Welcome to Lelands - Sports Memorabilia and Card Auctions

Lot # 508: 1948 Negro League East All-Stars Team Photo w/Handwritten Identification by Buck Leonard (ex-Buck Leonard Estate)

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 10 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
Lot / Auction Closed




This lot is closed. Bidding is not allowed.

Item was in Auction "Masters17",
which ran from 9/27/2017 10:00 AM to
10/27/2017 10:00 PM



This magnificent photo from the Buck Leonard Estate depicts the 1948 Negro League East All-Stars team, with names on the photo handwritten by Leonard in black fountain pen. Back row are: Lester Lockett, Monte Irvin, Rufus Lewis, Henry Miller, Luke Easter, Robert Griffith, Pat Scantlebury, Wilmer Fields, Bill Cash, Vic Harris and manager Jose Fernandez. Front row: Buck Leonard, Bob Harvey, Marvin Barker, Frank Austin, Pee Wee Buts, Minnie Minoso, Luis Marquez, Louis Louden, Bob Romby, Junior Gilliam. Teams represented include: Homestead Grays, Newark Eagles, NY Black Yankees, New York Cubans, Philadelphia Stars, Baltimore Elite Giants. The photo measures 8x10" with small pinholes on corners and minor creasing visible in reflected light, while the back has "Ernest C. Withers/Memphis, Tennessee" stamp. Comes with JSA LOA verifying that the writing on the photo is Leonard's.

Views: 311