I received a nice return to close out an otherwise slow week. I could tell by the stamp on my sase that it was an old request.
Phil Regan signed a 1971 Topps and the 1987 Topps Mariner's Leaders card in 1,725 days, or about four years and nine months. Since I sent this request, I participated in a mail-in signing to get the 71 Topps completed so this is a duplicate. I also sent another request last June so I'm curious if that will show up soon as well.
This is my third longest success, with Art Shamsky coming in second at 1,785 days and Brian Dozier taking the longest time at 1,841 days. My longest return was actually a failure. Someone returned a request I sent to Kenny Rogers (the baseball player) after 4,760 days with my card unsigned. I'm guessing it wasn't Mr. Rogers who bothered to return it, but some nice clubhouse worker.
I've been sending out requests for nearly 23 years and haven't moved in that time. I am still hopeful that someday I'll get a 20+ year success.
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