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Bradman Correspondence, 1987-1993. A series of seven letters to…
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Melbourne
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11-Aug-2019
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Bradman Correspondence, 1987-1993. A series of seven letters to the present vendor, explaining his willingness to sign items sent to him, '....strangely enough I still get an enormous mail and quite often it takes me 3 to 4 hours a day to deal with it....' (letter of 25-7-89) and thanking his correspondent for his various gifts 'and the Tatts ticket' as expressions of gratitude. 'I've never won anything yet and don't expect my luck to change but I do very much appreciate the thought.' (letter of 24-7-87). In a later letter, Bradman expresses quite strong opposition to his correspondent using a 'cartoon in your book' in which he is shown with a moustache. '...I only grew one temporarily because of a badly sunburnt upper lip and I think it would be out of place for you to use one such in your book.' (letter of 8.9.89). Ever thorough, Bradman goes to the trouble of sending a 'fairly recent photo' to assist the artist in creating a non-moustachioed caricature. The letters are framed & glazed, overall 50 x 75 cm. Provenance: The Kevin O'Dowd Collection
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