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Lot 789
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Lot Number: 789
Description: Exceptional Jackie Robinson single signed baseball c.1960s. Off white Cronin AL baseball signed across the sweet spot by Jackie Robinson in blue ink. Signature displays perfectly centered across the sweet spot rating 9-10 out of 10. The scarcity of Robinson single signed baseballs with sweet spot positioning cannot be overstated. In fact, the offered example represents the only documented sweet spot positioning Robinson single that we have encountered. Although Robinson was a fairly willing signer, he always positioned his signature at the top of a side panel just beneath the lacings of the ball. It may have been his preference to sign there given the additional space to write. In any event, the offered sweet spot signature is clearly a special example. Along with the President Dwight Eisenhower signed baseball within this auction, the Robinson ball was obtained directly by former Major League pitcher Don Lee. Lee was a journeyman pitcher who played from 1957-66 ending his career in the National League with the Colt 45's and Cubs. Included with the ball is a small handwritten and signed notation by Lee denoting that the ball was signed "at New York Mets Old Timers game-Don Lee". The ball itself remains markedly clean with some appropriate light surface soiling from handling not game use. Incredible rarity which must be classified among the finest Robinson single signature baseballs to have surfaced. Includes LOA from JSA and signed note from Don Lee: Ball: EX-MT, Signature: NM-MT
Estimated Price: ($10,000.00-$15,000.00)
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