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Kid Nichols Hall of Fame Letter and Invitation (2) Induction
Two wonderful pieces from Cooperstown regarding his Induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. First is a typed letter dated May 13, 1949, from HOF Vice President Paul Kerr on Coopeterwn stationery “Please accept my congratulations on your election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.” It requests a “photograph that will show the details of your face since it is to be used for the preparation of a plaque to be hung permanently in Cooperstown.” Mounted on a scrapbook page it has a stain on the left side and mailing folds o/w EX-MT. Second is his actual 1949 invitation to the June 13th induction ceremonies for “The Unveiling of the Bronze Plaques.” Other inductees listed are (in full) Mordecai Peter Brown, Charles Gehringer, Herbert J. Pennock and Harold J. Traynor. Mounted on page o/w EX.
Past Sports Card, Memorabilia, Non-Sports Card and Collecitble Auction Items
Other past auction items that may be of interest to you.
Ty Cobb Hall of Fame Induction Letter to Charles “Kid” Nichols
1897 Kid Nichols Individual Portrait & 1897 Boston Beaneaters Chickering Matching Cabinets (2)
Kid Nichols Hall of Fame Scrapbook with Signatures and Original Hall of Fame Induction Photos
Kid Nichols Scrapbook with Hall of Fame Congratulatory Letters (150+)
Connie Mack Hall of Fame Congratulatory Letter with 360 Wins Content To Kid Nichols
Kid Nichols Large Hand Colored Photograph Signed on the Verso