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Charles "Kid" Nichols Handwritten Letter
On August 16, 1949, the Co-Operative Club of Kansas City sponsored a tribute to local hero and Baseball Hall of Famer Charles "Kid" Nichols. Nichols ranks among the games all-time winningest pitchers, totaling 360 victories over a 15-year major league career, including a record seven 30 win seasons. Offered is a rare handwritten letter penned by Nichols on the reverse of a 4 x 6" Kid Nichols Day souvenir card. In bold (9-10/10) blue fountain pen ink, Nichols writes, "I am enclosing a picture of my Plaque that us now hanging in the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown N.Y. This card that I am writing on is a drawing made by a newspaper man on the Kansas City Star and presented to me at a party given me by the Co-Opearative Club of which I am a member." He then signs the letter, "Yours Charles "Kid" Nichols" in the same Mint ink. In addition to the afore mentioned penmanship, there is a second Nichols autograph on the opposite side of the card (signed Charles "Kid" Nichols in blue fountain open and covered by a piece of vintage tape in an effort to preserve it). The piece remains in overall EX-MT condition, with only light wear being visible.The side of the card featuring the letter shows just one small blemish far away from the writing, but is otherwise clean and ready for display.
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