Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Spring 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/2/2023
The first Major League Baseball team to reside north of the border, the Montreal Expos enjoyed 36 seasons of play in La Belle Province, producing numerous homegrown stars such as Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Larry Walker and Pedro Martinez. Offered here, is this memorabilia collection totaling five that focuses on the Expos. Staring with the jerseys, examples sporting the autographs of fan favourites Andre Dawson and Denis Martinez are included. Both decorated with tackle twill numbers and letters, the Dawson jersey features a felt Expos crest while the Martinez jersey has the traditional tackle twill variation. Dawson has signed his jersey over the reverse number “1” with a silver ink signature that displays without issue and has added an annotation reading “ROY 77” alongside it in matching ink. An AJ Sports World hologram is affixed above and is accompanied by a matching COA. For the Martinez jersey, Denis has signed the reverse number “2” with a silver ink signature that shows some light fading and has added an annotation reading “PG 7/28/91” underneath. A JSA sticker numbered “WP330703” is affixed above and its matching COA is included. For the bats, game-used examples from both Marquis Grissom and Larry Parrish are included, along with a commemorative Rusty Staub Cooperstown bat signed by the Montreal legend. The Grissom bat is a 35” Louisville R161 block letter example in solid black finish, with “9” handwritten in silver (faded) over the knob. Residue over the upper handle – possibly pine tar or Mota stick – is present, with a large repaired crack just below the center brand. Nice use is exhibited, with ball and compression marks over the barrel. The Parrish bat is a 35 ½” Louisville A99 signature model from the 1980-83 labeling period, with “15” handwritten over the knob in white. Seeing use with either the Expos or Rangers, a good amount of the finish has worn away over the barrel, especially over the hitting surface, with a small V-shaped crack over the lower handle. Lastly, the Staub bat is a 34” Cooperstown commemorative example with gorgeous decals listing his hit totals, with a “Special Edition” decal just above the handle. Staub has signed between the center brand and barrel decals in gold, and the signature displays especially well against the dark brown finished surface. With just very light handling wear present, the bat remains in gorgeous condition.
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