Rare 1934 Babe Ruth US All-Star Tour of Japan Souvenir Match...

Lot 125
16.12.2020 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 125 | Rare 1934 Babe Ruth US All-Star Tour of Japan Souvenir Match...
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$ 1 000 – 2 000
Rare 1934 Babe Ruth U.S. All-Star Tour of Japan Souvenir Matchbook

Very rare surviving example of an intact souvenir matchbook featuring an illustrative rendering of Babe Ruth. Issued during the 1934 U.S. All-Star Team Tour of Japan with US and Japanese flags under the image of Ruth. Interior wooden tray is missing original matches with back displaying Japanese character writing having a crease to paper surface: VG-EX

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