Lot # 915: 1950s-2000 Massive Packers, Braves, Brewers Childhood Collection of Cards, Pubs and More (500)

Category: Cards

Starting Bid: $75.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "April 2, 2026: Spring Auction",
which ran from 3/16/2026 2:00 AM to
4/2/2026 10:30 PM



This is a remarkably diverse old-time auction lot from an enterprising Wisconsin collector, the treasured ephemera of a half-century of following the Packers, Braves and Brewers and accumulating artifacts chronicling the exploits of his heroes. Given the enormous quantity of cards, programs, magazines, newspaper supplements, pins and even felt patches, to provide a glimpse, bidders are urged to give the listing a close examination to pinpoint treasures not immediately apparent to the naked eye. Here’s the breakdown: 1) Vintage, modern, retro mostly Packers cards (approx. 450) – includes some vintage (1959 Topps Starr, 1960 Topps McGee, Starr Postcard), Lake to Lake regionals, Wonder Bread and modern and retro Packers from the late 1990s (Upper Deck, Packer Pro Shop, Police sets, NFC 25th Anniversary issue) - vintage cards are broadly Good to Excellent, and modern easily Ex-Mt to Near-Mint, with the emphasis to the upper end of the spectrum; 2) Newspaper Broadsheet Supplements (14) – a) Chicago Tribune, Dec. 9, 1940, NFL Title, 73-0; b) five Milwaukee Sentinel partial sports sections, mostly Super Bowls I and II; c) Oct. 11, 1957, Sentinel full World Series Supplement of three sections and 40 pages; d) Jan. 1, 1962, Sentinel sports tear sheets, “Packers Beat Giants, 37-0; e) Sentinel front page, “Private Paul (Hornung) scores 19 Points”; f) Oct. 2, 1957, Sentinel World Series Supplement, 16 pages; and g) Sept. 28, 1959 Sentinel World Series Supplement, 20 pages; 3) Packers Publications (12) – mostly Very Good to Excellent for earliest years and Ex-Mt or better by the 1970s, including 1942 vs. Bears Program, 1943 vs. 49ers Program, 1956 Midwest Shrine vs. Eagles, 1966 vs. Bears, 1968 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “The Fabulous Packers,” 1968 The Lombardi Era, 1968 vs. Giants Program, 1969 vs. Giants Program, 1970 vs. Falcons Program, 1970 vs. Bills Program, 1976 Packers Media Guide, and 2006 Shopko Packers vs. Bears; 4) Sports Illustrated (6) – mostly Ex-Mt or better, including Sept. 2, 1996 (Favre/White/Brooks), Sept. 16, 1996 (Favre), Feb. 1997 The Champions Special Edition (Favre – Near-Mint), Jan. 20, 1997 Favre/Holmgren, Jan. 26, 1997 Return to Glory (Favre) and Sept. 24, 2001, 9-11 Commemorative Edition (Near-Mint); 5) 1959 Braves Scorecard and Team Picture, unscored but (mk); 6) 1971 Brewers Scorecard, unscored but (mk( - Fair; 7) 1989 Brewers Program with Yount, Gantner and Molitor; 8) 1941 Wisconsin Badgers Program, High School Day at Camp Randall; 9) 1946-47 Sheboygan Red Skins (NBL) Scorecard, unscored by (mk); and 10) Miscellaneous (11), including nine vintage National League 1 ½-inch Felt Team Logos, a 1989 Juan Nieves Brewers Card and Pin in original packaging and a 2003 Packers/Vikings 1 ½-inch Lambeau Coin, Rebirth of a Legend.

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