Autographs of Learie Constantine
Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine (21 September 1901 – 1 July 1971) was a Trinidadian cricketer, lawyer and politician who served as Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and became the UK's first black peer. He played 18 Test matches for the West Indies before the Second World War and took the team's first wicket in Test cricket. An advocate against racial discrimination, in later life he was influential in the passing of the 1965 Race Relations Act in Britain. He was knighted in 1962 and made a life peer in 1969.
Born in Trinidad, Constantine established an early reputation as a promising cricketer, and was a member of the West Indies teams that toured England in 1923 and 1928. Unhappy at the lack of opportunities for black people in Trinidad, he decided to pursue a career as a professional cricketer in England, and during the 1928 tour was awarded a contract with the Lancashire League club Nelson. He played for the club with distinction between 1929 and 1938, while continuing as a member of the West Indies Test team in tours of England and Australia. Although his record as a Test cricketer was less impressive than in other cricket, he helped to establish a uniquely West Indian style of play. He was chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1939.
During the Second World War, Constantine worked for the Ministry of Labour and National Service as a Welfare Officer responsible for West Indians employed in English factories. In 1943, the manager of a London hotel refused to accommodate Constantine and his family on the grounds of their race in an instance of the UK colour bar; Constantine successfully sued the hotel company. Commentators recognise the case as a milestone in British racial equality. Constantine qualified as a barrister in 1954, while also establishing himself as a journalist and broadcaster. He returned to Trinidad and Tobago in 1954, entered politics and became a founding member of the People's National Movement, subsequently entering the government as minister of communications.
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Traded items with a signature of Learie Constantine
The most expensive item with a signature of Learie Constantine (Cricket in the Sun by Learie Constantine - Signed by MCC & West Indies 1947/48) was sold in June 2020 for £295.00 while the cheapest item (Learie Constantine by autographed by Gerald Howat (Hardback, 1975)) found a new owner for £0.99 in August 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2014 with an average selling price of £4.41 for an autographed item of Learie Constantine. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2020 with £295.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2013. In average, an autographed item from Learie Constantine is worth £20.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Learie Constantine were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1901-1971 LEARIE CONSTANTINE (West Indies), card, ORIGINALLY SIGNED! | £8.50 |  |
| 1975 & 1987 Signed Gerald Howat author of Learie Constantine & Plum warner books | £15.48 | |
| Cricket - Autograph of Sir Learie Constantine West Indies & Trinidad | £21.01 | |
| Cricket Autograph & Press Photo 1930's - Learie Constantine (West Indies) | £19.99 | |
| Learie Constantine (West Indies) Signed Letter 1929 | £76.95 | |
| LEARIE CONSTANTINE + 7 WEST INDIES PLAYERS / PETER SELLERS - SIGNED VINTAGE PAGE | £26.53 | |
| Learie Constantine - West Indies - Rare 1928 Excellent Signed Autograph Piece | £11.50 | |
| LEARIE CONSTANTINE HAND-SIGNED ALBUM PAGE - 1920's > WEST INDIES etc | £17.50 | |
| LEARIE CONSTANTINE WEST INDIES CRICKET LEGEND HAND-SIGNED PHOTOCARD | £79.95 | |
| SIGNED copy - Learie Constantine. A biography: Gerald Howat (1975) West Indies | £8.50 | |
| Signed X13 New Zealand 1949 Cricket Signature Autograph Learie Constantine | £40.95 | |
| Signed X13 New Zealand 1949 Cricket Signature Autograph Learie Constantine | £50.98 | |
| Sir Learie Constantine ( West Indies test player) - autographed biography | £20.99 | |
| Sir Learie Constantine - West Indies Test Cricket - Hand Signed Piece Onto Card. | £20.00 | |
| Vintage Lamberts Cricket Bat Learie Constantine West Indies Autograph c1928 | £89.52 | |
