Looking for help with values on autographs from a 1950's scrapbook

[T206Collector]

This piece is really great, and I think all the signatures — including this Cy Young — to be authentic. I’d pay $1,500 for that. If the Lajoie and Young could be separated without cutting the other player I’d be at $2,000.

I’ve been in the market for Cy Young, Nap Lajoie and Tris Speaker cuts this year. I got Speaker in Huggins & Scott a few months ago for $800.

I would pay $1,000-$1,250 for the full name Lajoie. There is a nice Lajoie on eBay for $1,500, but it’s been there awhile and I feel it is priced a tad too high.

An authentic Cy is north of $1,500 as well. A nice one is over $2,000.

[chaddurbin]

these are great. keep us updated if they'll go on auction somewhere, the lajoie/cy young would make a great custom cut/combo card.

[Pat R]

I've had several people ask me about items in the book so instead of sending a bunch of PM's I wanted to let everyone know that I still haven't met with the owner. I called him a couple of times to let him know about offers but he doesn't seem to be in a hurry to meet or even get the book back.

[Pat R]

I just wanted to give everyone who helped out with and inquired about the items in the book an update.

I met with the owners stepson today who has also been a good friend of mine since H.S.

His stepson noticed something that I hadn't, that the speaker signed hall of fame card has a postmark on it.

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I took pictures and scanned a few of the lose items for this thread but I didn't handle much after that, but when he noticed the postmark I removed the speaker to look at the back and it revealed when it was mailed.
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The Cy Young index card has baffled me from the beginning so after discovering the speaker I removed the Cy Young HOF postcard and what a pleasant surprise.

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I also removed the Branch Rickey signed index card because I thought that would have been signed by him but it wasn't so that's still a mystery.

[jad22]

Nice Speaker plaque.

[scmavl]

That IS a nice surprise on the back of the Young! I'd really like that signed Luke Easter poster.

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by scmavl

That IS a nice surprise on the back of the Young! I'd really like that signed Luke Easter poster.

It's not a poster the Easter and the Musial were cut out of a magazine or something and he mounted them on cardboard and covered them with plastic wrap or something. He's in his 80's so he was around 12-13 when he made this scrapbook.

Here's the back of the Easter I'm not sure but I don't think he taped or glued it I think the plastic is what's holding it in place.


A little OT but when he was first trying to give me this scrapbook he gave me this photo of an American Legion baseball team that both he and my farther are in. I'm guessing but I think this was 4-6 years after he made the scrapbook. Anything that's dated in the scrapbook was 1950 and judging by my father I think this photo is around 1955.
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