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Lot 59: Vintage Letters and Documents Signed by Baseball Hall of Famers (7)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $500.00
Winning Bid: $974.37
Price Realized: $1,164.37
Auction Date:11/22/2008 9:00 PM EST

Notes: 1) New York Yankees canceled, blank stock certificate signed by George Weiss and Larry McPhail. Cancellation punches go through both signatures. 2) 1929 Joe McCarthy TLS. 3) 1944 Will Harridge TLS. 4) 1940 Kenesaw Landis TLS. 5) 1938 Joe Cronin TLS to Tiger’s General Manager regarding a deal for players McNair and Auker. There are two tears at the top of letter. 6) 1935 Kenesaw Landis TLS to Frank Navin regarding night games. Landis has also added a handwritten note and his initials at the bottom. 7) 1935 agreement for an exhibition game between the Tigers and Reds is signed by Larry MacPhail. Interesting to note is that the agreement stipulates a ticket price for “White and Colored Bleachers”.

Condition: Items average EX condition unless noted and signatures average 8/10.

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