Lot # 749: Tough Signed 1939 Play Ball #11 Johnny Rizzo - PSA/DNA MINT 9

Category: Autographed Cards

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 1 (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



Johnny Rizzo was a National league journeyman outfielder who cracked the rosters of four different teams in a five season major league career. He looks pretty nonchalant here with the Pirates on his 1939 Play Ball card, which he has nicely signed in blue ballpoint, with PSA/DNA 9 the grade. Rizzo passed away in 1977 and coupled with his relative anonymity, is a tough autograph to track down, especially on a card.  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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