Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/7/2017
Nicknamed “The Bible” due to its recognized authority on all matters baseball, The Sporting News began life in 1886, still in existence today, with Sporting News Media offering only digital copy of the historic publication since 2013. We have a nice collection of good ‘ole newsprint copies, with 62 examples present, spanning from 1935 to 1942. Each 17” x 24” (unfolded) “newspaper” is loaded with pertinent content, with the complete gamut of baseball issues covered along with interesting period advertisements from baseball-related companies like Hillerich & Bradsby. Expected wear is present, with heavy toning/browning in spots along with the odd brittle page or fold. Edge tears are also visible, with these typical newsprint problems unable to diminish the important content. Included in the collection are issues from Nov 7 1935, Mar 12, 19 and 26 1936, April 9, 16 1936, Oct 8, 15 1936, Nov 19 1936, Dec 3, 10, 17, 31 1936, Jan 7, 14, 28 1937, Feb 11 (2), 18, 25 1937, Mar 4, 11, 18, 25 1937, Apr 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 1937, May 6, 13, 27 1937, June 3, 10, 17, 1937, July 15, 22, 29 1937, Aug 5, 12, 26 1937, Sep 9, 16, 30 1937, Oct 21 1937, Nov 11, 18, 25 1937, Dec 2, 9, 16 1937, Jan 20 1938, Mar 10, 17, 24 1938, Apr 7 1938, May 12 1938, Sep 22 1938, Jun 6 1940, Nov 19, 26, 1942.
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