Signed baseball, Coleman 1994, ex. Joe L. Brown collection

Characteristics: Baseball autographed by Leonard Coleman, with handwritten note “PRES.NAT.x LG. 1994” (penned by Joe L. Brown). Comes with PSA/DNA card-size CoA and glued sticker, no. X51956 – Leonard S. Coleman Jr. was the last president of the National League for which he held the office from 1994 to 1999.

Provenance: Formerly from the famous Joe L. Brown collection. Joe LeRoy Brown (1918–2010) was the general manager of the World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates between 1955 and 1976 and ranks as the 19th best general manager in baseball history. Son of one of the first and greatest sport memorabilia collectors Joe. E. Brown, and being part of the baseball professional circuit, Joe L. Brown managed to amass a large collection of autographed baseballs. More than 200 baseballs from the Joe. L. Brown collection have been sold at auction in 2015 (e.g. Lelands, 2015a; 2015b; Huggins & Scott Auctions, 2015). They are recognisable by the date of game and other notes being inscribed by Joe (capitalised form, blue ink). The pedigree ‘Joe L. Brown collection’ is also indicated on the records of the PSA/DNA Autograph Authentication and Grading Services, see https://www.psacard.com/cert/x51956/

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