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BASEBALL BOWIE KUHN RARE SIGNED ORIG. 2PG ALL HANDWRITTEN 1945 LETTER TO SISTER!
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PRESENTED HERE IS AN INSANELY RARE & PERSONAL 2 PAGE (SINGLE PAGE RECTO & VERSO) ALL HANDWRITTEN FEBRUARY 2, 1945 LETTER FROM FUTURE BASEBALL COMMISSIONER BOWIE KENT KUHN TO HIS OLDER SISTER; WHILE STILL ATTENDING COLLEGE DURING WORLD WAR II!!!!!KUHN FINISHES BY SIGNING HIS SISTER'S AFFECTIONATE NICKNAME FOR HIM...
"LOVE, BOOTS"!!!!
LETTER REVEALS A SURPRISINGLY WARM & FUNNY SIDE OF KUHN; ONE PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED NOT TO EXIST! HE REFERS TO HIMSELF AS HER YOUNGEST "BRUDDER", AND BY HIS NICKNAME "LITTLE BOOTS"; AND TO HIS SISTER BY HIS NICKNAME FOR HER "MONKEY"
CONTENT REVOLVES AROUND A VISIT TO ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL DURING HIS RECENT TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY, AND HIS IMPATIENCE WHILE WAITING OUT HER ANNOUNCEMENT OF HER UPCOMING ENGAGEMENT TO BE MARRIED.
COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL MAILING ENVELOPE WHICH FEATURES A FULL "BOWIE K. KUHN" SIGNATURE (RATING MINT "10") ON THE RETURN ADDRESS; WHICH IS THAT OF HIS DORMITORY BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA!!!
ALL THE ORIGINAL HANDWRITING ON BOTH THE LETTER (ALSO RATING MINT "10") & ENVELOPE IS IN BLACK INK...
POSSIBLY THAT OF A FOUNTAIN PEN.
COMES WITH PSA CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY ("COA") W/AFFIXED MATCHING # HOLOGRAM!!!
KUHN (D. 2007) SERVED AS THE 5TH COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FROM 1969-1984. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS LEGAL COUNSEL FOR MLB OWNERS FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.
OVERALL CONDITION OF THIS 76 YEAR OLD PAPER ARTIFACT RATES STRONG VERY FINE!
LETTER MEASURES 11" X 7.25"
ENVELOPE MEASURES 7.5" X 4"
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