Roberto Clemente & Willard Brown signed baseball

airjoedan

Hey Guys -

A friend of mine who does not watch sports recently told me about a signed baseball his father had purchased several decades ago signed by Roberto Clemente. I was obviously interested in taking a look at the ball and he provided the photos at the bottom of this post. While I have a good deal of experience with autographs, this is a bit too high-end for me and thus out of my league. His father is interested in selling the baseball but does not know the best route. As seen in the photos below, the ball also includes another difficult Hall of Fame signature - Willard Brown. So, that makes me curious about the value even more.

Which auction house should I tell him to look into? I know the baseball should be authenticated but I figure that would likely be cheaper and more efficient with an auction house. I want to give him some good information to start with as I know there are a lot of variables involved with which auction house and/or consignor to choose.

Also, what do you think a baseball like this is worth?

Thanks again for the help!

airjoedan

Edited to add: I hope the photos look okay as this was posted with an iPod

Ironmanfan

I'd send it to Hunt or Memory Lane......

I should note that Lelands has sold some unique Clemente items in the past, so they may have an unique following among Clemente fans.......

IMF

airjoedan

Thanks IMF. Any other suggestions or feedback? Any idea on value?