On June 7, Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts sale will offer a fascinating collection of 42 objects and papers relating to the ownership and management of the New York Yankees Baseball Club. The collection, from the property of the former owner of the Yankees, Daniel Reid Topping, includes a variety of extraordinary Yankee material: the guestbook for the Owners box 1958-62, (estimate: $8,000-12,000), a trophy ball signed by legends of the game Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Goose Goslin, and Hank Aaron, (estimate: $9,000-12,000), contracts for George Weiss, Roy Hamey and Ralph Houk, Dans personalized Hamilton wristwatch issued to celebrate the 1947 World Series victory (estimate: $5,000-8,000), as well as numerous special Yankee Press pins, cufflinks, Old Timers Day and Christmas gifts. The Golden Age in Yankees folklore was 1945-64 and in those 19 years the team won 15 American pennants, 10 World Series, including the five straight
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