Mets Shea Stadium Field box Railing Elbow, Signed by Orig Met Choo Choo Coleman

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Shea Stadium Elbow Railing With MLB Hologram and Mets Letter. These railings alone sold for over 100. at original auction. As you will see there are a number of them on Ebay right now, selling for a lot more.The nameplate on this railing which replaces the Old Seat Owner Nameplate, was Signed by Original Met Choo Choo Coleman. Choo Choo's Signature was verified by James Spence Authentication Services, and includes sticker with Authentication number G56222, and you can go to JSA Website to verify.Choo Choo Colman was a Catcher for the 1962 Original NY MetsColeman was by no means a Great Player, but he was a Met fan's Met, an emblem (like so many of his teammates) of a team that returned National League baseball to New York and was welcomed by New Yorkers still heartsick at the departure of the Dodgers and Giants to the West Coast after the 1957 season. He really became a Beloved figure of that Lovable inept team.It's pretty Rare to have a Choo Choo Coleman autograph, as he didn't venture out too much. Choo Choo signed this for me at a 2012 Memorabilia show which honored the 5 0th anniversary of the Mets' inaugural season. He was so beloved that one fan who received a signed photo at the show declared, "This is the holy grail." When Choo Choo attended this show he hadn't flown in a plane in over 35 years ! He was quoted as saying that read more