Now that the Negro Leagues have finally been recognized as part of Major League Baseball, player autographs from the bygone era of segregated play have taken on added significance. Here's your chance to catch up on some of the bigger names in Negro League history, with this collection of (17) single-signed and multi-signed items. This assortment of postcards, photos, flats, and publications, takes the field in generally pleasing condition, with a total of (33) autographs ranging ("8" to "10") in potency, including prized Hall of Famers. Auction LOA from JSA.
Featured are:
(5) Yellow Hall of Fame plaque postcards: Ray Dandridge, "Judy" Johnson, "Buck" Leonard, James "Cool Papa" Bell, Monte Irvin;
(2) Negro League Legends single-signed postcards: Wilmer Fields, Jim "Fireball" Cohan;
(2) Negro League Legends dual-signed postcards: both with "Buck" Leonard and Wilmer Fields;
(4) Single-signed 8x10 photos: "Buck" Leonard, Ray Dandridge, "Judy" Johnson, Wilmer Fields;
(1) Multi-signed 8-1/2 x 11" photo with (3) autographs: Max Manning, "Buck" O'Neil, "Buck" Leonard;
(2) Single-signed book page photocopies: both signed by "Cool Papa" Bell;
(1) Multi-signed book, "When the Game Was Black and White" with (14) autographs throughout: "Nap" Gulley, Andy Porter, Frazier Robinson, Bobby Robinson, Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, Henry Kimbro, Max Manning, Lester Lockett, Leon Day, Mahlon Duckett, Ray Dandridge, Monte Irvin, Josh Gibson Jr., and Wilmer Fields.