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Lot #1170
Roy Campanella

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Description

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.

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  • Dates: #322 - Ended June 20, 2007