Those who collect cards of Baseball Hall of Famers struggle when it comes to Willard Brown but there's a rare piece on the auction block this weekend. A potentially one-of-a-kind postcard originating in Latin America is up for auction. RMY Auctions has the unique item in their current Fall Premier Auction. Bidding has already topped $500 for the piece, which is dated to … [Read more...] about Rare Real Photo Postcard Of Willard Brown Up For Auction
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Wilmer Fields’ 1943 Homestead Grays Photo at Auction
Integration was four years away and none of them would profit from the fall of baseball’s color barrier but baseball historians agree the 1943 Homestead Grays were not only on par with any big league club—they might have been the best professional team of all-time. A rare team photo of that star-studded squad, once owned by a former Grays player with his own hand-written … [Read more...] about Wilmer Fields’ 1943 Homestead Grays Photo at Auction
Notes: New Negro Southern League Museum Opens
The new Negro Southern League Museum has opened in Birmingham. The museum, located near the home of the Birmingham Barons, has the largest collection of original Negro League baseball memorabilia around and even houses a state-of-the-art research center. The museum has 8,700 square feet of exhibit space. Most of what’s on display is from the private collection of Dr. … [Read more...] about Notes: New Negro Southern League Museum Opens
Negro Leagues Memorabilia Donated to Institute for Baseball Studies
The Institute for Baseball Studies, a humanities-based research center on the campus of California's Whittier College, has announced the receipt of a large donation of Negro Leagues memorabilia. The collection, which was donated by Michael Brown, includes 302 baseballs signed by Negro Leagues players (many of whom are now deceased), as well as signed photographs and postcards, … [Read more...] about Negro Leagues Memorabilia Donated to Institute for Baseball Studies
Gibson, Other Negro Leaguers on Autograph Page at Auction
A newly-discovered 1944 Who’s Who in Baseball autograph page bearing the rare signature of baseball legend Josh Gibson and several other notables went on the auction block Monday in Huggins & Scott’s first auction of 2015. Discovered inside a trunk inside a Washington, D.C. row house by surviving relatives of a man who recently passed away, the 5-7/8 x 9” page is signed in … [Read more...] about Gibson, Other Negro Leaguers on Autograph Page at Auction
1940s A.L. Document Disparaging Negro League Players Up for Bid
A four-page document revealing strong opposition to baseball integration in the 1940s is on the auction block this week. The missive, submitted by New York Yankees president Larry McPhail to a 1940s committee studying baseball’s color line, is being sold by Lelands.com. McPhail’s report, issued in 1945 as Brooklyn Dodgers’ executive Branch Rickey was planning to sign an … [Read more...] about 1940s A.L. Document Disparaging Negro League Players Up for Bid
Baseball Glove Art at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
A new exhibit at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City explores the cultural and historical connections between the Negro Leagues and Latin American baseball with special baseball art to help tell the story. Besides rare memorabilia and never-before displayed photos from museum archives, "Negro Leagues Beisbol", which opened last month, features unique paintings … [Read more...] about Baseball Glove Art at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Limited Nature Part of Satchel Paige Appeal
“Maybe I'll Pitch Forever” was the title of Satchel Paige’s autobiography and even when that book was released it appeared Paige just might be able to pitch at a reasonably high level forever. For those of us who only got to see Paige in newsreel clips or see his face on baseball cards, it is hard to comprehend how any pitcher could make his major league debut at age 42 (at … [Read more...] about Limited Nature Part of Satchel Paige Appeal
COMC Challenge: Checklist for This Set of Negro Leaguers
When I was at Beckett and the primary editor of the Beckett Almanac of Baseball Cards and Collectibles, there were always some cards which bothered me because I wanted to get to catalog them and add them to the burgeoning Beckett data base. Among the sets which truly bothered me was a set featuring period photos of players with a biography and a black back. Somewhere in the … [Read more...] about COMC Challenge: Checklist for This Set of Negro Leaguers
Royals, Twins Throwback Jersey Auction to Benefit Negro Leagues
The Kansas City Royals are hosting an online auction in conjunction with the annual Salute to the Negro Leagues celebration set for Saturday, July 21. The Royals host the Minnesota Twins that evening with first pitch scheduled for 6:10 p.m. Both teams will don Negro League uniforms provided by Sprint with the Royals wearing Kansas City Monarchs home uniforms and the Twins … [Read more...] about Royals, Twins Throwback Jersey Auction to Benefit Negro Leagues