Lot 237
King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968), Baptist minister, civil rights leader and political activist, winner of Nobel Prize for Peace (1964), assassinated. Signed Baseball, nice signature, "Martin L King Jr.", in black ink on the sweet spot of an Official American League ball (Joe Cronin, President). Above, in another hand, is the date "Aug. 19, 1960"; the ball appears to be game used [the Senators were at home against the Yankees on that date] and is in Very Fine condition in a lucite ball holder.
Estimate 12,000 - 15,000
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE FORM OF KING AUTOGRAPH AND A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COLLECTOR OF CELEBRITY-SIGNED BASEBALLS.
Expertization: Certificates of Authenticity from Stat Authentic (Ted Taylor & Jeff Stevens, 2006) and Herman Darvick.
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