Lot # 70: 1909 James Jeffries Playing Cards - 10 of Spades - PSA NM-MT 8

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Item was in Auction "2016 Ringside Auction",
which ran from 11/4/2016 4:00 AM to
11/18/2016 7:07 AM



1909 Jeffries playing card the 10 of spades graded NM-MT 8 by PSA. Racist messages such as the one in this card despite being utterly contemptuous were a part of society in the era to the point where they would casually be printed on playing cards. We often hesitate to include such items in our auction and yet in cases like this we feel that it is important to acknowledge that such sentiment existed in this country because it further reinforces the incredible achievements of men like Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby. Since those achievements are to be heralded it is in our opinion occasionally important to note where we came from.

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