Mar 26, 2009 - Sale 2174

Sale 2174 - Lot 55

Price Realized: $ 180
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(BASEBALL--AMERICAN LEAGUE.) Group of 13 complimentary passes. 13 printed cards, each 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches, each written out to "S.W. Bone and One," stamped with a serial number, and bearing the printed signature of A.L. president William Harridge, with the eight American League cities listed on verso. Excellent condition. Np, 1946-56 and 1958-59

Additional Details

These passes were issued to Sidney Witt Bone (1901-1980), the western passenger agent for the New York Central Railroad, and entitled him to unlimited attendance at all eight American League parks. Bone was based in Los Angeles and none of the clubs were west of Kansas City during this period, explaining why these passes appear to be unused. with--2 related instruction cards issued under Harridge''s name, 1954 and 1955.