Description: The autograph may vary slightly from the image, but all are signed in blue rollerball / felt / Sharpie (not ballpoint) pen.Autograph HistoryThis autograph was hand-picked as the "best of the best" from the Jack Smalling collection by me, his son. His signed 3"x5" index card collection of nearly every player from 1871 to 2008 (about 14,000 different signatures) sold for $180k by Heritage Auctions, the World's Largest Collectibles Auctioneer. The same company sold a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle for $12.6M. Regarding his collection, Heritage Auctions noted "the quality of the autographs is spectacular throughout" and "it contains the absolute best of the best, with no fewer than 230 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame represented, several of the autographs so spectacularly rare that known examples number in the single digits." They also noted that, "He's the man who literally wrote the book on collecting autographs through the mail". The Baseball Autograph Collector's Handbook (a collection of baseball player's mailing addresses) is now in its 19th edition.Certificate of Authenticity (COA) My dad, Jack Smalling, has been selling baseball autographs since 1962 (62 years of business). He has vetted over 200,000 autographs, including this item. This acknowledgement and the narrative in the "Autograph History" will serve as your Certificate of Authenticity.Player ProfileCharles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 – January 21, 1993), nicknamed "the Mechanical Man", was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played for the Detroit Tigers for 19 seasons from 1924 to 1942. He compiled a .320 career batting average with 2,839 hits and 1,427 runs batted in (RBIs). He had seven seasons with more than 200 hits and was the starting second baseman and played every inning of the first six All Star Games. He won the American League batting title in 1939 with a .371 average and won the American League Most Valuable Player Award. He helped lead the Tigers to three American League pennants (1934, 1935, and 1940) and the 1935 World Series championship.Item Delivery· USPS First Class Package (2 to 3 Business Days)· 4.5" x 6.5" Rigid MailerItem Return Policy· All returns accepted.· The buyer should contact me within 30 Days after receiving the item.· Refund given as Money Back.· Return shipping will be paid by the Buyer.Seller Profile · I have 100% Positive Feedback and have been a member of eBay since 1998.Other Signed 3x5’s Available from this CollectionCheck out other signed 3x5 index cards from this collection.Anderson, Appling, Barlick, Bell, Boudreau, Bunning, Chandler, Conlan, Coveleski, Dawson, Doerr, Durocher, Feller, Ferrell, Gehringer, Harvey, Herman, Herzog, Irvin, Jenkins, Johnson J., Kell, Kiner, Lemon, Leonard, Lindstrom, Lyons, MacPhaiI, Lee, Marquard, Mize, Newhouser, Roberts, Robinson, B., Roush, Schoendienst, Selig, Sewell, Slaughter, Snider, Terry, Weaver, Williams, D.
Price: 30 USD
Location: Olathe, Kansas
End Time: 2025-01-03T15:52:58.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.99 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Player: Charlie Gehringer
Sport: Baseball
Signed: Yes
Original/Reprint: Original
Product: Index Card
Team: Detroit Tigers
