Lot # 1186: 1968 Atlantic Oil "Play Ball" Roberto Clemente Collection (HOF - 3)

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 10 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2022 Premier Auction",
which ran from 8/2/2022 12:00 AM to
8/20/2022 9:00 PM



1968 saw the Atlantic Oil Company sponsor a contest that bestowed customers with a "game piece" sweepstakes ticket disguised as a baseball card, which adorned with the image of a major league ball player.  The prizes offered were cold, hard cash and as you can imagine, that caused a lot of these to be redeemed, or tossed if no prize combination was unearthed. Issued in pairs, these were designed to be separated at the perforations and resulted in two variations on the reverse for each player.  The more colorful version shows a painting of a batter at the plate about to take a hack at the pitcher's offering.  Some examples have the game rules printed instead, with a control number grid at the bottom necessary for regulatory purposes. Of these three Clemente's, amazingly still with us despite the possibility they could lead to a $10 prize, the PSA 4 has the rules back, while the PSA 3 and PSA 1 examples display the baseball scene.  Usually found as singles, this group allows for knocking both varieties off your want list with ease.

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