Thanks to Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, segregation in baseball ended long ago. Many stars from the old Negro Leagues played in relative obscurity, however as this long overlooked branch of baseball is now classified as part of Major League Baseball, thousands of Negro League players and their stats are recognized. With nearly all of them deceased, the time to incorporate these quality players into your collection is now, and the opportunity is ripe with this collection of (110+) Negro Leaguer signed photos and flats. Signature strength ranges ("6" to "10") with the great majority being solid autograph examples, and the materials are generally attractive, with only a very few showing any more than light wear.



Highlights come with auction LOA from James Spence/JSA, with:



8x10 Photos/Illustrations (14): Hall of Famers: James "Cool Papa" Bell, "Buck" Leonard, Monte Irvin with "HOF 73" inscription, "Buck" O'Neil, Leon Day, Judy Johnson with "With Best Wishes"; and stars: "Double Duty" Radcliffe, Mamie "Peanuts" Johnson, Wilmer Fields, Bill "Ready" Cash (2) one with "Phila. Stars 1943-1950," Lymon Bostock Sr., Lester Lockett and Josh Gibson Jr.;



Mamie "Peanuts" Johnson on a 5-1/2 x 8-1/2" show promo.



Balance are offered without authentication due to time/cost restraints, however they are presumed genuine, with:

Multi-signed 8x10 team photos (10) with notables: Bill "Ready" Cash, Ray Dandridge (HOF), Art "Superman" Pennington, Gene Benson, Mahlon Duckett, Wilmer Harris, Verdell Mathis and Sam Jethroe;



Single-signed 8x10 photos/illustrations (77) with notables: Gene Benson (3), Joe Black, Bill "Ready" Cash, Mahlon Duckett (2), Wilmer Fields (2), Wilmer Harris (2), Larry Kimbrough, Max Manning (2), Verdell "Lefty" Mathis, Armando Vasquez, "Red" Moore (2), Emilio Navarro and Edsall Walker;



Multi-signed 1979 Memphis magazine with notables: Verdell Mathis, "Double Duty" Radcliffe and William "Bobby" Robinson; Tony Stone single-signed reproduction scorecard;



1960s Indianapolis Clowns program multi-signed by (6) on the back cover team photo, with "Birmingham Sam" Bankhead;



Art "Superman" Pennington single-signed baseball card postcards (4);



Multi-signed 4x6 photos (2), both with Leon Day and Larry Kimbrough;



Single-signed 5x7 photos (3): "Slick" Surratt (2) and Warren Peace;



Miscellaneous (4) with: (3) single-signed postcard-sized flats and (1) dual-signed 8x10.



Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA. Opening Bid $200.