Joe DiMaggio Signed AUTO Dell May 1949 Sports Illustrated Full Issue Yankee Clipper Inscription PSA/DNA LOA

Joe DiMaggio (D. 1999), born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak (May 15 - July 16, 1941), a record that still stands.DiMaggio was a three-time MVP winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons. During his tenure with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships.At the time of his retirement, he ranked fifth in career home runs (361) and sixth in career slugging percentage (.579). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955, and was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken during the baseball centennial year of 1969.

Offered is a super rare FULL issue of the May 1949 edition of Sports Illustrated (no mailing label). This pre-cursor to the 1950s Sports Illustrated features tight binding, no missing pages, fully intact. Joe DiMaggio has signed the cover in bold blue sharpie pen that he added his Yankee Clipper nickname to his autograph.  That’s a rarity in itself.  Signature in our opinion rates a 10 out of 10.

We’ve only seen one other signed copy of this magazine.

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