HAVANA LIONS & ALMENDARES SCORPIONS CUBAN BASEBALL TEAM NEWS SERVICE PHOTOS.
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$1,658.58 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Auction #211 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1196 in auction 211
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Item Description
Original matching pair, each is a 3.5x7" glossy photo. Both feature great team images and each reverse has similar markings including publication notations, text strips that includes player/manager names, date stamp of Nov. 6, 1932. One also has ink stamp for "Bohemia" the famous Cuban weekly publication. Havana team includes Cuban Baseball HOF members Alejandro Oms, Luis Tiant Sr. and Mike Gonzalez while the Scorpions team includes HOF members Adolfo Luque, Lazaro Salazar and Silvio Garcia. The Scorpions were Cuban League champions this year, as well as the previous season which is noted on the backpaper. Reverses have moderate aging. Fronts remain clean and glossy. VF. From the Richard Merkin Collection and comes with Hake's COA.
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