ROBERT "BELIEVE IT OR NOT!" RIPLEY - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 293287
Sale Price $675.00
Reg. $800.00
ROBERT RIPLEY
Vintage photo, shown playing handball, signed in his famous "Believe It Or Not" style,
inscribed to boxer Packey O'Gatty
Photograph inscribed and signed: "To/Packy/O'Gatty/With all good
wishes/Ripley________/'Believe It or Not'". Sepia, 7¾x9¾. From 1918 to 1949, ROBERT
LEROY RIPLEY (1890-1949) traveled the globe, visiting 198 countries to collect
strange facts and oddities that he featured in his newspaper column and a network
radio show, "Believe It or Not!" Ripley produced his feature cartoons for 31 years --
never missing a day! Ripley received many suggestions from his readers; these were always
verified by his research assistant before appearing in print. Ripley began a TV show shortly
before his death. Ripley Entertainment still prospers today, producing programs and managing
museums and other sites. Packey O'Gatty (1900-1966) was a successful (55-10-5)
featherweight boxer active in the ring from 1916 to 1928. Surface creases seen head on.
Corners cut and worn. Ink stamp on verso. Multiple notches at all edges. Surface scratches. Ink
stamp on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.
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