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Congratulations
graphedtwiceby NegroLeaguegreat
Virginia.
Matthews,
Michaelwonan Octoberissueof
andBaseball
Hallof FamerJoshGibson.
AC signedby FarrahFawcettin our Octobermonthly
couldfetch
drawing,
Gibson: A one-of-q-kind
morethan$100.000
when Josh
Everymonth,AutographOollector.com
hasa free
postcord oulogrophed twice
it is auctioned
by Robeft by Negro Leogue greot Josh
onlinedrawingfor an autograph
of a celebrity
appearing
Edward
Auctions
inApril. Gibson. Pholos courtesy of
in thatmonth'sissue.Youdon'thaveto buyanythingto
Robert Edword Auctions
According
to REA
enter.Justclickthe linkon theAutographCollector.com
President
RobeftLifson.
homepage
or in the eZine.
thepostcard
"maybetheonlyauthentic
Josh
Don'thaveInternetaccess?Youcanenterby mail
Gibsonautograph
on a photograph
of Gibson
by writing"Entermein the monthlydrawing!"
on a postaloneknownto exist."Addingto thepiece's
cardwithyourname,addressandphonenumber,and
rarity,Lifsonsays,is thefactthat"it haslong
mailingit to: Autograph
Collector
MonthlyDrawing,
510
beenthoughtthatnocardof JoshGibson
S. CoronaMall,SuiteA, Corona,CA92879.
existsdatingfromhisplaying
days."
Wayto go, Michael...and
thanksfor entering!
Thepostcard
showsan 18-year-old
Gibsonin hisHomestead
Grays
in 1931,hisfirstfullseasonintheNegro
uniform
duringspringtraining
produced
Leagues.
Harrison
Arkansas
thephoto
Studiosof HotSprings,
postcards.
TheGibsonpostcardis oneof onlyfivecardsfromtheset
knownto exist,according
to O/dCardboard,
lovesigned
a magazine
andwebsite
ollectorsof musicautographs
dedicated
to vintagebaseball
cards.
lyrics.Butto many,the
albumsandhandwritten
Gibsonautographed
thefrontof thepostcard
withhisfull"Joshua
mostprizedpieceis a signedguitar.lt canmake
yourlivingroomlooklikethe HardRockCafe.
signature.
Gibson"
Ontheversoheinscribed
andsigned,"Tomypal,Joe
J
Lewis,FromJoshuaGibson."
PSA/DNA
authenticated
thesignatures,
and
Manymusicians
refuseto signthemunlesstwo
gavebothsignatures
PSAencapsulated
thecard.Thecompany
thingsarehappening:
a ratingof
A fellowmusician
is gettingthe
seven.
autograph
and it's for charity.ButCanadianrockerBryan
TheREAcatalog,whichLifsonreleased
to Autograph
Collector,
Adams-whofirsthit withCutsLikea Knifein the early
'80s,Summerof 69 in the mid-'80s,andthe biggesthit of
thepostcard
findbothasa cardandas
describes
as "...anextraordinary
photograph.
anautographed
is extremely
rare
his careerin the early'90s,the ballad(Everything
JoshGibson's
signature
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inanyform,making
thisnotonlyanextraordinary
carddiscovery,
butan
Do It for You-has doneit for autograph
fans.
extremely
significant
factthatthepostHe hada whiteFenderStratocaster
autograph
discovery
aswell...The
signedby some
cardis autographed
alsomakesthisverypossibly
theonlyknownsigned
of hisfriendsandfellowmusicians
it
andauctioned
photograph
of JoshGibsonin existence."
off to raisemoneyfor hisTsunamiGuitarProject.The
proceedsweredonatedto ReachOutto Asiato help
According
to Lifson,
theGibsonpostcard
carries
a reserve
of $5,000,
witha presale
estimate
of $10,000-$20,000-plus.
LymanHardeman,
editor
its rebuildingeffortsin the countriesaffectedby the
ofOldCardboard,
toldACthecardcouldsellfor$'100,000
or more.
December
2004tsunami.
priceforanypostcard,
youdidn'thearabouttheauction,
"l believe
thatit willbringthehighest
lf you'resurprised
ever,"
priceis anyone's
guess.lt reallyis an
Hardeman
said."Thehammer
that'sbecauseit tookplacein Doha,the capitalof Qatar.
piece."
incredible
And,youmightnothavebeenableto affordit anyway,The
guitarfetched1.6millionpounds,
According
to TheBiographical
Encyclopedia
of the NegroBaseball
whichputit in theGuinguitarever
Leagues,
"ln blackbaseball,
Paigewasa betterknown
onlySatchel
nessBookof Recordsasthe mostexpensive
personality
purchased
thanJoshGibson."
Gibsonplayedfor 17years,including
stints
sold.lt wasoriginally
by thedaughterof the
intheSouthAmerican
andMexican
Leagues.
Baseball
historians
credit
Emirof Qatar,whodonatedit to be auctioned
at the gala.
Gibsonwitha totalof 962careerhomeruns,including
75 blastsduringthe
Andjustwho signedthiselectricguitar?Guitar
gods KeithRichards,EricClapton,BrianMay (Queen),
1931season,
whentheGrayscompiled
aneye-popping
163-23record.
Gibsonsuffered
a strokeanddiedonJanuary
20,1947,just
a fewmonths
JimmyPage(LedZeppelin),
DavidGilmour(PinkFloyd),
beforeJackieRobinson
brokethemajorleague
colorbarrier.
Gibsonwas
Jeff Beck,PeteTownshendfihe Who),Mark Knopfler
(DireStraits),RonnieWood(RollingStones)and Tony
to theNational
Baseball
elected
Hallof Famein 1972.
postcard,
Moreinformation
abouttheJoshGibson
including
a comlommi(BlackSabbath).A few bassplayers-Stingand
pletecatalog
description,
isavailable
PaulMcOartney-signedit as well,as did singersRay
at www.RobertEdwardAuctions.com.
OldCardboard
features
ohotosof alltheHarrison
Studiooostcards
known
Daviesfl-heKinks),Liamand NoelGallagher(Oasis)and
extant,
including
theGibson
card,onitsWebsite,www.OldCardboard.com.MickJagger.
-JoshuaPlatt
osh Board
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