Negro League Baseball 30 Post Card Book Black Ball 1 Start Price USD 24.99 Current Price USD 24.99 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 28, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 Location Mays Landing, NJ See more about 'Negro League Baseball 30 Post Card Book Black Ball 1' Description Are you ready for the upcoming Holidays & Celebrations,(YOU KNOW THEY'RE COMING!) Birthday, Anniversary, Bridal Shower, Bachelor Party, Engagement, or just giving a Surprise Gift? BLACK BALL! A BOOK OF POSTCARDS! 30 INDIVIDUAL POSTCARDS! NEGRO LEAGUE! BASEBALL! MINT! "ONLY THE BALL WAS WHITE!"       I will be on Vacation starting Thursday, 9/18 and returning on Thursday, 9/25.  I may or may not have access to a computer.  I 'expect' to be able to respond to questions via the eBay network, as well as emails in general.   I will ship out items from now, up to and including Wednesday, 9/17.  That is providing I receive payment prior to Wednesday 9/17. I will resume responding to emails and questions when I return.  I will ship out all items within 3 days of my return.  Please check out my feedback for a level of comfort.  Bid with confidence. You are bidding on a very nice PIECE OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY. The "THE NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES!" This is a part of the "AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE!" This is a Soft~Cover Book of 30 POST CARDS! This is in "PERFECT/MINT" condition! SPECIFICS: POSTCARD BOOK: Measures about 6 7/8" X 4 3/4" X 3/8"; There are 30 POSTCARDS plus a couple of pages of narrative text; There are perforations very near the binding edge; Each post card is able to be removed for FRAMING. DATE: The latest date I see is 1991; That is the only date I see  SOME OF THE NARRATIVE TEXT: Major league baseball has known many black ballplayers who have achieved levels of greatness and been accorded the status of superstar. Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Lou Brock, Maury Wills, Bob Gibson, Roberto Clemente, Ernie Banks, Rod Carew, Juan Marichal, Willie Stargell, and Reggie Jackson are only a few from this lengthy list. But before 1946 blacks played baseball in separate leagues-they were not allowed to play in the majors because of the color of their skin. In the so-called Negro Leagues, "only the ball was white," and the players, every shade of black, were the predecessors to the great major league baseball players with whom we are so familiar today. In 1920 the first black league, the Negro National League, was founded, followed in 1923 by a rival league, the Eastern Colored League...In late 1945 Jackie Robinson, after having completed his only season in the Negro Leagues (with the Kansas City Monarchs), signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers...The history of major league baseball will remain forever marred by its early policy of segregation. SOME OF THE COMMON TEXT ON BACK: Photograph courtesy the National Baseball Library, Cooperstown, N.Y. COVER: That is JAMES THOMAS "COOL PAPA" BELL on the cover. SOME OF THE TEXT ON BACK OF EACH CARD BRIEFLY DESCRIBING PICTURE: James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell (1903-91) as a young player with the St.Louis Stars in the early 1920s "The American All-Stars," 1945, on tour in Caracas, Venezuela The Philadelphia Hilldales, champions of the Eastern Colored League. The 1946 Newark Eagles dominated play in the Negro National League that year. Action from the 1946 Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Game. Josh Gibson (1911-47), the home run king of black baseball, is credited with blasting 972 home runs during his 17-year career. The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords of the Negro National League. Satchel Paige, a legend in his own time. Hall of Famer Oscar Charleston with teammates Pablo Mesa and Alejandro Oms of the 1927 Cuban Stars. The 1948 Homestead Grays defeated the Baltimore Elite Giants. William Julius "Judy" Johnson while playing for one of the greatest teams of the Negro National League, the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-6). Walter "Buck" Leonard (b.1907) connecting for a home run against the Baltimore Elites at Griffith Stadium. Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League, 1936 "World's Colored Champions." Cuban-born Martin Dihigo (1905-71) split his 22 year career playing in the Cuban Leagues and in the Negro Leagues. The legendary Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard (b.1907) spent his entire 17-year career with the Washington Homestead Grays. Famed baserunner James "Cool Papa" Bell sliding into third base. Film star Leana Horne throwing out the first ball in 1945. Oscar Charleston (1896-1954) in a 27-year career. Negro League action at Griffith Park, Washington, D.C., 1945. This team of American all-stars defeated Estrollas de Oriente. John Henry "Pop" Lloyd (1884-1964) between 1914 and 1932 compiled a lifetime batting averageof .368. Action in a Negro National League game at Griffith Park. The Philadelphia Stars played in the Negro National League from 1933 to 1948. Ray Dandridge's career in the Negro and Mexican Baseball Leagues spanned eleven years (1933-44). Action in a 1939 Negro National League game between the Newark Eagles and the New Your Black Yankees at Dexter Park, Brooklyn. Brown's Tennessee Rats typified much of the history of Negro baseball. Andrew "Rube" Foster (1879-1930) was a legendary pitcher much admired by such big-leaguers as Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson (Foster is said to have won 51 games in 1902), but he is better known as the "Father of Black Baseball." The St. Louis Stars were one of the best known teams in the Negro National League. Action in a 1937 game between the Philadelphia Stars and the Homestead Grays. Hall of Famer Josh Gibson (1911-47) in his last year of organized baseball hit .361 for the Homestead Grays. ADDITIONAL TEXT: There is more text on the back of each card describing the picture on the front. I just stated a brief part. So, here you have a very nice piece of History. These PostCards would make beautiful individually framed pictures, to be placed in your home, office den club, school, etc. PIECE OF BASEBALL HISTORY! AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE! BLACK BALL! THIRTY POST CARDS! MINT! NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL! BLACK BALL! A BOOK OF POSTCARDS! 30 INDIVIDUAL POSTCARDS! NEGRO LEAGUE! BASEBALL! MINT! Lets start the bidding at $24.99. This would be a very nice addition to your collection. Once your payment is received! Your item will be shipped out immediately! The very next day the post office is open! A great gift for the collector in your life. Holidays and birthdays are always coming. Be prepared! This would make a great, NO OCCASION/SURPRISE GIFT! Shipping & Handling within the USA is $6.00. Multiple auction wins may enjoy combined/reduced shipping costs that may be less than the sum. 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