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1923-1924 BILLIKEN VALENTIN DREKE SGC 50 VG/EX 4 (RICHARD MERKIN COLLECTION).
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Auction #206 - Part I > Item 1126
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$1,012.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction #206 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1278 in auction 206
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Item Description
From same set as #1121. Card front reads "Dreke, Almendares B.B.C." Crisp, sharp image. Dreke was a star with the Cuban Stars and Almendares Scorpions from 1918-1928 and he died tragically in 1929 at just 31 of tuberculosis. Dreke was elected to the Cuban Baseball HOF in 1945. The Almendares Scorpions won the championship with Dreke in both 1924-1925 & 1925-1926. Designated by SGC as being from the "Richard Merkin Collection" and comes with Hake's COA.
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