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Lot 361: 1941 Monte "Irving" Negro League Contract

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $500.00
Winning Bid: $958.06
Price Realized: $1,144.88
Auction Date:6/26/2005 9:00 PM EST

The Puerto Rican League misspelled Monte Irvin's name in two different ways (Monty Irvin and Monty Irving) on this 1941 contract and paid him a meager $40 a week. But he was just 22-years-old and still eight years away from joining the newly integrated major leagues as a New York Giant. League's ink-stamp logo of a player mounted on a pedestal with the league's name surrounding it in a circle has faded slightly but adds a colorful touch. Contract is EX, sigs are NRMT.

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