2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Dutch Van Kirk Cut Auto
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Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk served in the United States Army Air Force from 1941-1946. He is best known for being the navigator of the flight that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in August 1945. The 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball set features a cut autograph card of Dutch Van Kirk. Topps Allen & Ginter was released on July 9, 2012 - and at the time of the release, Van Kirk was still alive but the market for this card was hot with multiple potential buyers bidding on the card just after it appeared on eBay. Van Kirk is known for doing some book signings, and you can read about them toward the bottom of his Wikipedia page. On the example autograph on the Wiki page, you can see that Van Kirk often inscribes his autograph with 'Navigator - Enola Gay Hiroshima - 6 Aug. 1945.' Enola Gay refers to the name of the plane that Van Kirk navigated during the atomic bomb drop. |
| The market for the Allen & Ginter cards is always hot at release and 2012 should be no different. The Van Kirk cut autograph is a 1/1 - the only one in the '12 Ginter set of Van Kirk. Bidding quickly reached $100+, but typical Van Kirk autographs can sell for less then $50. The PSA/DNA certified autograph shown to the right went un-sold on eBay when it ended June 18, 2012 from seller: amazingautographs |
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| 2012 Allen & Ginter Baseball Dutch Van Kirk Cut Auto Auction Start Date: July 9, 2012 Auction End Date: Jul 16, 2012 eBay Seller: brownstreak Final Price: ???? |
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2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Cut Autograph Cards in 2012 Allen & Ginter Baseball |
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| AGCS-1 Edward Albee AGCS-3 Ted Koppel AGCS-4 Hugh Downs AGCS-5 John Nash AGCS-6 Desmond Tutu AGCS-7 Dick Clark AGCS-8 Carl Muscarello AGCS-9 Dutch Van Kirk AGCS-10 Ernest Borgnine AGCS-11 Martin Sheen |
AGCS-12 Monty Hall AGCS-13 Gloria Gaynor AGCS-14 Pat Boone AGCS-15 Dave Brubeck AGCS-16 Fats Domino AGCS-17 Charlie Daniels AGCS-19 Betty White AGCS-20 Elliot Gould AGCS-21 Sophia Loren AGCS-22 Clarence Thomas |
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