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11 Lithographs Signed by Stars of the Negro Leagues.
Lot 444. 11 Lithographs Signed by Stars of the Negro Leagues. Four copies of a 20” x 24” print titled “League Park 1891-1946” feature signed images of Buck O’Neil, Dave Pope, Wilmer Fields, Same Jethroe and Joe B. Scott. League Park was home to the Cleveland Buckeyes of the Negro American League. Jethroe was the National League’s 1950 Rookie of the Year. O’Neil, who played for and managed the Kansas City Monarchs, was the major leagues’ first black scout. The rolled prints have edge creases. The autographs are mint 9s and gem mint 10s. Six 13” x 21” b&w prints from the Negro League Baseball Players Association each have autographs of Max Manning, Bill (Ready) Cash, Jim Fireball Cohen and Larry Kimbrough. The prints, which have some edge creases, show also Wilmer Fields. The autographs are bold 10s. There also is a single copy of a Negro Leagues 20” x 24” poster signed by Monte Irvin, Sam Jethroe, Mamie (Peanut) Johnson, Jim Robinson, Robert Scott and A Vazquez. The print is attractive with multiple creases and a tear at the bottom. The autographs are 9s and 10s. Authentication by Kevin Keating of autographs from the Wilmer Fields collection.
Winning Bid $83.
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