Satchel Paige Cards?

[JLange]

I've been following the trend on Satchel Paige items and personally succumbed to a bit of FOMO myself; I jumped on a 1949-50 Exhibit of Satchel Paige at around triple the price of what I could have paid last year. I was still thrilled with my pickup considering what's going on with his cards. My personal checklist includes all of the "cards" that show Paige as a member of the Cleveland Indians. If I narrow it down to career-contemporary Cleveland items, I would add the following to your checklist:

-c1948-49 RPPC (pitching follow through)
-1948 Cleveland Indians Picture Pack Satchel Paige (portrait)
-1949 Cleveland Indians Picture Pack Satchel Paige (pitching)
-1949 Big League Novelty Co. Cleveland Indians Picture Pack "Satchell" Paige (portrait, name spelled with two "Ls")
-1949 Cleveland Indians Sun Picture Camera Photos Set #2 Satchel Paige
-1949 Vis-Ed Cleveland Indians Magic Dials Satchel Paige

If I were adding in 1948-49 Cleveland Indians Team Photos with Satchel Paige depicted, I would also include the following

-1948 Exhibit Cleveland Indians Team
-1948 Baseball Magazine Supplements M114 Cleveland Indians Team ("N.Y.")
-1948 Baseball Magazine Supplements M114 Cleveland Indians Team ("New York")
-1948 Oct 6 Cleveland Press Supplement Cleveland Indians Team
-1948 Burke Motors Premium Cleveland Indians Team

There are probably several other items out there. Always looking for more, but lately so is every one else, it seems!

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

If anyone has been following this, career-contemporary Paige cards have really gone through the roof. An early Indians TI RPPC closed today over $1,000. How many career-contemporary cards are out there besides these:

--1949 Leaf
--1949 Bowman
--1949-50 Exhibit
--1949 Cleveland Team Issue PC
--1953 Browns Team Issue PC
--1953 Topps

Let's see some.

[Wanaselja]

I’m enjoying this thread. Larry Tye’s Satchel is a must read.

[metroac]

Not a card, but career contemporary. Copyright 1948 by Hal Lebovitz. I bought several copies from SABR around 1983/84.

[metroac]

Also career contemporary, if you count the three innings he pitched for Charlie Finley's A's in 1965.

[71buc]

Although I have a well loved 1953 Topps from my childhood this autographed and dated Aug 29, 1941 8X10 Type 1 photo is one of my favorite items in my collection.

[Touch'EmAll]

The posted pic of Paige book wearing cap with "M" - Monarchs ? I thought caps were KC instead. Or what team affiliation with the "M" on cap ? I just don't know, Thanks

[metroac]

Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll

The posted pic of Paige book wearing cap with "M" - Monarchs ? I thought caps were KC instead. Or what team affiliation with the "M" on cap ? I just don't know, Thanks

My guess would be the Miami Marlins. He was on their roster for three seasons. 1956 through '58. The Marlins were in the International League, and I think my oldest baseball memory is of Paige in a rocking chair in the Marlins' bullpen when they came to play the Columbus Jets when I was nine or ten years old. He didn't pitch that night, though, but I "almost" got to see him pitch.