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Posted By: davidcycleback

One of my favorite examples of provenance was for a Babe Ruth game used bat in a Lelands auction. The consignor was an old man who as a kid won the bat as first prize in a spelling bee or some such contest. Included with the bat was an original newspaper article naming the guy as the contest winner, plus a letter from Babe Ruth saying in effect "Congratulations. Here's of my game bats."