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Lot # 74: Babe Ruth Signed World's Fair Ticket

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 9 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall 2012 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 11/19/2012 12:00 AM to
12/21/2012 9:00 PM



Even though he had been out of baseball for five years, Babe Ruth was still a living legend in 1940 when he affixed his signature on this ticket stub from the 1940 New York World's Fair. It is signed on the front in blue ink by the Bambino, who was in attendance at the Fair. The signature is 6.5/10 while the ticket has back damage but appears VG on the front. Ruth appeared at many World's Fairs. In 1939, he appeared at the event's baseball school in the role of instructor before taking part in the Old-Timers' game in the baseball centennial celebration at Cooperstown.

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