BURLEIGH GRIMES Signed Postcard PSA/DNA HOF (D. 1985)

BURLEIGH GRIMES SIGNED POSTCARD – PSA/DNA CERTIFIEDAnother neat collectible for your consideration. You are looking on one (1) Burleigh Grimes Signed Postcard, PSA/DNA Certified. The card offered in this product is shown in the photograph below. This US postal card (postcard) has been hand signed by Burleigh Grimes in black pen. Nice bold autograph. Card was mailed August 16, 1982 which makes it easy to date the signature. The signature has been certified by PSA/DNA and the card has been slabbed in a tamper-resistant case. Card is PSA/DNA #31468505 and has been graded "AUTHENTIC."Professional baseball player Burleigh Arland Grimes was born August 18, 1893 in Emerald, Wisconsin. Grimes played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1916-1917), Brooklyn Robins (1918-1926), New York Giants (1927), Pittsburgh Pirates (1928-1929, 1934), Boston Braves (1930), St. Louis Cardinals (1930-1931, 1933-1934), Chicago Cubs (1932-1933) and New York Yankees (1934). After retiring as a player, Grimes was the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-1938).He made his major league debut on September 10, 1916 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and in 1920, when the spitball was banned, he was named as one of the 17 established pitchers who would be allowed to continue to throw the pitch. The 26 year old Grimes made the most of this advantage, and over the course of his 19-year career, won 270 games and pitched in four World Series. At the time of his retirement, he was the last of the 17 spitballers left in the league. Grimes was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964 and died on December 6, 1985.Be sure to add me to your favorites list!FREE US shipping. Canada and Mexico $3.00, Elsewhere $5.00. I only accept Pay Pal as payment. To view more like products click the store link, which will show you my store categories. There you will find "Sport Collectibles." You can also just view my current signed offerings with the "Autographs" category. Thank you for your interest.