Helen Waddell Signed Baseball & Card South Bend Blue Sox – COA JSA

Helen Waddell played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) from 1949 to 1951. She both threw and batted right-handed in outfield, and utility infield positions.

Presented is an OML Selig baseball autographed by Helen Smith. She signed it on a side panel in blue ballpoint (“8-9”) with an inscription, “Rockford Peaches – 1950-1951”. Also included is a baseball card of her autographed in black felt tip (“9”).

Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker

This ball is from one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of autographed baseballs in the world. Altogether they were easily displayable in custom shelf form and alphabetically displayed nonetheless. The choice of medium was visually easy for the encyclopedic collector who put these together. It took several decades to amass these rare autographs of the most prominent entertainers, historical figures, and sports players.  It proved quite difficult to acquire autographs of non-ballplayers on such an odd object (a baseball) but diligence proved otherwise and that it’s possible. So, now with the collection complete and his shelves empty there’s only one thing left to do….bid on this item and start the challenge to see how far you can take it.