To the original poster, is there any connection between your ball and this one that was just posted on eBay? The two balls are surprisingly similar, with many of the signatures in the identical spots, although they are obviously not the same ball.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1954-Boston-Red-...item53e588668c
FWIW, the eBay ball is posted with a $1250 BIN / BO.