1974 LAUGHLIN OLD-TIME BLACK STARS #1 SMOKEY JOE WILLIAMS (HOF) ROOKIE CARD PSA 5 EX.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, June 11, 2025 9:00:00 PM)
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June Online Exclusive Auction
Item Description
2-5/8x3.5". This set of slightly oversized cards features drawings by R.G. Laughlin. The artwork is printed in brown and light tan with backs printed in brown on white stock. The set features many of the greatest players from the Negro Leagues and represents the true Rookie Card for many Hall of Famers and stars of the day. A second Laughlin card set was issued four years later, presenting several of the remaining Negro League Hall of Famers not included within the 1974 issue.
Smokey Joe Williams was the most dominant pitcher in organized Negro League baseball for two decades, spanning 1911-1932. Williams starred for two of the preeminent teams of the era, the New York Lincoln Giants and the Homestead Grays. Smokey Joe was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999. Given the absence of any career contemporary cards ever issued for Williams, the example presented here represents his true Rookie Card.
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