Now on Ebay! 1950's Brooklyn Dodgers Signed Baseball, Jackie Robinson, Campanella

[benjulmag]

FWIW, this ball reminds me of a 1955 Dodger's ball I considered buying some years ago on eBay. The provenance showed the ball was awarded in 1955 as a prize for winning some contest. I recall too the company that ran the contest was a sponsor of the Dodgers, thus giving further credence the signatures were genuine. I told the seller that I would not buy the ball until he showed it to PSA/DNA, which he did. They reported that all the signatures were clubhouse. As I recall, all the signatures appeared similar to those on this ball in regard to the pen used and the strength/color of the ink.

I remember myself as a kid in the 60's buying at a souvenir shop a signed Yankees ball. I displayed it for a number of years, never considering the signatures might be clubhouse. My point is that the people who are the intended customers of contests or souvenir shops that promote such items likely assume the signatures are real.

Bottom line with your ball -- IMO much more likely than not the signatures are clubhouse.