed Book--HOF 50th Anniversary--From
PSA/DNA $1,108
Ted Williams Signed Limited Edition Cooperstown Bat Co Bat--
From PSA... $1,095
Ted Williams Signed Bat--From Green Diamond $1,095
King Philip Ii Manuscript Document Signed As King $1,067
Martin Van Buren Autograph Letter Signed as President $1,058
John Jay Autograph Letter Signed As Secretary Of Foreign
Affairs $1,058
Nolan Ryan Signed Stephen Holland Signed Limited
Edition Giclee $1,058
1937 National League Champion NY Giants Autographed
F. Frick Official NL Ball.. $1,058
1937 Pittsburgh Pirates Autographed F. Frick Official NL Ball--
Featuring HOFers ... $1,058
Brooklyn Dodgers Signed Book--From PSA/DNA $1,042
John Tyler (10th President) Document Signed As President $991
Mickey Mantle Autographed B. Brown Official AL Ball $991
Sandy Koufax Signed Original Painting On Canvas By Leon Wolf $969
Theodore Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed As President. $969
Ted Williams & Carl Yastrzemski Signed Limited Edition $947
New York's Greatest Shortstops Signed Limited Edition Bat--
From PSA/DNA & Steiner $947
Theodore Roosevelt Document Signed As President $944
Theodore Herzl (1860-1904) Typed Letter Signed $939
William Henry Harrison Free Franked Envelope Signed $881
Anna Harrison Free Franked Envelope Signed--Signed Twice $881
Rutherford B. Hayes Autograph Letter Signed As President $881
1937 Cincinnati Reds Autographed F. Frick Official NL Ball--
Featuring HOFers $881
Presidents Multi-Signed Display $861
Hall Of Fame Hitters 8X10 Photos Signed Archive--From
PSA/DNA $853
Maxim Gorky Document Signed--Jewish Society Pamphlet $853
Ronald Reagan Document Signed--34-Page Movie Contract $852
Triple Crown Winners Signed Poster--From PSA/DNA $832
Philip H. Sheridan Carte-De-Visite Photo Signed--Hoag & Quick $823
NY Yankee Greats Autographed B. Brown Official AL Ball--From
PSA/DNA $801
1969 Super Bowl Champion NY Jets Team Signed Helmet--From
Steiner Sports $783
Jacqueline Kennedy Typed Letter Signed As First Lady $764
Frank Lloyd Wright Signed Check $764
Frederic Remington Signed Book $764
1959 NY Yankees Autographed W. Harridge Official AL Ball $763
Hall Of Famers Autographed B. Brown Official AL Ball--From
PSA/DNA $754
Franklin D. Roosevelt Document Signed As President $744
Knute Rockne 1918 Handwritten Football Play--From Pat Quinn $737
David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973) Autograph Letter Signed $711
Nathaniel Gorham (1738-1796) Autograph Letter Signed $711
Henry Wells & William Fargo Civil War Dated Document Signed $711
Barry Bonds Signed San Francisco Giants Jersey--From
PSA/DNA $711
Tiger Woods Signed "Breaking Through" Limited Edition
Photo Display $705
Orville Wright Air Mail Cover Signed $705
1776 Broadsheet--Casualties "At The Battles Of Lexington And
Concord" $705
1952 World Champion NY Yankees Autographed W. Harridge
Official AL Ball $693
Mickey Mantle Autographed Hand-Painted L. MacPhail Official
AL Ball.. $693
Derek Jeter Autographed Baseball Bat--From Steiner Sports $693
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers Autographed F. Frick Official NL Ball--
From PSA/DNA $687
Triple Crown Winners Signed Poster--From PSA/DNA $687
1996 World Champion NY Yankees World Champion Autographed
Official World Series $670