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Lot 198:3 Christian Evangelist Signatures

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Lot  198:3 Christian Evangelist Signatures
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>An American Trilogy:
Billy Sunday, Father Flanagan, and Billy Graham
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<b>(RELIGIOUS LEADERS) Three American originals - Billy Sunday, Father Flanagan, and Billy Graham - comprise this lot. </b>
1. BILLY SUNDAY. Baseball player who became the most successful evangelist of his day. Autograph Quotation Signed, 1 page, removed from an album, 6” x 8”, Bloomington, January 1908. Very Fine. “Keep Close to Jesus All The Way...W.A. Sunday, 2 Timothy 2:15, Tabernacle Meetings...” Co-signed by his wife, Helen Amelia Sunday.
2. EDWARD FLANAGAN. Catholic priest who founded Boys Town, a community for homeless or delinquent boys. Printed Document Signed, being a decorative certificate ‘in Appreciation” appointing one Paul Cline an “Honorary Citizen, 10” x 8”, Boys Town, Nebraska, May 13, 1940. Choice Very Fine. A slight, very faint bit of toning at one margin.
3. BILLY GRAHAM. Evangelist and leader of “Born Again” Christianity. Signature on a white 5” x 3” card; Graham has inscribed “To Rose, Billy Graham” with a red felt pen. Very Fine. A 1.5” x 2.5 newspaper photo of Graham has been affixed to the lower right corner.
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