Extraordinary Babe Ruth single-signed baseball with outstanding provenance. PSA has graded the ball NEAR MINT+ 7.5 overall (the signature is graded NM 7 and the ball is graded NM 7, with a half-point added for eye appeal, resulting in a final overall grade of NM+ 7.5). Ruth's signature has been beautifully scripted in black fountain pen across the sweet spot of this Official American League (Harridge) baseball. The manufacturer's stampings are very light, but they are legible upon close examination. While all grading is subjective, we feel that PSA was conservative in both its grading of the signature and ball. The grade, as always, is in the eye of the beholder, and we will let the photos on our website speak for themselves. 

This ball has been in our consignor's family for over twenty-five years and prior to that it belonged to a former Ford Motor Company executive, who personally met Ruth in 1947 while Ruth was working with Ford in its sponsorship of Junior American Legion Baseball. In 1990, the former owner, who was ill at the time, related the history of the ball to his wife, who dutifully transcribed the story on paper. In addition to the written history, the ball is accompanied by an original photo of Ruth posing with members of the Ford Motor Company's Western Region office in San Francisco, including the original owner. The ball, along with the letter of provenance and the photo, were subsequently gifted to our consignor's father in 2001, who was close friends with the original owner. That fact is established by a second letter from the original owner's wife (which accompanies the ball) in which she conveys her husband's wishes that the ball be left to his friend upon his death. This is a spectacular Babe Ruth single-signed baseball in all respects and one that also comes with the added appeal of being new to the hobby. Full LOA from PSA (graded NM+ 7.5).

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