Babe Ruth’s Bill of Sale

Babe Ruth’s Bill of Sale

Jun 26, 2005 | Collectibles, Sports Collectibles

What is this WORTH?

Bradenton Herald | 06/26/2005
JIM BROCKMAN
Herald Staff Writer

“Five sheets of discolored legal paper fetched $996,000 on June 10 at an auction in New York. The information contained on those aging pages recorded and confirmed the $100,000 bill of sale that sent a baseball player named Babe Ruth from Boston to New York.

We now know how much it was worth. At least we know what a crazed Yankees fan felt it was worth. And in the crazy world of sports collectibles, that’s all that really matters.”

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