Hall of Famer Earle Combs signed this 1940 Play Ball card beautifully in blue ink, the signature grading MINT 9 from PSA/DNA.  The card itself has graded VG-EX 4, an outstanding midgrade example.  The Kentucky Colonel had a lengthy career, a member of the 1927  Yankees' "Murderer's Row" team.  In 1934, Combs fractured his skull and broke his shoulder by crashing into the outfield wall at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, ultimately led to his retirement as a player.  He continued to coach with the Yankees through 1944, and coached with other clubs for another ten seasons.  He passed away in 1976, making signatures on cards like this extremely tough.  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.