Satchel Paige Cards?

[metroac]

Not a card, but career contemporary. Copyright 1948 by Hal Lebovitz. I bought several copies from SABR around 1983/84.

[metroac]

Also career contemporary, if you count the three innings he pitched for Charlie Finley's A's in 1965.

[71buc]

Although I have a well loved 1953 Topps from my childhood this autographed and dated Aug 29, 1941 8X10 Type 1 photo is one of my favorite items in my collection.

[Touch'EmAll]

The posted pic of Paige book wearing cap with "M" - Monarchs ? I thought caps were KC instead. Or what team affiliation with the "M" on cap ? I just don't know, Thanks

[metroac]

Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll

The posted pic of Paige book wearing cap with "M" - Monarchs ? I thought caps were KC instead. Or what team affiliation with the "M" on cap ? I just don't know, Thanks

My guess would be the Miami Marlins. He was on their roster for three seasons. 1956 through '58. The Marlins were in the International League, and I think my oldest baseball memory is of Paige in a rocking chair in the Marlins' bullpen when they came to play the Columbus Jets when I was nine or ten years old. He didn't pitch that night, though, but I "almost" got to see him pitch.

[Chris Counts]

If you think a Paige postcard going for $1,000 is crazy, how about the two picture pack photos of Paige that recently went for over $3,000 each? Those things have to be worth less than the postcard. I watched this snapshot of Satchel with Miami for a year on eBay before I finally pulled the trigger, and I'm glad now I did ...

[yanksfan09]

With the ungraded and unsigned Team issue RPPC going for near 1100 recently makes me wonder current market on these 2 signed ones. PSA slabbed one is postmarked 8-7-48 on back!

These seem very undervalued to me still as they pre date his main stream Rookie cards. Also have a picture pack premium which presents beautifully besides a very tiny tear near bottom left corner.