Yes, that was the source. Fred that box is incredible.

Another tough item to find.


1973 El Nuevo Dia Suplemento Posthumous...


https://photos.imageevent.com/docpat...iaClemente.jpg


https://photos.imageevent.com/docpat...ClementeBk.jpg

Clemente
 

Well that’s cool looking!

Here’s a difficult item to find. Sometimes patience pays off. Was considering purchasing this at a recent Philly show but felt the price was too high. Found this on eBay for $150 less:D

1973 Pittsburgh Pirates season tickets brochure...

https://photos.imageevent.com/docpat...ixBrochure.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/docpat...BrochureBk.jpg

Nice photo used on the front of the ticket plan brochure. So, can I assume it was more than $150?!? :D Man, even paper items with Clemente are steep...

Mark,

His stuff has always been a little pricey, and it’s probably mostly the same people I end up bidding against. But compared to the other two players I like to focus on, Cobb and Wagner, his stuff is relatively cheap:D

I’m trying to just keep collecting items from his playing days that I like.

BTW, your Brooks thread has been great, keep it up!

I guess it’s all relative. Both of their items I’m sure are expensive no matter what type of items you collect. Looks like Clemente keeps escalating so maybe someday he’ll be in the same realm.

Great Thread
 

Check in on this thread about once a week, always interesting pieces to see and appreciate. For me my only Clemente item, so far, is this Roberto autograph from his minor league stay in Montreal in 1954. By the next season the Pirates had pried him away from the Dodgers and the rest they say is history. Keep em coming guys, great stuff.
https://live.staticflickr.com/4362/3...80d96a38_o.jpgA3D0B204-FEEB-4C59-97A5-63BD56072A6F by Hugh Murphy, on Flickr

Great item Hugh! Did he sign last name only?

Yes sir, just the last name. What I`ve heard Clemente was an very unlikely signer especially this early in his career. Either due to his nature, the language, or just the specific time period, or a combo of all 3 perhaps finding signed flats are tough. Do see the Montreal team signed balls around on occasion, one on the board right now, which may be because he could sign more privately( locker room dugout etc). But again from what I`ve heard he mostly kept his distance, studied his craft, and learned the ways/language of his new surroundings.