Summer Slam Collectibles Aug'26
Lot 311:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A vintage souvenir-grade baseball featuring numerous printed facsimile signatures of prominent National League players from the early 1950s. The ball is constructed with a horsehide cover and a rubber center, as indicated by the stamped text RUBBER CENTER and HORSE HIDE COVER on one of the panels. The signatures are part of the manufacturing process and are not hand-signed autographs. Identified facsimile signatures include Stan Musial, Red Schoendienst, Enos Slaughter, Marty Marion, Eddie Stanky, Whitey Lockman, Peanuts Lowrey, Leo Durocher, Alvin Dark, Sal Maglie, and Jim Hearn. These names represent key members of the 1951-1952 St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants rosters.
Condition report:
The baseball is in poor to fair condition. It exhibits heavy overall wear, significant toning, and yellowing. There are substantial areas of surface loss where the outer leather layer has peeled away, most notably on the panels containing the Musial and Schoendienst signatures. While the printed signatures show uniform fading consistent with age, the majority remain legible. The stitching appears to be intact.
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