LOT #80092 |
Current Bid: $150,000
Circa 1960 Jackie Robinson Single Signed Baseball, PSA/DNA Mint 9 -- Pop Three, Highest Graded!...
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Description
The finest Robinson single on the planet?
Circa 1960 Jackie Robinson Single Signed Baseball, PSA/DNA Mint
9 -- Pop Three, Highest Graded! Jackie Robinson's impact on
baseball extends far beyond statistics-his breaking of the color
barrier in 1947 fundamentally changed the sport and American
society. A six-time All-Star and 1949 National League MVP, Robinson
played with intensity, intelligence, and resilience, quickly
becoming a symbol of progress and dignity under pressure. For
collectors, Robinson's autograph holds profound historical weight,
representing not only a Hall of Fame career but also a pivotal
cultural legacy.Unlike most of his legendary contemporaries of post-war Big Apple baseball, Robinson's life was cut short at a relatively young age (due to complications from diabetes and heart disease), significantly limiting the window during which he signed. By the time autograph collecting began to flourish in the 1970s and 1980s, Robinson was already gone. As a result, authentic examples-particularly single signed baseballs-are scarce and highly sought after, combining historical importance and true rarity in a way few other post-war signatures in the hobby can match.
Here we find arguably the finest of that endangered species, Robinson's side panel inscription applied with such thundering boldness that not even its elite professional assessment quite captures the majesty. The ball itself serves as a perfect medium for that masterpiece, a non-official orb as stark white as the pre-1947 Majors. PSA/DNA rates the signature 9/10 and the ball 8/10, with a half-point bump for elite aesthetics. As such, this is one of only three Jackie singles to receive an overall Mint 9 grade from PSA/DNA with none higher. LOA from PSA/DNA, Mint 9. Additional LOA from SGC, Auto 9.
Guide Value or Estimate: $500,000 - up.
Auction Info
2026 February 28 - March 1 Winter Platinum Night Sports Catalog Auction #50083 (go to Auction Home page)
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February
28th
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Feb-Mar
28th-1st
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