Rosen, Cook and Kessinger

I found three returns waiting for me in the mailbox today.

Al Rosen was kind enough to sign a 1953 Topps for me in about 9 days.

Cliff Cook signed his 1961 Topps.  I enclosed $5 with my request.

Don Kessinger signed a 1970 and 1972 Topps for me.  This makes number 355 for my 1972 set.

I sent off a few cards to some Chris Potter signings.  A couple 1965 Topps and some 1972 Topps.  I won't get those back until late next month though.

Koegel, Rader, Richardson and Terwilliger

My returns are coming back now.  Today I received four returns as well as a purchase from a fellow Sportscollectors.net member.

Doug Rader, a tough ttm signature, signed his 1972 Topps for me.  I recently purchased this signed card from Chris Potter via Ebay, but when I saw some ttm requests being received by other SCN members, I decided to give it a try myself.

Pete Koegel signed his 1972 Topps for me.  Mike Anderson is a tough autograph so I won't risk sending this through the mail to him.  Twitchell has passed away.

Bobby Richardson signed his 1961 Topps for me.  I sent this card last November.

Wayne Terwilliger signed his 1956 Topps and also enclosed a signed St. Paul Saints card for me.  I enclosed $5 with my request.

Finally, I purchased a 2005 Washington Nationals inaugural year ball signed by Frank Robinson from a member on SCN.  It is Steiner authenticated.  I already have two baseballs signed by Robinson, but I got it for a good price so I couldn't resist.  I should probably resist more often though.

Russ Kemmerer Return

My requests are starting to trickle back. 

Today I received a very nice return from Russ Kemmerer.  In addition to signing a 1955 Bowman, 1958 Topps and 1959 Topps, he responded to my letter regarding his career after his playing days.

 I also received a few cards I purchased on Ebay so I can begin sending out a few more requests.

1972 Topps Purchases

Still no ttm returns, although I have sent out another 10 or so requests this week.  I should start getting a few back very soon.

While preparing for a Chris Potter Sports signing, I was looking for some 1972 Topps on Ebay.  However, I came across signed copies of some 1972 Topps for sale, also from Chris Potter.  So, I was able to but a few for cheaper than it would have cost me to buy unsigned cards and send them in to his signings.  I did also buy some unsigned cards to send in as well.

I ended up buying 9 signed cards including Bill Singer, Paul Blair, Doug Rader, Rick Auerbach, Darrel Chaney, Sonny Siebert, Earl Williams, Gene Alley and George Culver.

 

 

 

 

Mr. October - Ron Lewis Living Legends

I bought another Ron Lewis Living Legends signed portrait.  This time, Reggie Jackson.  I bought this from InsiderSportsDeals.com, which is a TriStar web site.  It is also authenticated by TriStar.

I haven't sent out many requests and only have 2 or 3 outstanding that I expect to come back with any certainty, so things will be slow for a while.

Joe Nathan - 2010 Allen & Ginter

A nice surprise today.  I sent a card to Joe Nathan at the Ranger's Spring Training address.  He was a good signer both in person and through the mail when he was with the Twins so I was hoping that would continue.  It appears it has.

 I'm doing surprisingly well on this team set.  I also have Pavano, Young, Span, Kubel, Cuddyer, Hudson and Baker.

 

I still need Mauer, Thome, Morneau and Liriano.  Thome will be tough (and expensive), but with some luck, I could get the other three at TwinsFest next year.

Al Dark Return and Whitey Ford Purchase

I continued my vintage return streak today with a 1953 Topps signed by Al Dark.  I had enclosed $5 cash with my request.  He also enclosed a signed religious pamphlet.

I had been looking for an unsigned Whitey Ford Living Legends Ron Lewis print, but found a signed, JSA authenticated copy on Ebay so I went ahead and bought it.

I hope to add a few more of these to my collection, including Mike Schmidt, Reggie Jackson, Johnny Bench, Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan.