Description: This week I'm offering a number of unique and collectible items. Baseball autographs can be collected on a variety of objects, but there is no more impressive sight than that of a baseball covered in the signatures of a single team. The sight of fifteen to thirty autographs on a single ball, players who spent a season together, is just about the most primal artifact a collector could desire. I'm letting go some of the historic baseballs I've kept in my collection for years, and this is your chance to pick up something special. Note - leather is not an ideal writing surface, and so the ink on older signatures has a tendency to fade. Note also that in years past, it was normal to preserve signatures by applying a coating of varnish to the ball, which has resulted in most balls from a half century ago turning yellow or brown. As long as the signatures are good, they still present well. Here is a beautiful piece, a baseball displaying 20 signatures from the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics. Included are: 1) DON BOLLWEG; 2) VIC POWER; 3) BILL SHANTZ; 4) JOHN GRAY; 5) LOU LIMMER; 6) BOBBY SHANTZ; 7) JIM FINIGAN; 8) BILL RENNA; 9) BILL WILSON; 10) LES McCRABB--Coach; 11) ELMER VALO; 12) BILL UPTON; 13) MARION FRICANO; 14) ALEX KELLNER; 15) ART DITMAR; 16) EDDIE JOOST--Manager; 17) ED (MOE) BURTSCHY; 18) JOE ASTROTH; 19) ARNIE PORTOCARRERO; 20) SONNY DIXON As you can see, the signatures are in very nice shape and the coat of varnish applied to preserve them has resisted cracking and flaking. (see scans). This historic ball represents the very last team representing the Athletics in their original home city, Philadelphia. They moved to Kansas City in 1955, to Oakland in 1968, and now to Las Vegas. This would be a terrific addition to any collection! Shipping is will be combined for multiple purchases. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
Price: 150 USD
Location: East Meadow, New York
End Time: 2024-12-02T23:15:33.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Sport: Baseball-MLB
Product: Ball
Original/Reprint: Original
