One of the five black players signed by Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey before the 1946 season, he was the first catcher to break organized baseball’s color line. Vintage pre-accident ballpoint signature, “Roy Campanella,” on an off-white irregularly clipped slip. Matted and framed with a photo of Campanella in the field (with his glove on the wrong hand), to an overall size of 14.5 x 14.5. In fine condition. Auction LOA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
