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1946-47 Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball, PSA/DNA 7.5 & Beckett NM-MT 8....
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1946-47 Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball, PSA/DNA 7.5 & Beckett NM-MT 8. UPDATE: The PSA/DNA autograph grade for this is ball is an 8 but the grade for the ball is a 7 so the overall grade is a cumulative 7.5While the superstar slugger's famous and unfailing generosity of spirit ensured that his is the most available of all pre-war sporting legends, the tremendous demand for his essential autograph has nonetheless powered a sustained upward trajectory in auction results throughout the years. Historically, the Babe's signature has been the hobby's safest bet. It has been commonly and properly stated that every great sports memorabilia collection begins with the Babe Ruth single signed baseball.
But if Ruth singles appear on the hobby's auction block with some degree of regularity, those projecting the quality of the offered representation most decidedly do not. Our contention that the listed sphere represents the top percentile of all known specimens will be bolstered by any examination of online auction archives where, quite literally, only a handful of challengers for supremacy will be found.
The Babe's thunderous black fountain pen sweet spot signature rates a conservative 8/10 here, applied with the artistry and confidence of a man who remained a faithful servant to autographs collectors until the last days of his life. The OAL (Harridge) ball rates 7/10, a two-season stamping style that found the Babe continuing to engage heavily with the public despite his declining health. A half-point "bump" from the experts at PSA/DNA for elite aesthetics rounds out the lofty final grade as stated. Full grading LOA from PSA/DNA, NM+ 7.5. Full grading LOA from Beckett, Auto 8.
Auction Info
2024 December 5 - 7 Winter Sports Catalog Auction #50073 (go to Auction Home page)
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December, 2024
5th-7th
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