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[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by CardMD

The keep saying historic and national history so I keep coming back to Jackie Robinson.


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And if I am right about which Jackie Robinson item, I think it likely would attract some wealthy bidders well beyond the usual sports memorabilia crowd and that may be why Ken is predicting such a high number.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

And if I am right about which Jackie Robinson item, I think it likely would attract some wealthy bidders well beyond the usual sports memorabilia crowd and that may be why Ken is predicting such a high number.

I know people have hyped the 1946/1947 Contracts of Robinson because non like most American Documents (ie Emancipation Proclomation, Constitution) there is only one. It still is hard to believe, though, that it would sell more than George Washington's personal, annotated, copy of the Constitution, the proposed Bill of Rights and acts of the first Congress which set a record for an American document when it sold in 2012 through Christies (Sold for 9.8 Million).

I would be interested to see where the 1946/1947 Contracts of Robinson ended up none the less and I would still watch the auction with anticipation.

[Peter_Spaeth]

In the article I posted there were holes in the provenance -- two anonymous links in the chain of custody. It will be interesting to see -- assuming I am guessing right about the item -- if Ken can plug those. Or whether authenticity will be based primarily on the document itself.

[conor912]

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

In the article I posted there were holes in the provenance -- two anonymous links in the chain of custody. It will be interesting to see -- assuming I am guessing right about the item -- if Ken can plug those. Or whether authenticity will be based primarily on the document itself.

Jackie Robinson's first contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers?

[MVSNYC]

Well, if we distill down these 20 pages, seems like many of us keep circling back to the same few (historic) pieces related to Jackie Robinson, and his MLB debut (contract, uniform, etc). I guess we'll find out soon.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Unless we don't...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Jackie Robinson's first contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers?

That is my guess.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

That is my guess.

IF it is that, is it really an 8 figure item? Just curious......

[botn]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

IF it is that, is it really an 8 figure item? Just curious......

Greg, I just wrote the same thing to Peter yesterday in an email. The contract would be a remarkable item but I cannot wrap my head around it being a 10 million dollar item.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

That is my guess.

I thought that you guessed a Babe Ruth uniform?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

I thought that you guessed a Babe Ruth uniform?

I changed my guess after Ken mentioned historical significance, and linked an article about the Jackie contract.