How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

New York, September 10, 1946. Single oblong sheet, 5 x 8 in. (127 x 203 mm). Partially-printed Internal Revenue Service tax document ("Notification to Collector by Lessor Where Lessee is Responsible for Collection of Federal Tax on Admissions"), for ticket sales for games played by the New York Black Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Type on verso, listing dates of related games. Perforated stamps along top; scattered light soiling.

An IRS tax document for the New York Black Yankees baseball club, issued for taxes collected on ticket sales for games played by them at Yankee Stadium, from July-October 1946.

Originally known as the Harlem Stars, the New York Black Yankees were a professional Negro League baseball team established in 1932, and based in New York City, Paterson, New Jersey, and Rochester, New York. Their early years saw them play the often grueling baseball circuit, and in 1936 they joined the Negro National League. Notable players include legends like Satchel Paige, George “Mule” Suttles, Willie Wells, Clarence “Fats” Jenkins, and Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe. They played their last game in 1948 when the Negro National League dissolved.