1919 Grover Alexander Endorsed Chicago Cubs Payroll Check - PSA/DNA

Sold For:

$2,400

Year:

1919

Auction:

2022 Fall

Lot #:

2130

Category:

Autographed Baseballs/Flats/Photos

Chicago Cubs payroll check dated May 15, 1919, and issued to and endorsed by Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Alexander. PSA/DNA has encapsulated the check and certified the signature as "Authentic." The check, drawn on the Lake View State Bank of Chicago, Illinois, is made out in the amount of $910.43. Signed by the club president William Veeck Sr. in the lower-right corner. Endorsed by "Grover C. Alexander" in black fountain pen on the reverse. This is an exceptionally early Hall of Famer payroll check. This lot originates from the extraordinary collection of a longtime Chicago Cubs executive, Eldred "Salty" Saltwell, which is consigned to this auction by his family. The collection, which includes a remarkable array of contracts, checks, and other related documents and mementos, will be presented over a series of auctions and will offer publicly for the first time many significant items spanning decades of Chicago baseball. The check (8.25 x 3.75 inches), which has normal bank cancellation stamps and holes, displays three vertical folds, moderate creasing, and edge tears. In Good condition overall. Reserve $1,000.