Ken McBride and Jim Nettles TTM Returns and a Couple Twins Topps Heritage Purchases

Both of my ttm returns were sent in bubble envelopes via PirateShip with blue Staedtler pens and similar return envelopes.  It's relatively expensive, but you can't send pens without the envelope being considered a package, since it is rigid.  I could use a regular sase to return the cards since I tell them to keep the pens, but I like the additional protection and tracking.

Ken McBride signed six cards for me, including his 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1965 Topps, as well as his 1964 Stand Up and the 1966 Topps Angels team card previously signed by four others.  It looks like the 63 got a little smeared a bit on the first letter, but it blends in pretty well with the blue of the card.  But that might be why he chose to also sign that card on the back?  I'm not really sure.  Despite him not having a fee or donation requirement, I included $20 with my request since it contained so many cards and due to the hassle of the bubble envelopes.  However, he returned the $20 back to me with my signed cards with no note or explanation.  I had asked a couple questions in my letter which were also unanswered.  I appreciate Mr. McBride's generosity.

I chose to send these cards with a pen because my five previous requests to him over the last 21 years were signed in ballpoint, and sometimes black ballpoint.  These are nice upgrades over the previous returns:

Jim Nettles signed a couple copies of his 1971 Topps for me.  One was previously signed by Pete Hamm nicely in blue Staedtler.  I wanted to have that signature matched, so I sent it along with a pen for him to use.  I'm not sure if I'll have Hamm sign this other copy of the card or not.  I've sent to Hamm several times over the last few months so I may let him be for a while before sending again.  I do have a couple copies of Hamm's 72 Topps out for authentication/slabbing and might do that with this completed 71 as well.

Again, despite him having no set fee and most people on SCN not sending any, I decided to enclose $10 for Mr. Nettles due to the hassle of the bubble envelopes.  I'm guessing he is getting a lot of these cards in the mail lately since Hamm started signing and is catching up on 20 years of requests

Finally, I purchased a couple Topps Heritage cards of Twins players to help towards my sets.  

Jose Miranda signed a copy of this 2022 for me ttm, but he used a black marker on that one.  This is a nice upgrade.  

The 2023 is my first Jovani Moran card and my 14th Twins card from the set, which I believe contains 21 cards.