What do you get when you combine the “Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” with a legendary outdoor sportsman and delicate original artwork from an acclaimed waterfowl and marine artist? The answer is this simply magnificent Official American League baseball adorned with an elegant Don Mayo painting (signed) of a favorite fly fishing lure of that legendary outdoorsman we mentioned, Ted Williams. With the colorful Mayo painting on one panel and the iconic ballpoint pen autograph by Williams on the adjacent panel, we have thusly created one of the coolest and most-unique artifacts connected with the Hall of Famer’s storied career. The Official Bobby Brown baseball is superb with just the barest whisper of toning, as is the signature, duly examined and authenticated by James Spence Authentication, with a full Letter of Authenticity provided. The story surrounding the piece is almost as fascinating as the ball itself. Mayo was arguably one of the most distinguished marine and waterfowl artists of his time, producing the intricate illustrations of, among other things, the tie flies that he had created. A noted sportsman in his own right, his tie flies attracted the attention of Williams, possibly the most-famous fisherman and hunter of his time. At a Ducks Unlimited Dinner in Florida in the 1990s, the two figures met and the collaboration began. Later at a lunch at Williams’ home, the concept of the Fly Ball Series was born. Four sets were made of three balls each portraying Ted’s favorite tie flies. One of those sets is housed at the famed Ted Williams Hitter’s Museum in Hermosa Beach, Florida; one was auctioned and two were sold to a famous Midwest hobbyist with credentials in his own arena that rival those of Williams and Mayo. This spectacular piece is from that legendary collector. And that, dear reader, is where we will leave it. Cast your bid appropriately and in a timely fashion for what must be a truly epic artifact from Teddy Ballgame and some very good company. Included with the JSA Letter is a personal letter from Mayo’s widow, promotional material about Mayo, who was legally deaf, and even a paper photocopy of a color image with Williams and the Mayos at the Ducks Unlimited dinner.