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1950's Roy Campanella Single Signed Baseball. O

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop / Sports - Autographs (Original) Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
1950's Roy Campanella Single Signed Baseball. O
<B>1950's Roy Campanella Single Signed Baseball.</B></I> On a frigid and fateful night in January 1958, the automobile the Hall of Fame catcher was piloting from his Harlem liquor store to his Long Island home hit a patch of ice and skidded into a telephone pole, paralyzing the Dodger great from the chest down. While there is still a market for the labored post-accident autographs within the hobby, a tremendous premium is placed upon those signed before that tragic crash. Here we present the most desirable model of all, a pre-accident inscription reading "Best Wishes, Roy Campanella," signed on the side panel of an ONL (Giles) baseball. The important single exhibits a fair amount of toning, which may well be indicative of game use prior to the inscription's application. Campy's blue ink projects at a strength of 8/10. <I>LOA from PSA/DNA. LOA from James Spence Authentication.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Balls, Pucks, etc., Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)