(LOT 138)
Babe Ruth Signed Canceled Check PSA/DNA Encapsulated
This Babe Ruth Signed Canceled Check has been drafted off the Chemical Bank & Trust Company on February 27th, 1941 for $11.68 to the Gotham Floor waxing Company-(Sounds like a job for Batman). It's chilling to hold such a document considering the fact that when the United States entered the war in December 1941, Babe Ruth was 46 years old. His playing career had ended six years before in 1935 and he had been out of organized baseball altogether since quitting his job as a Dodgers' coach at the end of the 1938 season. Almost immediately, Ruth began appearing in golf tournaments and exhibition games to help raise money for the war effort. Many of these events have been forgotten with the passing of time, but there is little doubt that the appearance of The Babe at a fund-raising event - his name of the billboard advertising - would attract more fans and raise extra vital dollars. A fine check offered in this lot and a must for the advanced Ruthian fan! PSA/DNA LOA.

MIN BID $1,750
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