Let's see your letters to or from Ballplayers...

[HexsHeroes]

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I did just obtain the Ryan signed business card and TLS via eBay. As a collector of vintage Detroit Tigers autographs, the content of the letter was relevant. I'd be curious to know what led to the gifting of the pen from the Tigers organization to Jack Ryan. Perhaps Tigers scout Wish Egan was involved in some capacity. And Jack Ryan had some prior history with Detroit baseball, since he played with the ball team in 1900 (prior to Detroit formally joining the American League in 1901).

Actually, the price for the pair was around $34 (not $15 as I mistakenly quoted earlier), but regardless, I am extremely pleased with the purchase.

[thekingofclout]

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And some of the pieces that tie it all together...

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[sb1]

Sorry for the bad image, it was a bit hard to shoot in the frame.

I sure would like to know to whom he wrote this, they must have really thought they were pretty good. Note the E107 mounted with the letter

Scott

[J.McMurry]

A note that former BB Commissioner Fay Vincent sent me after I wrote him expressing my disapointment on the failure of the HOF's special negro league committee to elect Buck O'Neil a couple years back.

[mr2686]

Great letter regarding Buck O'neil. In my opinion, they really missed the boat on electing him. If he was important enough to have a statue of him put up at the hall of fame, he should also be on the wall.

[J.McMurry]

My note to Fay was short and sweet. I wrote it on a 3x5 index card and it read like this:

Dear Mr. Vincent,

I know that you were the chairman of the Negro league committee and did not have a vote,but in regards
to the committee's failure to elect Buck O'Neil,

YOU BLEW IT !

Sincerely,
Jody McMurry

[stone193]

This is more of a cross-over - political type letter.

It from Pres. Hoover to John Heydler, Pres. of the NL, thanking him for the pass - dated April 10, 1933.



I will be having the item framed with this cool original pic of the Prez of the USA at the 1929 WS - he wouldn't be smilin' if he knew "black Friday" was in his immediate future!



This is a letter written by Ethan Allen in 1968 - referencing his retirement from Yale U and what he'll be subsequently doing.

I like his reference to his game - most game colectors have some of his games which were very popular in their day.