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Lot 384
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Lot Number: 384
Description: Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron auto. baseball. Lightly toned J.C. Higgins "X-Pert Official League" baseball signed across the sweet spot by Babe Ruth. The blue ink signature is, without question, one of the boldest that we have encountered in our 17 year history rating 10 out of 10. Notably, Ruth signed the ball with a deep blue ballpoint ink pen supplied by the original recipient. Faintly visible under the "B" in Babe is the shadow of an initial "B" as Ruth had begun to sign in a lighter green fountain pen that was supplanted by the aforementioned blue ballpoint pen. The recipient subsequently obtained Hank Aaron's signature on another side panel in blue ink rating 7 out of 10. The ball itself has some general light toning presenting very well. The J.C. Higgins stampings were traced in blue ink by the young man who had originally received the ball, and do not affect the display qualities of either signature. The history of the baseball can be traced to early summer of 1947 in Miami, Florida. Along with his Little League teammates, a young man participated in an end of the season dinner at a cafeteria in North Miami where Babe Ruth was in attendance. The boys each were given the opportunity to have something signed by the Babe and the offered signed ball has been in his possession ever since. Absolutely stunning visual example with an unimproveable autograph. Includes LOA from JSA and letter of provenance from the original recipient: Ball: EX, Ruth signature: MT, Aaron signature: EX-EX/MT
Estimated Price: ($10,000.00-$15,000.00)
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