Helmut Schmidt Signed Baseball Chancellor of West Germany – COA JSA

Helmut Schmidt was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Before becoming Chancellor, he was the minister of Defence (1969–1972) and as the minister of Finance (1972–1974) in the government of Willy Brandt. In the latter role he gained credit for his financial policies.

Presented is an OML (Selig) baseball autographed by Helmut Schmidt. He signed it on a side panel in blue ballpoint (“8-9”). The baseball itself shows mild toning from age.

Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker

Helmut Schmidt Signed Baseball

This ball is from one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of autographed baseballs in the world. Altogether they were easily displayable in custom shelf form and alphabetically displayed nonetheless. The choice of medium was visually easy for the encyclopedic collector who put these together. It took several decades to amass these rare autographs of the most prominent entertainers, historical figures, and sports players.  It proved quite difficult to acquire autographs of non-ballplayers on such an odd object (a baseball) but diligence proved otherwise and that it’s possible. So, now with the collection complete and his shelves empty there’s only one thing left to do….bid on this item and start the challenge to see how far you can take it.