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Posted By: Tony Andrea

A couple years ago from a well known dealer we all have heard of, I purchased what was said to be original proofs from a Jackie Robinson flip book that was never produced. 14 total and 3"x4" in size. You know the book you would flip thru, and in motion the player would display his swing for you to view. To my surprise about 3 weeks later this so called flip book that was supposedly never produced actually came up for auction elsewhere. It was produced after all and on the back of each print in pencil is a number that matches the exact sequence they are in the book. I could'nt beleive it.
The book has 32 pages so who nows what happened to the others. Pretty amazing the 14 are still in existence to tell you the truth. Proofs are glossy black and white prints that show incredible detail of jackie in full swing.
The flip book measures 2"x3", much smaller than the prints mentioned at 3"x4".
Pretty neat huh???????