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Lot # 615: 1955 Hank Greenberg Cleveland Indians Signed Letter with Program

Starting Bid: $100.00

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Item was in Auction "2024 Winter Classic",
which ran from 2/25/2024 10:00 AM to
3/16/2024 10:00 PM



One-page typed letter, dated January 18, 1955, signed in black fountain pen (grading 8/10) by Hank Greenberg as vice-president of the Cleveland Indians. In his letter, on official "Cleveland Indians" stationery, Greenberg writes to the secretary of Tim Cohane, former sports editor at "Look" magazine, and confirms his attendance at an unspecified function in honor of Cohane. The letter (8.75x10.75") displays two horizontal folds and small handwritten notation in pencil along the top border. EX. The letter is accompanied by a dinner program, issued for the "2nd Annual Hank Greenberg Sportsmanship Award Dinner," held at the Rainbow Room in New York City, on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 (8x10"; EX).

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