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Lot # 361: 1941 Monte "Irving" Negro League Contract

Starting Bid: $500.00

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Item was in Auction "June 2005",
which ran from 5/30/2005 12:00 AM to
6/26/2005 9:00 PM



The Puerto Rican League misspelled Monte Irvin's name in two different ways (Monty Irvin and Monty Irving) on this 1941 contract and paid him a meager $40 a week. But he was just 22-years-old and still eight years away from joining the newly integrated major leagues as a New York Giant. League's ink-stamp logo of a player mounted on a pedestal with the league's name surrounding it in a circle has faded slightly but adds a colorful touch. Contract is EX, sigs are NRMT.

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