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Lot 9.  The Bradley Sweater endorsement letters all authenticated by JSA. In the 1920’s the Bradley Sweater Company engaged ten major league baseball players to publicize their line of sweaters. Offered here are the ten type written letters or partial letters of the ten famous (7 HOF’ers) players who sent letters to the Company agreeing to endorse their sweaters. The players are Ty Cobb, Miller Huggins, John McGraw, Clark Griffith, Bill McKechnie, Pat Moran, the Cincinnati Red manager in 1919, who died in 1924 and whose signature is rarely if ever seen, George Sisler, Dave Bancroft, Art Fletcher and Bill Killefer. Six of the letters are full size measuring 11” x 8 ½”.The four which are smaller are Huggins, Bancroft & Fletcher (about 6” x 8 ½”) and Cobb (2 ¾” x 6 ¼”). Each full letter starts “In consideration of your making for the “name of club”, 25 sweaters as selected from our catalog without any cost to the club, you are authorizing to use my signature and the photo of the team wearing Bradley Sweaters in your advertising. “ There are six beautiful ads appearing on the back covers of Baseball Magazine in 1924 (scans available) showing the entire team in matching Bradley sweaters. George Sisler added to his typewritten letter “the use of my signature in your advertising is so in connection with the sweaters as worn by the St. Louis Browns and not as a personal endorsement of your sweaters generally”. It should be noted that the Ty Cobb signature “the original black fountain pen signature has since been enhanced by an unknown hand” as indicated on the JSA COA. An incredible group of signatures, all tied together by a single theme. Scans of each letter, enlargements of the signatures and the six Baseball Magazines ad (which are a part of Lot 1) are also available on request. Winning Bid $8,054.

Lot 10.  Grover C Alexander blank 3x5 signed in fountain pen. Clean signature in black is signed diagonally across the card. Alexander died in 1950. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Winning Bid $1,289.

Lot 11.  A.C. Anson 2 page (both sides, 1 sheet) ALS dated August 5, 1906. When Cap Anson’s incredible career was over he went to work for the City Clerk’s office in Chicago. The offered letter is completely in Anson’s hand on City Clerk stationary. The letter is signed AC Anson and it should be noted that above the signature, mention is made of “The Anson Co.” which could be considered an extra signature. Anson died in 1922. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Winning Bid $2,200.

Lot 12.  Chief Bender government post card with revalue stamp. Postmarked in 1953 and signed “Chief” Bender with “1953 written to the right of the name. Bender died the following year. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Winning Bid $596.

Lot 13.  Jim Bottomley signed government post card. Postmarked 1949 and in excellent condition with JSA LOA. Bottomley died in 1959. Winning Bid $400.

Lot 14.  Roger Bresnahan album page with small thumb size photo. Signed Roger P. Bresnahan with a notation he died in Dec. 4, 1944. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Winning Bid $1,099.

Lot 15.  1947 Montreal Royals team sheet signed by Roy Campanella and 19 others. Very early signature of Campanella. Other familiar names on the team that succeeded Jackie Robinson are manager Clay Hopper, Al Campanis, Erv Palica, Jack Banta and Dick Whitman. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Winning Bid $799.

Lot 16.  Roberto Clemente 1967 5x7 Dexter press color photo. Signed Robert Clemente on the left side. Has a PSA numbered sticker on the rear. Excellent condition. Winning Bid $908.

Lot 17.  Ty Cobb signed and dated 4x7 sheet of personal stationary. Near perfect signature by Cobb in his familiar green fountain pen and dated 4/18/52. Cobb died in 1961. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Winning Bid $733.

Lot 18.  Chas. A Comiskey, 1 page TLS dated October 13, 1919 on colorful and ornate White Sox letterhead. The brief letter apparently accompanied a refund check for a ticket. One can’t help but wonder about the timing of the letter which followed a fan’s request for a refund because of the disappointing play of the Sox. The date is four days after the World Series ended. Comiskey died in 1931. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Winning Bid $1,210.

Lot 19.  Dizzy Dean 7 x 9 Black and White glossy original wire photo. Beautiful photo of Dean inscribed “to good old Rip (Collins) from “Dizzy” Dean in blue fountain pen. Dean died in 1974. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Winning Bid $400.

Lot 20.  Babe Didrickson 19x28 framed baseball display piece with pencil signed 1933 scorecard from House of David barnstorming game. A nr mt-mt appearing Goudey Sport Kings card and a 8x10 AP b&w wirephoto of Babe in a pitching pose in uniform. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Minimum Bid $1,000.

Lot 21.  Hugh Duffy government post card with October 30, 1952 postmark. Duffy signed “Hugh Duffy, Boston Red Sox” and the card is addressed in Duffy’s hand. Duffy died jut 2 years later in 1954. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Winning Bid $484.

Lot 22.  Billy Evans tls dated 8/25/47 on Detroit Tiger letterhead. Evans was voted in the Hall of Fame for his 22 year career as an umpire. After retirement he went on to executive positions in baseball including a short (less than 5 years) tenure as the Detroit Tigers General Manager. He died in 1956. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Minimum Bid $300.

Lot 23.  Jimmie Foxx signed black and white glossy postcard. Unused postcard shows Foxx in an Athletic uniform. Signed “Sincerely, “Jimmie” Foxx. Foxx died in 1967. Excellent condition with JSA LOA. Winning Bid $879.

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