in the First Colored World Series in 1924. That single photograph fetched a whopping $16,750. Whether you are a buyer of KC memo- rabilia or not, Kansas City has a deep history as a baseball town. We highly encourage you to visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum at
rabilia holds a high level of interest and value. Event and advertising posters sell between $400 to $800. Ticket stubs sell from $50 to several hundred depending on the game. Autographed items like baseballs and pennants have a wide range of potential value. Buck O’Neil for instance has been a major public figure in Kansas City for many
Photographs The last category of baseball memorabilia we’ll mention is one that could easily be un- derestimated: original period photographs. Black and white 8x10 images depicting Monarch players have a very high level of interest. They generally sell in the hun- dreds with very fine examples selling over a thousand. The prize images to be on the hunt for are panoramic lineups of the team. These are highly sought after and fetch a premium at auction selling between $7,000 and $12,000. Sotheby’s sold a particularly important panorama photograph in 2007 of the Hilldale Giants and the KC Monarchs
18th & Vine and grab some Arthur Bryant’s BBQ while you are in the neighborhood. And don’t forget to root for our boys in blue. Go Royals! ^ Michael and James Fry are brothers and the owners of Brown Button Estate Sales.
decades after his active first base playing days. Because of his popularity in Kansas City, he con- tinued to autograph items for fans into his 90s. Supply and demand then comes into play. Even though Buck O’Neil signatures are sought after, if there are thousands on the market rather than hundreds, the price is going to be less. We’ve actually run across several at our estate sales and sold them between $20 and $40. More uncommon autographs like Willard Brown or Satchel Paige can sell in the hun- dreds. Jackie Robinson’s signature, being the most sought after, sells in a wide range from $1,000 to very fine examples going for as much as $18,000.
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