Lot # 893: Tougher Baseball Hall of Fame Executive TLS Lot of (3) with Ban Johnson, Warren Giles & Bill Veeck - All Certified

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Item was in Auction "November 2021 Auction",
which ran from 12/3/2021 12:00 PM to
12/16/2021 11:30 PM





Renowned contributors who helped shape the game of baseball during the 20th Century are remembered, with this tougher executive typed letter signed lot of (3). For their lifelong efforts, these dedicated baseball men were all enshrined in the Hall of Fame. 


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Ban Johnson signed ("8", d.1931) letter dated 9/21/1915 to Capt. T.L. Huston, on American League office letterhead. This letter is an approval to move a 1915 New York Yankees late season game to another date as part of doubleheader. Full photo LOA from JSA. 


Warren Giles signed ("7-8", d.1979) letter dated 3/24/47 on Cincinnati Reds letterhead, to gate attendant Mr. Manny DeCastro, in appreciation for a job well done at the Reds Spring Training facility Pant Field in Tampa. This letter has a small tear at the bottom right corner, and also paper/adhesive residue on reverse side at the corners. JSA basic cert/sticker.


Bill Veeck signed ("8-9") letter dated 1/27/76 on Chicago White Sox letterhead, to Mr. Jack Kavanagh/Sports Shelf Enterprises, as a thank you for interest in the White Sox team. Veeck has included a handwritten postscript, initialed as "B". JSA basic cert/sticker.

 

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