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Lot # 212: 1930 Babe Ruth Telegram & More (3)

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Item was in Auction "2019 Winter Classic",
which ran from 1/4/2019 9:00 AM to
2/1/2019 10:00 PM



1) Western Union Telegram sent to Babe Ruth and his wife congratulating them on their anniversary as well as wishing them a happy Easter from Joseph Bihler of the Christy Walsh Syndicate. The telegram was sent to the Ruth's address on the very ritzy Upper West side of NYC. The telegram is in two pieces. 2) A 1930s typed letter from the Christy Walsh Syndicate thanking a newspaper company putting in an ad about Ruth and Connie Mack appearing on the radio. Dated August 8th, 1930. The letter is typed on official Christy Walsh syndicate paper and at the bottom appears facsimile signatures of Walsh's top clients. 3) Joseph Bihler business card for The Christy Walsh Syndicate. From the estate of Joe Bihler, the right hand man of Babe Ruth's agent Christy Walsh and in turn Ruth himself.

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