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Lot # 784: 1948 Babe Ruth Signed Letter to Famed Journalist Promoting "The Babe Ruth Story" (PSA NM-MT 8)

Category: Ruth and Gehrig

Starting Bid: $1,000.00

Bids: 10 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2023 Fall Classic",
which ran from 10/29/2023 7:00 PM to
11/18/2023 10:00 PM



Dated April 12, 1948, and typed on bright white "Babe Ruth - New York" letterhead, this remarkable letter was originally penned and sent to famed Daily Mirror journalist Walter Winchell to help promote his book, "The Babe Ruth Story." The short and sweet letter reads, "Dear Walter: I am sending you a copy of my own book THE BABE RUTH STORY which Bob Considine helped me put down on paper. My publishers tell me it will be published on April 26, 1948. I hope you will like it." Written a mere four months before Babe Ruth's passing, the letter was once triple folded and simply signed "Babe" in black ink. Graded and encapsulated NM-MT 8 by PSA; comes with Beckett LOA Auto Grade 9. Presents remarkably.

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