1921 Grover Alexander Endorsed Chicago Cubs Payroll Check - PSA/DNA

Sold For:

$2,520

Year:

1921

Auction:

2022 Fall

Lot #:

2138

Category:

Autographed Baseballs/Flats/Photos

Chicago Cubs payroll check dated January 31, 1921, 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 $500.00. Signed by team president William L. Veeck (father of Hall of Fame owner Bill Veeck) in the lower-right corner. Endorsed by "GC. Alexander" in black ink on the reverse. Also inscribed is "For Deposit Only" directly above Alexander's signature. 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 a vertical fold, moderate creasing, three tears on the top edge, and a staple hole on the upper left. In Good condition overall. Reserve $1,000.