1950s Stamped Autograph Baseballs

[John V]

An attic find! Seriously, these have been stashed in my attic for the last 12 years. I had forgotten all about them. They belonged to a relative who lived their entire life in Manhattan.
What are these referred to as in the collector world? Does anyone know the approximate value?
Thanks, John

[RichardSimon]

They are referred to as souvenir balls, stadium balls or most commonly stamped baseballs.
There are a few people who collect them but value is not particularly high on these types of balls.

[John V]

After comparing the names to the rosters on baseball-reference.com, they both appear to be from 1952.

[murphusa]

on a good day you could sell them between $50 and $85.00

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by murphusa

on a good day you could sell them between $50 and $85.00

I agree. I pick up Indians souvenir balls when I see them and usually pay less than $20 for ones from the '70s, slightly more for '60s versions and around $50 for ones from the 1950s. Surprisingly, there's not much demand for stamped-autograph balls of extremely mediocre teams like the Tribe.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

I agree. I pick up Indians souvenir balls when I see them and usually pay less than $20 for ones from the '70s, slightly more for '60s versions and around $50 for ones from the 1950s. Surprisingly, there's not much demand for stamped-autograph balls of extremely mediocre teams like the Tribe.

LOL