1894 BASE BALL SEASON OPENING GAME RIBBON FOR THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. ST. LOUIS BROWNS.
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Winning Bid:
$576.31
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
A rare pre-1900 professional baseball artifact, the only example known to us. 2.25x6" fabric ribbon. Issued by "Chronicle Telegraph" as a "Newsboy's Badge", the ribbon promotes the opening game of the 1894 National League season in which the Browns defeated the Pirates 11-3. The game was played at Robinson Field. The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph started the year of this ribbon, 1884. Lt. trace of aging and bit of fraying at top/bottom. Still exceptional condition overall given its age and fragile nature. VF. Early and historic.
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