Lot # 758: Signed 1939 Play Ball #25 George Selkirk - PSA/DNA MINT 9 (1/2)

Category: Autographed Cards

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 5 (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



He was called "Twinkletoes" due to his running style and replaced Babe Ruth in the Yankees outfield in 1935 but there was more to George Selkirk than just PR puffery. He wielded a solid platoon bat for nine Bronx seasons and played on five World Series champions. Enlisting in the Navy and after the war, he returned as a manager in the Yankees farm system for a decade before moving on. He's given this 1939 Play Ball a superb, looping and rolling signature in black ink, deservedly graded as PSA/DNA 9.  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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