Fall Premier Auction 2017
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 04:00PM EDT - Sat, Nov 4, 2017 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 219
1914 HONUS WAGNER COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA CERTIFICATE TO THE STATE FISHERIES COMMISSION (WAGNER ESTATE)
Sold for
$240
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
| $1,500,000 | $150,000 |
Honus Wagner besides adorning the most valuable baseball card in history was an eight-time National League batting champ and a member of baseball’s first induction class into Cooperstown. “The Flying Dutchman” as he was called won one World Series title in 1909 during his illustrious career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
This lot holds an unusual non-baseball-related item connected to Wagner direct from his estate: his official Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate to the State Fisheries Commission as an appointed member. Dated April 23 1914 and signed by the John K. Tener then Governor of Pennsylvania the framed certificate measures 15.5” wide by 22” high and includes the state seal. The certificate reads in part: “Know Ye in reposing especial trust and confidence in the prudence integrity and the ability of JOHN J. WAGNER of the County of Allegheny andunder authority of the Constitution and Laws of the said Commonwealth in such case made and provided I have appointed and do by there Commission him to be a Member of the State Fisheries Commission.”
Includes letter of provenance from SCP Auctions confirming that this piece was acquired directly from the Wagner Estate.
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