Six TTM Returns

After complaining yesterday that the ttm returns were coming in slowly, I ended up with six returns in the mailbox today! 

Andre Dawson was quick with an 11-day return.  He signed a 1983 Topps All Star card for my set, as well as a 1987 Topps Traded card for his $10 per card fee.

I last sent to Ken Henderson in 2011, when he signed four cards for me all in black sharpie.  I had a bunch of cards I wanted signed for his $5 per card fee, so I also included a blue sharpie to be sure this was money well spent.  I sent the cards and the sharpie in a bubble envelope via Pirateship, so I had tracking and insurance on it as well.

He did a very nice job of signing these cards using the pen I sent.  And it only took him 11 days.

The last time I sent to him I included his 1965 Topps which was already signed by Jack Hiatt in black sharpie.  I don't know if he purposely matched the black sharpie on that card so signed all the cards in black, or if it was just a coincidence.

Juan Marichal signed the 1966 Topps NL ERA Leaders card already signed by Vern Law, in only 11 days.  Now, it's off to Koufax to finish it off!  Just kidding, of course.  Koufax is still with us, but I don't know the last time he participated in a signing.  I don't see any signings in his history on SCN.  I see very sporadic ttm returns on SCN, but only one in the last ten years.  I'd love to have him sign his 1958 Topps, as well as his 61, 63, 65, etc.  It would also be amazing to have a signed 1965 World Series program signed by him.  

The only Koufax autograph I have is on a baseball.  I "won" a 50% off coupon in a pack of Upper Deck cards a long time ago.  I chose to go big and bought this ball with Upper Deck authentication from a signing they did with him.  This was in 2008.  The normal price on the ball was $600, so I got it for $300.

94-year-old former Pittsburgh Pirate Johnny O'Brien beautifully signed his 1956, 1958 and 1959 Topps for my collection.  He used a nice, bold blue sharpie that I didn't even include with my request.  From my previous requests with him over the years, beginning in 2003, about 50% of the time I get blue sharpie, and the rest of the time I get ballpoint or black marker.  This request was one of the "I really miss getting vintage cards signed ttm" batch from a few weeks ago.

Here's a typical, non-blue sharpie return from him from 2010.

Dick Simpson signed a couple rookie cards, one form 1963 and one from 1965, as well as his 1968 and 1969 Topps.  The '63 is signed by Frank Kostro, and the 65 was already signed by Jose Cardenal.  

The 65 was what inspired this request.  Dick Simpson completed another copy of this card back in 2015.  I sent him a nice card already signed by Cardenal:

But when it came back, Simpson had signed it, but the card really got beat up in the mail.  I've noticed some dramatic changes like this on a few vintage cards, but this is about the worst.

While it's not creased or anything, the color loss is very noticeable.  I'm not sure what happened, but it has bugged me ever since.  I finally got around to completing a better one that I am happy with.

Finally, Al Spangler signed a 1962 Post, the 1966 and 1967 Angels team cards, and his 1968 Topps.  The team cards were signed with ballpoint, while the other cards were signed with blue sharpie.