CIRCA 1930S

Heavy stock notecard (3.75"x2.75") bearing a handwritten note which reads in full, "To Bobby - When I'm in strange lands may this serve as an inferior substitute in warming you up - Cordially El + Lou Gehrig." Included is the original "Spalding" branded envelope on which Gehrig wrote "Miss Bobby Spies." While their exact relation is unclear, a book was published entitled Lou and Me by an M. Robert Spies with A First Hand Memoir Growing Up with Lou Gehrig as the subtitle. It stands to reason that so personal a sentiment would have been written to a long-time friend of Gehrig and he may have address the envelope to "Miss Bobby" in jest (M. Robert Spies was male). Regardless, the piece remains a desirable Gehrig item with handwritten notes and letters from the legendary Yankee in short supply. Light toning/discoloration to note card, some more pronounced wear to envelope with has tears along the top. Notecard is authenticated and encapsulated by PSA with the signature graded PSA/DNA 9 Mint: Mint