1920

Sheet of 8.5"x11" stationary issued by "Honus Wagner Sporting Goods" has a likeness of the noted Hall of Famer printed on at top left. Complete filled with a handwritten letter which is signed "Yours Truly Honus Wagner" and dated March 19, 1920. It offers some of the best content we have seen in a piece of this type reading in full (with some edits and punctuation added to make for easier reading), "I get the most pleasure and the best exercise and the least exertion from the good old game of base ball. The excitement of base ball appeals to me for when you are playing you don't know what is going to happen next. A pitcher will strike out a batsman one time, the next time the batsman is liable to hit it over the fence. A fielder will miss the ball when it looks so easy then they will turn in the most impossible catches and so many different plays come up in the game that there are hardly two of them alike. The unexpected plays of base ball is one of the main reasons I get the most pleasure out of base ball."
Typical fold lines from mailing along with toning and some additional wear. A large tear (running from around the center down to the bottom edge) is secured from behind with tape. Comes with the original mailing envelope (which likewise depicts Wagner) and a 1957 dated letter from an autograph dealer who brokered the piece to a client. One of the finest content Hall of Famer handwritten letters we have had the pleasure of offering. Authenticated and encapsulated by PSA with the autograph graded PSA/DNA 8 NM-MT: Auto NM-MT, Letter FR