THE GENTLEMAN'S AUCTION, OCTOBER 26, 2024:
THE LIFETIME SPORTS MEMORABILIA COLLECTION OF MARC WOLFF & AMY BRILL WOLFF
My team and I are honored to present the auction
of The Lifetime Sports Memorabilia Collection of
the late Marc Wolff and his daughter,
Amy Wolff Brill. Through Amy, her family, and our work on their collection, we have gotten to know Marc's spirit as a father, a husband, an avid sports fan, and an enthusiastic supporter and grateful recipient of organ and tissue donation. It is our hope that his legacy of passionate collecting, creating lasting memories, and establishing sincere connections lives on through the objects themselves and impact the lives of generations of not only sports collectors, but organ and tissue donors, recipients, and their families. ~ Amelia Jeffers
Scroll down for a press release and more information about the Wolffs and their collection.
Highlights from the collection include:
LOT 1205: 500 HOME RUN CLUB MULTI-SIGNED PSA-CERTIFIED BASEBALL.
American, 20th Century. Rawlings basesball. Eleven signatures. Including Hall of Fame inductees Mickey Mantle, MIke Schmidt, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks, Frank Robinson, Reggie Jackson, Harmon Killebrew, Eddie Matthews, Hank Aaron, Red Williams and Willie McCovey. Includes Letter of Authenticity from PSA. Ex. The Lifetime Sports Memorabilia Collection of Marc Wolff & Amy Brill.
$1,500 - $2,000
LOT 1206: MICKEY, WILLIE AND THE DUKE AUTOGRAPHED BAT.
American, fourth quarter 20th Century. Trump Plaza commemorative Baseball '90 bat. With signatures from Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Duke Snyder. Surface wear. The Lifetime Sports Memorabilia Collection of Marc Wolff & Amy Brill.
$800 - $1,200
LOT 1210: 1968 TOPPS #177 METS JERRY KOOSMAN / NOLAN RYAN ROOKIE CARD.
American, 20th Century. Topps Mets rookie card with both Jerry Koosman and Nolan Ryan. In plastic protector. Ex. The Lifetime Sports Memorabilia Collection of Marc Wolff & Amy Brill.
$500 - $800
LOT 1208: TWO MICKEY MANTLE AUTOGRAPHED PSA-CERTIFIED POSTCARDS.
American, 20th Century. Includes Perez-Steele "Celebration" postcard and a Master Works postcard. Both signed, encased and graded. Ex. The Lifetime Sports Memorabilia Collection of Marc Wolff & Amy Brill.
$500 - $1,000
Lifetime Sports Memorabilia Collection
Selling at Auction to Benefit Organ Transplant Awareness
Columbus, Ohio - Growing up, Amy Wolff Brill thought nothing of rubbing elbows with professional athletes - whether it was after a game, at a Hall of Fame induction ceremony, or anywhere her dad, Marc brought her while on a trek to add to his autograph and memorabilia collection. After learning that his mom had thrown out a collection of baseball cards accumulated during his childhood, Marc Wolff set out to rebuild that stash and then some. Traveling with his daughter, attending professional sporting events (baseball was his first passion), and writing to celebrities and notable athletes became a welcome opportunity to relax from a high-pressure legal career. Wherever they went, Marc was fanatical about getting a photo of Amy with the athlete each time they got a signature - probably relying on an attorney’s brain for detail and ensuring there would be no question of authenticity. When he was diagnosed with primary biliary sclerosis cholangitis, their hobby took on even more meaning as they created priceless memories together. Marc would write letters to celebrities and athletes daily, a practice Amy picked up on her father’s behalf as his disease progressed. Walking to the mailbox at the end of each day became a point of excitement for Marc, who could not wait to see who had replied.
After a liver transplant, Marc found another way to engage with his love of sports - as an athlete himself. Joining Team Ohio Transplant Athletics, Marc participated (and when he could no longer participate, he enthusiastically supported other athletes) at the Transplant Games of America. Sadly, Marc died as a result of his chronic illness in 2002. Late last year, Amy made the difficult decision to part with nearly all of the collection she and her father built together, hoping to put it into the hands of other avid collectors who would enjoy the items and to help raise money and awareness for organ donation.
The Lifetime Sports Memorabilia Collection of Marc Wolff and Amy Wolff Brill is selling at Amelia Jeffers, Auctioneers & Appraisers in Columbus, Ohio on October 26, 2024 as a part of The Gentleman’s Auction. Each item from the collection is denoted as such, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Team Ohio Transplant Athletics. Interested bidders and collectors may view the collection at ameliajeffers.com/wolffsportscollection.
For more information about Marc’s disease, Team Ohio, and The Transplant Games of America, please visit the links below.
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/liver-disease/primary-sclerosing-cholangitis
https://www.teamohio4life.org/transplant-games