1942

Crisp black and white portrait photograph has been signed “To E. Melges, Sincerely Babe Ruth, 1942.” He is shown wearing Yankee pinstripes with the image offering crisp clarity and art-like contrast. Ruth was then in his post-career era and fully embracing his role as an ambassador of the game and American culture at large. Light wear includes a few scattered creases and what appear to be a stray pencil mark or two. "Hal McAlpin" stamp on the back. Authenticated and encapsulated by PSA with the autograph graded PSA/DNA 7 NM. Includes full LOA from PSA/DNA: NM