Lot # 844: Signed 1940 Play Ball #8 George Selkirk - PSA/DNA GEM MINT 10

Category: Autographed Cards

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 2 (Bid History)

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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



Right field successor to Babe Ruth, George Selkirk (who also wore Ruth's #3) drove in 100 runs twice and was a two-time All-Star, winning five World Champions with the Yankees.  A member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Selkirk fell 606 home runs short of Babe Ruth's career total, but remains a big name in Yankee lore.  This signature was applied boldly, assessed by PSA/DNA as a perfect GEM MINT 10.  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.

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