As mentioned prior, a similar postcard has been sold a few times over the past few years, for much less than a billion. It has similar texture and the personalization could be read that this was an item Jackie would mail autograph seekers and fans. This seems to be real to me as well. Now without seeing a postally used example with a cancel it’s still up to the buyer to believe date of production, but there is decent chance Jackie was possibly the source or just simply mailing back a submission. That Eastman Kodak stamp box is supposedly used from 1930-1950, so it would fit the window. I am not even slightly able to date Jackie Robinson signature styles over the years, maybe someone can see a difference if this signature was early or later in career.
https://lelands.com/bids/circa-1946-...o-postcard-jsa
https://huntauctions.com/live/imagev...m=25&lot_qual=
Interestingly, Leland’s has also sold the negative for this photo in the past as well -
https://lelands.com/bids/1946-jackie...-negative--2x3
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Last edited by JustinD; 10-08-2024 at 12:47 AM.
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