Roberto Clemente opinion, please

[Phopgood]

I’m looking at this ball that was signed by 30 players of the 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates team. One of them is of course, Roberto Clemente, which was his rookie year.

The signature was squeezed in amongst the other players. Ball come with early 2000s PSA letter (Spence and Grad), stating that since he was a rookie, he likely was one of the last to sign it. The letter does not have a picture included. Attached are pics of ball and letter.
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[Yastrzemski Sports]

Here is the original auction.

https://huntauctions.com/live/imagev...1205&lot_qual=

You have an auction loa. So there is no photo and you have to pay for the full loa to have it certified. After 6 months the auction loa is void - I think that’s how it works. Your pic is small so it’s hard to compare the two but it appears to be the same ball. My concern is that your ball appears to have a darker Clemente sig than the other. I would be worried that someone traced it. But that may just be the photo. I have no opinion about the authenticity. Above my pay grade.

[Phopgood]

Thank you for the feedback. I was not aware of such a thing as an “auction loa” and the fact that it did not have a picture was adding to the doubts.


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