Grey Flannel was founded in 1989 by hobby pioneer Richard Russek. With his experience and expertise, Grey Flannel Auctions quickly developed into the world's foremost authenticators and dealers of high profile sports memorabilia specializing in vintage game-used jerseys and high-end autographs. GFA entered the auction arena in the fall of 1999 and has held 44 catalog auctions to date satisfying collector needs by auctioning off one-of-a-kind pieces while realizing record prices and private sales in excess of $75 Million. Our long list of unparalleled references including the NBRPA, MLBPAA, NFL Alumni, The Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum & Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards as well as countless Hall of Famers from every sport.

To those of you who have never visited our showroom in Westhampton, New York, we warmly extend an invitation to visit us and inspect the incredible memorabilia presented in this catalog. We realize this is not always possible, and to those bidders who cannot visit our facility, you can rest assured that each and every lot in this auction is genuine in our opinion and authentic in all respects. Our commitment to authentication for well over two decades has earned us the reputation as "The Standard of the Industry." The lots that we offer you are not being sold as investments. They are very speculative in a financial nature and should only be bought as collectibles. They are big toys for big boys to enjoy. In very few instances can the provenance of game-used items and autographed items be definitely traced to an athlete or individual, even when a letter from a team or player is provided. The following paragraphs discuss the processes used by Grey Flannel Auctions to authenticate lots in our auction. As a result of those processes, based on the information available to Grey Flannel Auctions, we are very comfortable in stating that "in our opinion" the items in our auction are authentic. However, every lot in this auction will be sold "As Is", no exceptions. (See Terms & Conditions). Our jersey authentication team is under the incredibly discerning eye of Nick Coppola, who has been collecting jerseys for over 30 years and has carefully and separately looked at every game-used jersey in this auction. All consignors have verified the game-use of their jerseys in this auction. Every lot in this auction will be accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Grey Flannel Auctions. We will note in the lot descriptions if additional letters of authenticity accompany that particular lot. We have used the services of James Spence Authentication; Jimmy Spence and his staff have inspected each autographed lot. With every autographed lot, if any one of our experts were uncomfortable with an item, we removed it from the auction. Every autographed lot in this auction will come with a JSA letter. Please note that "CH" within a lot description means an expert has determined it to be of Clubhouse variety. Lots containing multiple items have been reviewed by JSA; however, the possibility for secretarial and otherwise questionable signatures may be included. Each and every game-used bat was inspected and approved by John Taube of PSA/DNA. It is understood that every game-used bat lot will come with a PSA/DNA letter of authenticity. All remaining lots in this auction will be accompanied by a Grey Flannel Auctions, Inc. LOA.Our many years of experience have led us to choose all of the above experts. We believe they are the very best that exist. There is very little science to authenticating in this hobby, mostly opinion. If you disagree, we invite you to make arrangements to have your authenticator come inspect any and all items you are interested in before the auction.