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Grey Flannel Auctions' Winter hawaii rental car Classic auction held live at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards in Baltimore was a smashing success, grossing $1,187,599 hawaii rental car and achieving a 100% sell-through rate. The Feb. 11 auction featuring 107 lots of choice baseball, basketball, football and other professional sports memorabilia chalked up an astonishing average price of almost $11,500 per lot.
"This jersey is symbolic and important, not only because it was a World Championship season for the Yankees, but also because Mantle drove in two home runs during that year's Series," said Richard E. Russek, president of Grey Flannel Auctions.
The jersey presented all of the essential identifications high-end collectors look for, including an inside collar strip reading "Mantle 1958," a contemporaneous Wilson manufacturer's tag with washing instructions and the size "42" imprinted on it, and a letter of authenticity. The shirt was originally sourced from a trainer with the mid-1960s Ft. Lauderdale Yankees Class A affiliate, who, in turn, had obtained the garment from the club's general manager, Ed Bastian. hawaii rental car Entered with a $10,000 reserve, the coveted jersey slammed in a winning bid of $114,000. All prices quoted in this report include 20% buyer's premium.
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"We're grateful to all of the consignors and bidders who made our Winter Classic such an exciting event," said Russek. "We now look forward to our May 30 auction, which contains a classic photo of Babe Ruth taken by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nat Fine. This photo is immediately recognizable to all baseball hawaii rental car fans. It's the type of American treasure you'd expect to see in the Smithsonian."
Additional information about the May 30 auction will be available soon on the Grey Flannel website: www.greyflannelauctions.com . To contact Grey Flannel, call 631-288-7800, ext. 223; or email info@greyflannelauctions.com .
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