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Lot # 695: 1940-41 "Original Globetrotters", Early Photo of Storied Basketball Franchise

Category: Basketball

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 13 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "Summer Premier Auction 2019",
which ran from 7/14/2019 11:30 PM to
8/3/2019 8:00 PM


Lot Description  

1940-41 Action photograph of the Harlem Globetrotters (billed as the "Original" Globetrotters) from a period where they were a real team and not a side-show, battling against the Detroit Eagles in the World Championship! The Globetrotters won in 1940 but it would be the Eagles here that would win the game and the championship! A RARE photo of the two World Champions battling against each other.

Size: 6.5x8.5
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 2/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 7/10

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