Lot # 813: Rare Signed 1939 Play Ball #102 Pep Young - PSA GEM MINT 10 - Only Graded Example!

Category: Autographed Cards

Starting Bid: $100.00

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



An infielder who put together a brace of good seasons with Pittsburgh in the mid-Thirties, Pep Young's given name was Lemuel so he probably welcomed the nickname. Interestingly, he also went by his middle name, Floyd, which is how he has signed this 1939 Play Ball. The autograph is in a dark blue ink and is a strong one, with nice accents.  The PSA Authentic card has back damage from a scrapbook but the signature is a no-doubt PSA/DNA GEM MINT 10. Young died in 1962 and this is the only signed '39 Play Ball in their database.  Scrapbook residue is visible on the reverse.  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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