Fabulous vintage pencil signature and inscription, “Best Wishes John, Lou Gehrig,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard addressed in Gehrig’s hand and postmarked March 14, 1936. In that year, Gehrig was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player, with 49 home runs, 167 runs, a .696 slugging average, 130 walks, and 270 runs produced. Near the end of that season, Time magazine ran a World Series cover story about Gehrig and Carl Hubbell, proclaiming Gehrig “the game’s No. 1 batsman ... [who] takes boyish pride in banging a baseball as far, and running around the bases as quickly, as possible.” In fine condition, with small ink lines from cancellation lightly affecting sentiment and inscription, and a very subtle block of toning from prior display. Auction LOA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
