RARE 1900's Pin WILLIAM S. DEVERY - Yankees NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS

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RARE 1900's Pin WILLIAM S. DEVERY - Yankees NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS Starting Bid 99 cents !!! .... Absolutely NO RESERVE !!! DESCRIPTION GENESIS .... Birth of the Yankees Franchise ! A Very RARE 1900's pinback of William S. Devery, the 1st owner of the New York Yankees, then the New York Highlanders). The wealthy (and reportedly corrupt) figurehead was the last superintendent of the New York City Police Department police commission and the first police chief in 1898 with political ties to the infamous Tammany Hall machine that ruled New York City. In 1902, Devery teamed with Frank Farrell and bought the Maryland based baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles and moved them to New York City and his new $300,000 ball field, Hilltop Park. Because of the elevation of the ball field, the new team in the newly formed, American League would be called the New York Highlanders (until 1913 when the team was renamed by Devery officially as the New York Yankees). In 1915, Devery and Farrell sold the team and Hilltop Park to Colonel Jacob Ruppert, Jr. and Tillinghast L' Hommedieu Huston. The rest as they say, is history ! This RARE pinback measuring approx. 1" dates to the 1900's during Devery' short-lived campaign for the position of New York City Mayor. The pins grades in beautiful excellent condition and has it's paper insert on the reverse from a New York equipment company and a patent date of July 21. 1896. Yankee and Highlander artifacts from this early-era of the team's history are extremely rare. This pinback represents a relic from the very dawn of the New York Yankees Dynasty and would be an excellent addition for any Yankees historian or to any advanced Yankees collection. As with ALL our auctions, there is NO RESERVE so Bid to WIN !!! (This is a 7-day Auction that ends on SUNDAY Night, December 16th). "Please allow time for images to load" ABOUT US eBay Member Since 1997 Check our Feedback and Bid with TOTAL Confidence and see why we are Rated #1 by many as "The Source" for Vintage Sports Memorabilia and Vintage Original Photographs on eBay. Everything we sell is backed by a 100% TOTAL Satisfaction Guarantee ! Please see my eBay "About Me" page by If you have never brought from us, give us a try and join over 15,000+ satisfied clients. PAYMENT, SHIPPING, & PICK-UP We accept PayPal. Pick-Up from our Jersey City location (by appointment) is also available. Payment is due within (3) days from the end of the auction. NJ State Residents MUST add 7% sales tax. DO NOT use eBay CHECKOUT . This is a four-part auction, All winners will be sent an invoice by email on WEDNESDAY, December 19th when our ENTIRE auction this week is over. However, if you are done buying from us and need an invoice immediately, just email us and we will get an invoice out to you ASAP. Because eBay’s shipping calculator might NOT always be accurate or appear high on the shipping charges (especially on multiple purchases), please contact us with your postal code and we will send you an invoice or wait for our invoice so we can combine your shipping charges. WE ALWAYS COMBINE SHIPPING CHARGES on MULTIPLE PURCHASES (Buy More and SAVE on S+H) ! WE SHIP via USPS. In general, For U.S. and CANADA : small size and flat items weighing less than 13 ounces, such as photographs, cards, or pins will be shipped via 1st Class. Other items will be shipped via Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation. Insurance is MANDATORY on packages valued at over $100. For INTERNATIONAL Destinations , Packages over $50 will be sent via USPS International Priority Mail. Packages over $200 must be sent via USPS International Express Mail with tracking (as only Express Mail is insured and trackable for international packages). Per eBay rules and the law, we must declare FULL value on customs forms, no exceptions. We will NOT end auctions early. This is to give everyone a fair and equal chance to win. We reserve ALL rights to cancel any bids if a bidder has numerous negative feedbacks or the auction if... read more

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