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1960-2010 Willie McCovey & Others Signed Correspondence & Ephemera Lot of 100+ from The Willie McCovey Collection....
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1960-2010 Willie McCovey & Others Signed Correspondence & Ephemera Lot of 100+ from The Willie McCovey Collection. Signed and unsigned correspondence (100+), including from the Giants, Phillies. A's, Louisville Slugger, The Sporting News, National League, Major League Baseball, major League Baseball Players Association, Sports Illustrated, McCovey's personal attorney, telegraphs, cards, invites, applications, agreements and more. Some highlights include:1960 one-page typed signed letter from attorney regarding a resolution to have a street named after him in Orange County, Florida.
1960's handwritten note with Willie Mays' New York and San Francisco telephone numbers and Herman Franks' San Francisco telephone number.
1970 one-page typed signed letter from president Horace Stoneham on San Francisco Giants letterhead (with mailer).
1977 one-page typed signed letter from Donald Fehr on Major League Baseball Players Association letterhead (with mailer).
1978 two-page typed signed letter from Donald Fehr on Major League Baseball Players Association letterhead (with mailer).
1979 one-page typed signed letter from Bowie Kuhn on Major League Baseball letterhead (with mailer).
1979 one-page typed signed letter from Chuck Barris on his personal letterhead (with mailer) referencing the "Gong Show Movie."
1979 telegram from a friend asking "How is your Snicker supply?" (Plus photo of a Snickers pillow on a bed).
1980 telegram from "The Los Angeles Dodgers Organization" on Willie McCovey Day.
1981 typed signed one-page letter from Arthur Richman on New York Mets letterhead (with mailer).
1995 Ted Williams Hitter's Hall of Fame induction packet (with mailer).
2004 one-page typed signed letter from Bud Selig on Major League Baseball letterhead.
2008 All-Star Game invitation packet (with mailer).
2010 one-page hand-written and signed letter on personal letterhead (with mailer) regarding McCovey's health.
Also:
McCovey credit/membership/ID cards (forty, four signed)
McCovey luggage tags (four)
McCovey airline mileage cards (six)
McCovey business cards (thirty-seven, three different)
Business cards (seventeen) of acquaintances, including San Francisco mayor Willie Brown
Letter of provenance from Willie McCovey's widow. Pre-Certified by Beckett Authentication Services. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA.
Auction Info
2021 August 21 - 22 Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction #50045 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2021
21st-22nd
Saturday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 41
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