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Auction archive: Lot number 125

Rare 1934 Babe Ruth U.S. All-Star Tour of Japan Souvenir Matchbook20th Century

Estimate
US$1,000 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$1,375
Auction archive: Lot number 125

Rare 1934 Babe Ruth U.S. All-Star Tour of Japan Souvenir Matchbook20th Century

Estimate
US$1,000 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$1,375
Beschreibung:

Rare 1934 Babe Ruth U.S. All-Star Tour of Japan Souvenir Matchbook Very rare surviving example of an intact souvenir matchbook featuring an illustrative rendering of Babe Ruth. Issued during the 1934 U.S. All-Star Team Tour of Japan with US and Japanese flags under the image of Ruth. Interior wooden tray is missing original matches with back displaying Japanese character writing having a crease to paper surface: VG-EX

Auction archive: Lot number 125
Auction:
Datum:
16 Dec 2020
Auction house:
Christie's
King Street, St. James's 8
London, SW1Y 6QT
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7839 9060
+44 (0)20 73892869
Beschreibung:

Rare 1934 Babe Ruth U.S. All-Star Tour of Japan Souvenir Matchbook Very rare surviving example of an intact souvenir matchbook featuring an illustrative rendering of Babe Ruth. Issued during the 1934 U.S. All-Star Team Tour of Japan with US and Japanese flags under the image of Ruth. Interior wooden tray is missing original matches with back displaying Japanese character writing having a crease to paper surface: VG-EX

Auction archive: Lot number 125
Auction:
Datum:
16 Dec 2020
Auction house:
Christie's
King Street, St. James's 8
London, SW1Y 6QT
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7839 9060
+44 (0)20 73892869
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