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Lot 182: 1954 "William Mays" Signed Valentines Day Card with Original Envelope

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $300.00
Winning Bid: $925.77
Price Realized: $1,106.29
Auction Date:12/15/2006 9:00 PM EST

Love is in the air. A very personal Willie Mays item. It's an elaborate and ornate Valentine card with its original mailing box sent to Miss Gladys Cofield in St. Louis and postmarked from Fairfield, Alabama, "Feb 17, '54," the year Mays captured his first MVP and led his team to a World Series victory. He signed it "William Mays". Signature and inscription inside card is 9/10 while card itself is EX. Mailing envelope in the form of a small box is in two pieces and VG.

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