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Rare 1949 Hap Felsch Signed Government Postcard (PSA MINT 9)
<p>Government postcard, postmarked March 20, 1949, signed in black ink by "Oscar Hap Felsch." PSA has encapsulated the card and graded the signature MINT 9. In addition to his signature, Felsch has added his address: "804 W. Ring St. Milwaukee, Wisc." Hap Felsch was one of eight members of the Chicago White Sox who conspired to "throw" the 1919 World Series. For his involvement in that scandal, Felsch, along with all seven of his co-conspirators, was banned from organized baseball for life following the 1920 season. Hap Felsch signed items are scare. This the first example we have offered and we have seen few others at auction in the past twenty years. </p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This card is part of a much larger signature collection compiled by our consignor's father in the late 1940s ("The Long Beach Autograph Collection"). Like nearly all autograph collectors at the time, his main method was to write each player and enclose a prepaid self-addressed government postcard to be signed and returned. As we can see by the size of the collection, most players were more than happy to oblige. All the items from the collection are featured in nineteen separate lots in this auction, including the signatures of many prominent Hall of Famers. The postcard (5.5x3.25") displays a few light creases and a small piece of clear tape, which is affixed along the base of the signature side. <br></span></p>
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