The uncirculated condition of this Negro National League broadside could be attributed to the Nashville Elite Giants moving to Columbus, Ohio, for the 1935 season. The team moved again the following year to Washington, D.C. Hake’s Auctions image
What you see: A 1935 Negro League baseball broadside, picturing six of the eight active teams of the time. Hake’s Auctions estimates it at $10,000 to $20,000.
The expert: Philip Garry III, Hake’s sports consultant.
How rare is Negro League Baseball (NLB) material in general? I suspect less of it was made, and less of it was saved. Is that correct? Exactly. Before Major League Baseball (MLB) became integrated in 1947, it was very unusual to find any surviving examples of NLB material, whether it was game-used pieces, cards, postcards, scorecards or broadsides. There was never a single NLB baseball card issued in the United States, as opposed to millions released for MLB up until 1947. Read more