I added another Grand Slam print to my collection today with a mail-in signing return from Dontrelle Willis.
He also signed seven cards for me, including a three Topps Heritage, a 2004 Topps with the Rookie Trophy, a 1972 Topps ROY award card and a couple 2005 Donruss Diamond Kings card.
I don't know exactly why I like the Diamond Kings cards. They aren't great for autographs due to the dark colors, but the painted portraits are nice and I like the color combination of the background. I haven't paid a lot to get these signed, and only have a few in my collection. The relic cards tend to get creased unless they are packed very securely.
I might just like them because my older son really liked them when he was a kid and got several bigger names as well as a few Twins to sign them.
This Tony Oliva card of my son's is probably my favorite Diamond King, and maybe my favorite modern Oliva card.
After being teased with some spring-like weather lately, we're expecting 10-18 inches of snow over the next day and a half or so. I visited the ATM today so I'm ready to hunker down and write a few requests to mail out Monday. I don't write too many requests any more that don't require a fee, or I'm sending a requests along with a pen and 4+ cards so I enclose a fee even when none is required.
I keep telling myself I need to start working on the common cards in the 1982 set, and many of those won't require fees. So, I do have a lot of requests I can write without fees, and maybe all sprinkle a few of those in. I also have six rolls of 100 stamps, so I'm good for 300 requests before I need to restock my stamps.
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