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BASEBALL BAT
DATING GUIDE |
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Dick Culler Autographed Ball Co. 1959 World's
Champion Dodgers Baseball Matchbook Coupon |
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Dick Culler Autographed
Ball Co. Matchbook
Coupon |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1959
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ADVERTISER
- Autographed Ball
Co.
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SIZE
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1.50" x 4"
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PRICE GUIDE
- $10.00 - $15.00
$15.00 - $30.00
(with Matches)
Excellent-Near Mint
Condition
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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The Autographed Ball Company was
founded in 1947 by Richard B. (Dick)
Culler in High Point, North Carolina.
Culler played baseball in the major
leagues from 1936 to 1949, for the
Philadelphia A's, Chicago White Sox,
Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, and New
York Giants. Dick Culler had invented a
technique to stamp facsimiles of
players' signatures on baseballs, so
team-autographed balls could be
mass-produced. It allowed a baseball to
be hand-stamped with a spherical stamp
six times, once for each panel on the
ball.
A joint venture with ex teammate Billy Jurges, the company
licensed the
use of players' signatures on the basis
of one cent apiece for each ball sold.
The company sold the balls through
concession stands in big-league parks
and also sold them through the mail.
This matchbook features a coupon on the
inside to order a 1959 World's Champion Los Angeles Dodgers
facsimile baseball, for $2.50 each.
The outside front panel of the matchbook illustrates a 1959 LA Dodgers
facsimile autograph baseball with Duke
Snider and Gil Hodges on the sweet
spot. Above reads "Own This Autographed
baseball" below "The only Facsimile
Autographed Ball Authorized For Sale By
Big Leaguers" The back depicts Dick
Culler wearing a Boston Braves baseball
cap, and reads; "Dick Culler Shortstop
for the Athletics, White Sox, Braves,
Cubs, and Giants (1936-1948) Says:
"Dad, get your boy this baseball,
autographed by the World's Champion
Dodgers ! Send me the coupon inside
TODAY!"
The red section at the bottom reads "SOLD ONLY WITH THIS COUPON OR AT
MAJOR LEAGUE BALL PARKS" The red
section between the front and back
reads "SEE INSIDE!"
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Dick Culler Autographed
Ball Co. Matchbook Coupon |
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