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Ted Williams Handwritten Letters (2) to Wife Delores (PSA)
Presented are two handwritten letters that Hall of Famer Ted Williams wrote to his wife Dolores. Both of the letters were mailed from Zambia, in Africa. One of the airmail letters, on Hotel Inter-Continental/Lusaka stationery (measuring approx. 8.5x11"), is postmarked on November 10, 1969, while Williams was on a hunting safari in Zambia. The accompanying opened envelope measures approx. 7.5x4". The postmark on the other letter is indistinct, but the letter has Zambian stamps and seems to refer to the same aforementioned safari. The amazing Ted Williams is a baseball immortal. He was the last man to hit .400 when he batted .406 in 1941, and he was a 2-time MVP, a 2-time Triple Crown winner, and a lifetime .344 batter with six batting crowns and 521 homers. Yet, the incredible Williams was even more. He was a superb pilot who served in the U.S. military in both World War II and in the Korean Conflict. But the "Splendid Splinter" was even more - a great fisherman and an avid hunter. In the letter postmarked on Nov. 10, 1969, Ted writes, "Writing this on only paper [Williams used a blank airmail envelope, approx. 3.5x5.75", as his "writing paper", and folded this "writing envelope" into another airmail envelope of the same size] because there's a plane going to take this off.... They shot a nice elephant for American Sportsman. ... from the air we saw 300 buffalo.... If you stay on the ball[,] someday I'll take you if a crocodile don't [sic] get me. Love Ted." In the other letter, Williams writes, "Sweetie[,] Received your letters. Underwood [most likely writer John Underwood, who wrote My Turn at Bat with Williams] has left and you'll probably hear from him. Don Meredith[,] the former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys[,] shot a nice buffalo for American Sportsman.... Tiger fish are supposed to be great fighters & most don't think I'll catch them on 12th line. Hope all's well. Continue to feed John Henry [the son of Ted and Dolores] and yourself. I want you both to have a little meat on your bones. Love Ted." Both letters are addressed to "Dolores Williams/RTD 1/Putney, Vermont/United States." The Nov. 10, 1969 letter and envelope were written and addressed in black marker. The other letter and envelope were written and addressed with a ballpoint pen. Both letters provide a rare and valued behind-the-scenes personal look at Ted Williams as a family man and avid outdoorsman. The letters come with a PSA LOA.
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