1952-53 Colecciones Victoria #142 of Negro Leaguer Pedro Ballester, PSA A / authentic. This is a pop 1 card across all major grading companies.

Cuban-born Ballester played in the Negro Leagues via a stint with the NY Cubans in 1948. 


The 1952-53 Colecciones Victoria set contains 168 cards of players in the Cuban League, featuring numerous Negro Leaguers and future Major Leaguers. There are several cards of HOFers, including Billy Herman, and Negro Leaguers Orestes Miñoso and Ray Dandridge. The cards measure roughly 2" by 3" with some size variance. They are printed in color on thin paper stock. Teams represented are: Habana, Almendares, Marianao and Cienfuegos. Like most Cuban issues, the cards were designed to be pasted into an album, and thus back damage is extremely common.