TOUGH to acquire-- you wouldn't believe how few we've seen in 35 years!-- vintage blue ballpoint pen signature of the affable leading man on a 4x6-inch tan album page, acquired in-person around 1949, when that writing implement was first in wide use. In good condition, with one minute fleck of soiling, away from the writing. Not long before giving this autograph, the star played Fred Gailey in the Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street (1947). About a decade later, he abandoned his acting career, having signed very little for fans.

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