The Dr Steen Autograph Collection

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Recently a seller on ebay started auctioning off a collection of signed letters that the original owner obtained through the mail around 1939-1942 including some of the biggest names in baseball history..I acquired about 30 of them which was probably a little less than half that he made available.

The seller is easily the nicest I have ever dealt with on ebay and he even threw in extras every time I made a purchase...some of the throw ins were better than the actual auction item. These Bobby Byrne letters were throw ins in the last lot I purchased.

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Another one of the freebies include a Napoleon Lajoie...why couldn't he have just signed this at the end????

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And this one sent to the wrong fellow, but interesting still...he says he played some professional ball, but he was not good enough for the Yankees.

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And one from Heinie Zimmerman's wife...her Zimmerman looks an awful lot like some of the Zimmerman's out there for sale.

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Here are a few that I have in my collection...

Zach Wheat
John Mize
Edd Roush
Harry Hooper
Billy Herman

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I love these Steen letters...but one curiosity...why in the world does he address the reader as "Dear Lajoie" "Dear Cobb"

a little odd....any explanation?

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Originally Posted by 7nohitter

I love these Steen letters...but one curiosity...why in the world does he address the reader as "Dear Lajoie" "Dear Cobb"

a little odd....any explanation?

I found that to be odd too...I would think if one were going to address someone by their last name they would put a "Mr" in front of it.