Lot # 854: Signed 1940 Play Ball #23 Dutch Leonard - PSA/DNA AUTHENTIC

Category: Autographed Cards

Starting Bid: $25.00

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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2023 Premier Auction",
which ran from 11/5/2023 12:00 AM to
11/25/2023 9:00 PM



Knuckleballer Dutch Leonard lasted 20 major league seasons, breaking in near the end of the live ball era with the 1933 Dodgers, and lasting through integration, finishing with the 1953 Cubs.  A five-time All-Star, Leonard signed and inscribed this card in blue ink, authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA.  The card originates from the Shibe Park collection of autographed cards, an original owner collection carefully collected by a teenage boy who, in 1939 and 1940, obtained many autographs from players arriving at the train station near Shibe Park, and continued for many years to obtain signatures in person and through the mail.  Leonard passed in 1983, making his signature on cards relatively tough.

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