Count Basie Signed Contract. Single-page, 8 1/2" x 11" document, dated April 27, 1948 in which bandleader Count Basie signed...

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Count Basie Signed Contract. Single-page, 8 1/2" x 11" document, dated April 27, 1948 in which bandleader Count Basie signed over several savings bonds to the William Morris Agency to repay a loan, signed by Basie in black ink. In great condition, with two binder holes at the top of the page, two horizontal fold creases, and very light overall tanning. With COA from PSA/DNA.

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