The Finest Negro League Baseball Collectibles Extant

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Since we don't see too many of these types of threads, I thought it would be fun to take a look at some opinions of the top Negro League Baseball cards, postcards, photos & broadsides. These four get my vote: (I don't own any of these but wish I did)

1. 1910 Punch Pop Lloyd
2. 1931 Harrison Studios Postcard Josh Gibson (Auto X 2)
3. 1887 Buffalo Team Photo w/Frank Grant
4. 1935 Negro League Team Composite Broadside w/numerous HOF'ers + stars

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I nominate these three in the http://www.sportingoregon.com/ collection:

(1) 1915 Chicago American Giants postcard, April 1, 1915, in Portland. Left to right, Bill Gatewood; Hurley McNair; Dick Whitworth; Pete Hill; Bruce Petway; Harry Bauchman; Walter Ball; Fred Hutchinson; Pete Duncan; Louis Santop (behind Duncan); Rube Foster; Horace Jenkins; Frank Wickware; Bill Francis; Jesse Barber.

(2) Willie Wells postcard, 1943.

(3) Jimmy Claxton Zeenut.

For more, including early African American baseball, visit http://www.sportingoregon.com/

[triwak]

The 1931 Harrison Studios PC of Gibson is a miracle card! And that 1915 Chicago American Giants, Portland PC has always been one of my favorites. Here's probably the best one that I own: