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LOT 752
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Lot Number: 752
Description: Fine Babe Ruth single signed baseball with related materials c.1939. Unused lt. cream Harridge AL ball signed on the sweet spot by Babe Ruth in black ink. Signature rates 8 out of 10. Ball itself remains very clean with only a minor blemish on the bottom panel. The ball was obtained during Game #2 of the 1939 World Series in New York at which a young boy named Walter C. Hultman asked Ruth for his autograph. Ruth gladly obliged asking, "How's that kid?". The ball has remained in the family since its signing and is being offered for the first time publicly. Lot includes original ball box, 1939 World Series program cover, (1) 1939 World Series Game #1 ticket stub at which the boy's father noticed Ruth and started the process by which the ball was obtained, and (2) 1939 World Series Game #2 ticket stubs from the game at which the ball was signed. Includes LOA from James Spence Authentication: EX/MT-NM
Estimated Price: ($10,000.00-$15,000.00)
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