Two eras in one frame. Jordan is at the rim, arm cocked, and the man watching him go up is Magic Johnson — the player who owned the decade Jordan was about to take from him. The image reads as a handoff: Showtime below, what came next above it.

The signature is silver marker, laid across the dark of the arena to the left of Jordan’s outstretched arm. Placement matters on a signed photograph — ink on a busy or light background disappears. Here it sits against near-black and holds full contrast, which is why it grades Near Mint.

Authenticated and encapsulated by Beckett Authentication Services. BAS is one of the two authorities the market accepts on Jordan autographs, and encapsulation means the signature and the image are sealed together — the certification cannot drift from the piece it certifies.

This is the first piece in the Autographs section. The collection has been built slowly and on conviction rather than volume, and signed material will be added the same way: rarely, and only when the piece is right.