Signed Joe Montana Notre Dame Blue College Football Jersey JSA COA edwardian_era_art Among collectors of mid-century novelty

Among collectors of mid-century novelty police badges

Neighbors beyond Crosswicks were buying it

One promising attribution on the antique-label collector market ties labels reading Genièvre Pur Grain to the brand name Dequiedt — a Flemish-rooted surname entirely consistent with a Nord-Pas-de-Calais genièvre house

so the surface is totally smooth to the touch—more like a tiny glassy version of the bottle label than a rough metal badge

more intimate chapter of that story — a period when a small card company and a Beverly Hills licensing pioneer were among the first to figure out how to bring a deceased Hollywood icon's image to a whole new generation of collectors

Signed Joe Montana Notre Dame Blue College Football Jersey JSA COA edwardian_era_art Among collectors of mid-century noveltySigned Joe Montana Notre Dame Blue College Football Jersey A custom tribute jersey honoring Joe Montana, celebrating his legendary college career with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before he became one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, complete with a JSA certified autograph. Montana famously led a stunning comeback in the 1979 Cotton Bowl for Notre Dame before going on to win four Super Bowl championships and three Super Bowl MVP awards