Circa 1910 Nap Lajoie Notebook Cover - The ONLY PSA-Graded Example!

Sold For:

$1,740

Year:

1910

Auction:

2025 Spring

Lot #:

605

Category:

Prewar Baseball Cards (1900-1941)

Colorful children's notebook cover featuring Cleveland Hall of Famer Nap Lajoie (cover only, notebook not present). Encapsulated as "Authentic" by PSA. This is the ONLY example ever graded by PSA! The image of Lajoie on this notebook cover is exceptionally attractive and is part of a series of notebook covers with a design that collectors have long recognized as being reminiscent of a T3 Turkey Red cabinet card. Lajoie is pictured in uniform holding a bat, with a field and grandstand pictured in the background. The name "Lajoie" is printed in the lower right corner. In "the olden days," notebooks with big stars and well-known players on their covers were very popular with youngsters at school. While many different cover designs exist for different players, this is the first example we have offered of this particular Lajoie cover. The cover (4.5 x 6.75 inches), which is printed on thin cardboard stock, has been trimmed to its current dimensions. Light rippling is evident throughout and there is evidence of album removal on the blank reverse. Despite the flaws, the central illustration remains bright and attractive, and is ideal for display. Technically modest in grade but still a very attractive example of this rarely seen cover.