19292

1954 Cleveland Browns Team Signed Sheet PSA/DNA

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop / Sports - Autographs (Original) Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
1954 Cleveland Browns Team Signed Sheet PSA/DNA
<B>1954 Cleveland Browns Team Signed Sheet.</B></I> As any knowledgeable football autograph collector will tell you, team signed sheets are tough, and all but nonexistent from the 1950's or earlier. So it's quite a thrill to find any of this era, much less one from an NFL Championship team. The squad that closed out a 9-3 record with a dismantling of the Detroit Lions in the Championship game by a score of 56-10 appears together on this 6" x 9" page in vintage ink. Over 40 blue ink autographs rank in the 9/10 range, except for five which are affected by water droplets that have made the ink bleed. Hardest hit, sadly, is Hall of Famer Frank Gatski, though the others affected are lesser players, leaving fellow Cantonites Len Ford (very rare!), Mike McCormick, Otto Graham, Marion Motley and Chuck Noll in tip-top shape. Missing are the great Coach Brown and Dante Lavelli, though the latter could still be had by an enterprising autograph hunter. Tape at the corners touches four autographs, with the final two letters of Graham's signature unobtrusively crossed. The page otherwise shows mild wrinkling that does very little to detract. Not a Mint specimen, but very strong, and terrifically rare. <I>LOA from PSA/DNA.</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 22.5% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. This lot is being auctioned in conjunction with a live floor auction by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. Lot:19292 <BR><BR><B>Winning Notification and Billing:</B> After the FINAL session in this auction is complete, Heritage will send e-mail and snail mail invoices. This process normally takes several days. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. <BR><BR>This auction will be conducted on a live auction floor and over the Internet through eBay Live. If you choose to place an absentee bid, please take a moment to <font color='#0000ff'><u><a href='http://pages.ebay.com/liveauctions/help/before/laabsentee.html'>learn how eBay Live absentee bidding works</a></u></font><font color='#000000'>