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The Associated Press
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Published: Sun, July 06, 2008 - 12:58 pm
Last Updated: Sun, July 06, 2008 - 1:04 pm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A Charlotte businessman has paid $21,000for a short letter written by a 17-year-old Hank Aaron, in which
the baseball great tells the owner of a Negro League baseball team
that his parents approve of him joining the team.
The Charlotte Observer reported Sunday that Jeffrey Gitomer
outbid several others, including the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum,
for the letter at a sports auction outside Philadelphia.
The seven-line letter is dated Nov. 22, 1951, from Mobile, Ala.,
and written to Syd Pollack, owner of the Indianapolis Clowns.
The letter is part of a sports memorabilia collection owned by
the 62-year-old Gitomer that consists mostly of one-of-a-kind
items, including jerseys, balls, programs and photos.
Auction house owner David Hunt had estimated the letter's value
at $3,000 to $4,000.
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