Sheldon, Torres, Valle and Smith

I received a few cards back from two players from Puerto Rico via mail-in signings.

Felix Torres signed his 1963 Jell-O, and a few Angels team cards.

And Hector Valle signed his 1965 Topps signed by Lefebvre, a blank 1965 Topps, a 1966 Topps and the 66 Topps Dodgers team card.

I finally got around to buying a 1961 Topps Rollie Sheldon high number card.  It seems a shame to not get a card signed by such a generous signer, but I had to pay about $35 for the card.  Luckily, he did a really nice job of signing it in bold, blue sharpie.

And I bought a 2000 Fleer Greats of the Game signed by Ozzie Smith for much less than his signing fee.  In fact, in an upcoming signing posted on SCN, he isn't even accepting trading cards!  I don't get it.

I've got 65 of this 107-card set signed.  I'm not sure how many are possible, but there are still many left that I can get.  I haven't worked on it too hard lately.  There are 19 players from the set still alive that I don't have, but some are quite expensive, such as George Brett and Mike Schmidt.  I sent in a few cards to a Dave Concepcion signing but forgot to include the one from this set!

TTM, Purchases and a Mail-In Signing

I received a few ttm returns this week.

Jim Merritt signed his 1967 Topps and a few Twins team cards.

Marty Kutyna signed his 1961 Topps.  He's a generous signer but I never got my previous request back from him, which I guess I'll chalk up to getting lost in the mail.

And Steve Braun signed his 1976 and 1977 Topps.

I bought a Lenny Green-signed 1964 Topps on eBay.  I had sent one to him years ago but for some reason he signed the back.  I never got around to sending to him again while he was still with us.

Finally, I received three Jim Kaat-signed bobbleheads back from a mail-in signing.  The signature is a little shaky, but that's my fault for requesting he sign the side of the cap, as opposed to the base or something easier.  I much prefer this location, so I'm happy with these.

Jose Valdivielso Purchase

Just a quick update today on a single card purchase.  I haven't sent out much lately so the returns may be slow.  I do have several mail-in signings this and next month though.

 

Jack Hiatt TTM Return

 Someone needs to send him a new sharpie!  Had I known, I would have sent some pens.  It looks like he used a bad ballpoint pen, then tried to trace over it with a bad sharpie.  These didn't turn out great.  Oh well, beggars can't be choosers.

Joe Mauer FanHQ Signing Return

I believe this was the first signing since Joe was elected to the Hall of Fame.  Prices weren't too bad, and FanHQ does an amazing job with their signings, so I decided to get a few premium items signed. 

I bought a fairly rare Season Ticket Holder bobblehead of Joe in a powder blue uniform, and also a set of five of his SGA bobbleheads from 2019.  I sent in just one from that set.  Also, I sent in the #7 Metrodome seatback that is part of my set of four Metrodome seats.

Earlier this year, I sent in the #6 seatback to a Tony Oliva signing.

That leaves #4 to be signed by Paul Molitor, and I guess #5 will be signed by Michael Cuddyer, unless anyone has a better idea?

Catching Up

I've fallen behind this week but have received a handful of ttm returns and purchases.

I purchased this 1966 Topps Mudcat Grant from my collecting friend Randy via eBay.

And I've received ttm returns from Rich McKinney, Chuck Estrada, Bennie Daniels and Bobby Richardson.

Bobby Richardson wrote a note on the protective cardboard for my magazine about Elroy Face thinking that perhaps he should have won the 1960 World Series MVP Award, and the Corvette that came with it!  I love getting back personal notes like this.

Terry Humphrey TTM Return

Just one return today to close out the week.  Terry Humphrey signed a 1972 Topps signed by Lampard that I bought from Mill Creek last month, his 1977 Topps and a 1976 Tigers team card.  I had also sent a 1978 Angels team card for him to sign but he already signed it for me in April!  I didn't notice until I got this request back.  He didn't call me out on it or anything, just returned it as I sent it: with his signature already on it.

Terry Crowley TTM Return and Some More Purchases

Terry Crowley was kind enough to sign four cards, including the 1971 Orioles team card, for his $5 per card fee.

I bought another Aparicio card from an SCN member, and four cards from Tom Orr via Ebay.

I'm hoping to receive my Joe Mauer items back from Fan HQ in the next few days.