Lot # 2173: 1942 Walter Johnson Signed Check PSA/DNA MINT 9 Plus Full JSA LOA

Bank check dated June 5, 1942, and signed in blue fountain pen by Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson. PSA/DNA has encapsulated the check and graded the signature MINT 9. The check, drawn on The Germantown Bank of Germantown, Maryland, is made out to "Geo. Esworthy" in the amount of $37.73. Endorsed by "Geo. Esworthy" in blue ink on the reverse. Multiple stamped endorsements appear on the reverse. It wasn’t until the past 15 years that the Johnson family finally released Walter Johnson checks. Prior to that, his checks were virtually nonexistent in the collecting world. In total, approximately 300 checks survived and have been sold by the Johnson family. Though that number may sound like a lot, it is actually modest compared with the quantities of Ruth and Cobb checks that have been absorbed by the collecting world. The check (6.25 x 2.75 inches) has a spindle hole in the center (very unobtrusive, visible only upon close inspection), three vertical folds, and light soiling on the reverse. In Good condition overall. Full LOA from James Spence/JSA.