Spring 2020 Premium Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/20/2020
Presented is a multi-signed New York Yankees June 30, 1927 payroll check for Yankees coach Arthur Fletcher, with his signature, as well as the signatures of Yankees business manager Ed Barrow and owner Jacob Ruppert. Fletcher, a former Major League Baseball shortstop for the New York Giants (1909-1920) and Philadelphia Phillies (1920, 1922), has signed his name in black pen on the endorsement line on the back of the white paper check, which is in the amount of $663.30. The front of the check features black type and red and white stamped text. Barrow has signed his name at the front left margin of the check in black pen, while Ruppert has signed his name in black pen in the front lower right corner. Fletcher had a 19-year tenure (1927–45) as a coach for the Yankees, where, beginning with the legendary 1927 team, he would participate on 10 American League pennant winners and nine World Series champions. This item has been authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA (83386792) and the signatures have been graded Authentic.