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10 Sets of 4 Gateway Envelopes Signed by 32 Negro Leaguers – Leonard, Day, Etc.
Lot 439. 10 Sets of 4 Gateway Envelopes Signed by 32 Negro Leaguers – Leonard, Day, Etc. Gateway Stamp Co. of St. Louis issued a set of four cachet envelopes on Oct. 14, 1990, to commemorate the first meeting of the Negro League Baseball Players Association. The group met to establish a retirement assistance program for former Negro Leagues players. Last year, Gateway recently offered a single set for $395. Our collection comprises TEN of these “Assistance Reunion” sets, each signed by: 1. Monte Irvin, Leon Day, Col Jimmie Crutchfield, Clyde McNeal, Quincy T. Trouppe, Bill Wright and Max Manning. 2. Wilmer Fields, Verdell Mathis, Geo. Giles, Josh Gibson Jr., Bubba Hyde, John Miles, Willie Pope and Bob Thurman. 3. Garnett E. Blair, Mahlon Duckett, Stanley Glenn, Gene Benson, Larry Kimbrough, Nap Gulley and Double Duty Radcliffe. 4. Jehosie Heard, Jake Sanders, Frank Evans, Marlin Carter, Lester Lockett, Thomas Sampson, Elmer Knox, Pat Patterson and Buck Leonard. From the Wilmer Fields autograph collection. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $500.
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