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Barry Halper's "Copy" of the 1919 Babe Ruth Sale to New York Yankees Contract (ex-Barry Halper Collection)
<p>Modern-day copy of the most important sports transaction in history: the Boston Red Sox' sale of Babe Ruth's contract to the New York Yankees in 1919. This copy originates from the Barry Halper Collection and was originally part of Lot 560 in the 1999 Sotheby's sale of Halper's collection. (<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lot 560 was featured in the live-auction portion of the sale and consisted of a large collection of documents relating to the sale of Ruth, from which this item, as well as every other "sale of Ruth" document featured in this auction, originates.) It should be noted than an actual example of this contract appeared in Lelands' 2017 "Invit17," where it realized $2,303,319. The six-page contract (8x13"; unfolded), which is is housed in a copy of the original blue docket, bears a "1991" notary seal and is in Excellent to Mint condition.</span></p>
Past Sports Card, Memorabilia, Non-Sports Card and Collecitble Auction Items
Other past auction items that may be of interest to you.
February 25, 1920, Colonel Tillinghast Huston Handwritten Letter to Jacob Ruppert Regarding The Sale of Babe Ruth - From The Barry Halper Collection (PSA)
Barry Halper's "Copy" of the 1919 Babe Ruth Sale to New York Yankees Contract (ex-Barry Halper Collection)
Historic December 26th, 1919, Jacob Ruppert Sale of Babe Ruth Letter to Harry Frazee the Day Yankees and Red Sox Owners Agreed to Terms - Ruppert Loans Frazee $300,000 for Fenway Park Mortgage (ex-Barry Halper Collection)
Tentative Payment Schedule of Notes for Babe Ruth (ex-Barry Halper Collection)
December 30th, 1919, Colonel Huston Letter "Consummating a Certain Important Base Ball Deal" aka The Babe Ruth Sale (ex-Barry Halper Collection)
1920 Harry Frazee Promissory Note Directly Relating to the Sale of Babe Ruth (ex-Barry Halper Collection)
December 26th, 1919, Promissory Note from Yankees Co-Owner Colonel Tillinghast Huston to Boston Red Sox for The Sale of Babe Ruth - The Day Yankees & Red Sox Agree to Terms (ex-Barry Halper Collection)
