1954-55 Cincinnati Reds Postcards, Nino Escalera Portrait to Neck ⭐ Autographed MLB Barrier Breaker
This is a throwback to when Team-Issued cards were cool.😎
Nino Escalera is credited with breaking the color barrier for the Cincinnati Reds, but he never had a mainstream playing days card.
The closest you'll get and the only MLB playing days card you will find of Nino is this 1954-55 Reds team-issued postcard.
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1954-55 Cincinnati Reds Postcards, Portrait to Neck ⭐ Nino Escalera, Autograph
Thank goodness this ultra-rare autographed Reds team-issued post card of MLB Pioneer Nino Escalera was returned and with good grading results.
Nino Escalera has no other playing days issued cards during his time in MLB.
It took 7 months to grade, but who's counting.😂
This ultra-rare piece is an important part of baseball history because Nino Escalera broke the color barrier for the Cincinnati Reds.
On April 17, 1954, at Milwaukee County Stadium, 24-year-old Escalera became the first black to play for the Cincinnati Reds franchise.
He entered the game in the seventh inning as a pinch hitter and hit a single in a 5–1 loss to the Milwaukee Braves.

1954-55 Cincinnati Reds Postcards, Portrait to Neck⭐ Nino Escalera - MLB Pioneer
Nino Escalera is credited by MLB with breaking the color barrier for the Cincinnati Reds, along with Chuck Harmon.
This is the only legitimate MLB playing days card that I have found for Nino Escalera.
Lucky for me this example is also autographed.
The seller could have named his price for this card in non-autographed condition.
This was a single-card submission, which just returned from PSA today after spending more than 6.5 months at the PSA grading facility in NJ.
Obviously, it's going to be a while before I send more cards to PSA for grading due to their inept business model.
Notwithstanding, if or when I do send more cards to be graded, rest assured they are not going to the PSA operation in NJ.

1955 Cincinnati Reds Team Issue Postcard ⭐ Nino Escalera, RC, Auto
Nino Escalera never had a mainstream baseball card produced during his playing days.
Just like many MLB Pioneers who started their careers in the Negro League and only got a shot at major league baseball when they were past their prime.
On April 17, 1954, Nino Escalera & Chuck Harmon were the first two Black players to play in a game for Cincinnati, 72 years after the Reds first started, in 1882.
I bought this card raw. Yesterday, I hand delivered it to PSA representatives for grading and preservation.
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