Lot # 19: 1947 Bobby Jones Signed Letter on his law firm letterhead

Category: Autographs

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 12 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring 2010 Auction",
which ran from 3/22/2010 1:00 PM to
4/11/2010 1:00 AM



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Bobby Jones Signed Law Firm Letter

        Bobby Jones shocked the world when he retired from golf at only 28 years old.  But instead of focusing on the prime years of his career that we no doubt missed, we celebrate his legacy as one of the greatest golfer to ever play the game.  When Bobby Jones, the great amateur, retired from his amateur golf career, he practiced law in Atlanta - a profession he considered more noble. 

        Presented here is not only a signed Bobby Jones letter, but a letter on Bobby Jones' personal law firm letterhead.  This letter is simply spectacular - it contains his law firm name (Jones, Williams & Dorsey), his name with the firm's list of attorneys on the top left, his initials on the bottom left of the letter and, of course, his personal signature block.  For those unfamiliar with the use of the "RTJ-j" notation on the bottom left, this customarily denotes the person who actually typed the letter.  Therefore, in all likelihood, Bobby Jones bypassed the need for a secretary for this letter, and typed it himself.  There are many autographs of Bobby Jones that were obtained by his fans.  But this item is an actual item from Bobby Jones himself during his impressive post-golf career.