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Bart Giamatti Signed 1989 MLB “Office of the Commissioner” Letter.

Lot 151. Bart Giamatti Signed 1989 MLB “Office of the Commissioner” Letter. A former president of Yale University and a professor of English literature, Angelo Bartlett Giamatti was Commissioner of Major League Baseball for only five months before he died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He was only 51. On June 12, 1989, he signed this brief typed letter: “I do not sign index cards, but I do sign letters.” His signature as “Bart Giamatti” is mint 9. The 7.25” x 10.5” stationery shows multiple folds. One running through Giamatti’s autograph only minimally affects its appearance. Winning Bid $138.     Back to List        Winning Bid  $138 Back to List