Christies: Vintage Sports and Hollywood Online: The Dr. G.B. Espy Collection, 24365, New York

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Auction Report
Auction Date
October 24, 2025 - October 24, 2025
Page Size: 156 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
351 ROCKY MARCIANO

ROCKY MARCIANO HANDWRITTEN AND AUTOGRAPHED POSTCARD (PSA/DNA 9 MINT)

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 508.00
352 ROCKY MARCIANO

ROCKY MARCIANO AUTOGRAPHED PERSONAL CHECK (PSA/DNA 7 NM)

1965 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 635.00
353 BOXING

TWO BOXING CHAMPION AUTOGRAPH DISPLAYS (PSA/DNA: VG-NM)

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 127.00
354 JOE LOUIS

JOE LOUIS TRAINING PHOTOGRAPH (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

CIRCA 1950 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 127.00
355 JOE LOUIS

JOE LOUIS PHOTOGRAPH AFTER DEFEATING MAX SCHMELING (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

1938 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 635.00
356 JOE LEWIS

JOE LEWIS VS. ARTURO GODDY PHOTOGRAPH (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

CIRCA 1940 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 127.00
357 JOE LOUIS

TWO VINTAGE JOE LOUIS DISPLAY PIECES

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 127.00
358 FLOYD PATTERSON

FLOYD PATTERSON VS. INGEMAR JOHANSSON FIGHT FILM POSTER

CIRCA 1959 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
359 LEROY NEIMAN

LEROY NEIMAN (1912-2012)

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 254.00
367 BOBBY JONES

BOBBY JONES AUTOGRAPHED LETTER (PSA/DNA 7 NM)

1935 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,905.00
368 BOBBY JONES

BOBBY JONES AUTOGRAPHED BOOK "GOLF IS MY GAME" (PSA/DNA: SIG. EX/MT-NM, BOOK VG, DUSTJACKET FR)

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,016.00
370 BABE RUTH AND GOVERNOR ALFRED E. SMITH

BABE RUTH AND GOVERNOR ALFRED E. SMITH PHOTOGRAPH

CIRCA 1930 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 127.00
371

MASTERS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS AUTOGRAPHED POSTER (PSA/DNA: EX-NM)

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,016.00
373

"OLYMPIC TRACK" ARTIST'S PROOF SERIGRAPH BY LEROY NEIMAN (PSA/DNA: EX/MT-NM)

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 508.00
374

THE COUNTRY CLUB OF SPRINGFIELD: AN AMERICAN SILVER TENNIS TROPHY CUP

NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, 1905 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 762.00
375 BILL TILDEN'S

BILL TILDEN'S WALLET WITH CONTENTS

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 889.00
381

A CARBON COPY OF A TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX MEMO REGARDING MARILYN MONROE'S NAME CHANGE

1946-12-03 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,413.00
382

AN EARLY TYPESCRIPT TWENTIETH-CENTURY FOX MEMO REGARDING MARILYN MONROE

1946-08-14 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 508.00
383

A VERY EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY FOX TYPESCRIPT MEMO REGARDING MARILYN MONROE

1946-07-25 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,048.00
384 ANDRE DE DIENES,

A GROUP OF SEVEN MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPHS (ALL PSA/DNA "TYPE II")

1940'S, PRINTED 1970S-80S USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 762.00
385

AN EARLY MARILYN MONROE CONTACT PHOTOGRAPH (PSA DNA TYPE 1)

CIRCA 1946 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 508.00
386

AN EARLY MARILYN MONROE CONTACT PHOTOGRAPH (PSA DNA TYPE 1)

CIRCA 1946 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 508.00
387

AN EARLY MARILYN MONROE CONTACT PHOTOGRAPH (PSA DNA TYPE 1)

CIRCA 1946 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 508.00
388 BRUNO BERNARD,

AN EARLY PHOTOGRAPH OF MARILYN MONROE (PSA/DNA "TYPE I")

CIRCA 1946 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,651.00
389

AN EARLY MARILYN MONROE CONTACT PHOTOGRAPH (PSA DNA TYPE 1)

CIRCA 1946 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 254.00
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