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Lot # 666: 1941 Walter Johnson Double-Signed Check Display (PSA)

Starting Bid: $300.00

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Item was in Auction "Winter Classic 2022",
which ran from 2/13/2022 3:00 PM to
3/12/2022 10:00 PM



Walter Johnson used his right hand to throw a baseball so fast that batters were terrorized, and Johnson himself was so afraid of hitting a batter in the head that he wouldn't throw high and tight. That same right hand was attached to unusually long arms. The typical person has a wingspan equal to that of his height. Johnson was 6'1", but his wingspan was much more, allowing him to use a whiplike motion to speed the ball towards the plate. "The Big Train" won 417 major league games, and he has the most MLB all-time shutouts with 110. But Johnson also used that right hand and arm for more prosaic, and less terrorizing, matters, such as signing his name as he went about his life after his playing and managing career was over. Presented are two Walter Johnson signatures. Both are drawn o the Germantown Bank, of Germantown, Maryland. One is to the A&P Telephone Company in the amount of $35.50 and dated March 25, 1941, and the other check is to the Sunshine Seed Store in the amount of $7.50. This check was made out on Christmas Eve in 1941, just weeks after America's entry into World War II. Both checks are neatly signed in blue with a fountain pen. Each check exhibits an 8/10 autograph, and both checks have a vertical crease towards the right. The checks are matted and framed at 15.25x12.25". The display represents an opportunity to obtain two signatures from one of the original five inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Comes with PSA LOAs.

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