Original Civil War General Abner Doubleday Signature Autograph Baseball Inventor

Pivotal Union General and supposed inventor of the game of baseball in New York in 1839. Cut autograph on lined paper. Does not look like a government document, but a autograph after the war on the lined paper that was common at the time.

I do not authenticate autographs, but this looks good to me. Matches perfectly from what I've seen. This item came from the estate of a Wisconsin collector who spent 50 years acquiring Civil War photographs, autographs, paper, and artifacts.

Many of the items are identified to a particular soldier and / or unit. The collector in many cases painstakingly researched many of these pieces and typed out labels / tags to go with each piece leaving us important information. I will include the tags with each piece that has one. I believe everything to be original and authentic based on the breadth, research, and care that went into this collection. Please check back here in the coming weeks and months for more.

I'm still going through it. When I photograph a paper item, the first two photos are usually the front and back covers next to a ruler. This is how you can determine the size. Please check this before asking what size the booklet or catalog is.

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I tend to go overboard in showing flaws. I also do my best to accurately describe the items I find.

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