Negro League Auto Help...

[Cmount76]

Anyone know how easy/difficult/impossible to find are the following autos...

Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson, Mule Suttles, Turkey Stearnes, and Rube Foster.

Thanks for any help!

[whyconform]

Don't know how much is too much, but Stearnes is the only one relatively affordable ~700-1400 maybe?

[Klrdds]

Charleston , Foster and Gibson are very very rare and beware of forgeries on them .
Suttles has fewer than any of the ones you mention . He is in the ultra rare category.
Stearnes is relatively easy to find and is affordable.

[Cmount76]

Thanks for the info.

I figured a few of them were nearly impossible, but didn't realize that it was the majority of them.

I guess it makes it easier now - Anyone got a Stearnes auto on a 3x5?

[tazdmb]

I know of one signed Charleston endorses check in the market for around $20k. There is Stearnes coming up in a auction. Christie’s sold a Foster around 3 years ago. Never have seen a Suttles for sale, the Manley archives have three nice examples.

[btcarfagno]

I bought three Charleston's in the Rickwood Field ledgers find. There were quite a few others that I missed out on. That find likely doubled the amount of know Charleston autographs.

Two I sold privately and one went to Love of the Game auctions.