My Son's '58s

My son sent out a few 1958 Topps that he bought from Jim & Steve's at the Minneapolis Sports Collectible and Autograph Convention earlier this month.  Last week he got a few back.

Bobby Shantz returned his card signed in one week.

Bob Friend signed the Mound Aces card and returned it in 9 days.

Virgil Trucks not only signed his card, but also included a signed card of his own, a signed stat sheet, and a nice note wishing John good luck in his baseball career.

Hank Aaron Photos and a 76 Year Old Card

The SCN contact that took care of the Hank Aaron signing sent some photos of my cards being signed. Pretty cool.


While I didn't get any more ttm returns today, I did get a 1934 Goudey that I bought on eBay. I'm not sure why I bought it, other than this is probably my favorite card design of all time, and it's a 76 year old card I could buy for under $8, including shipping. It's in rough shape, but it should be if it's that old.

The card depicts Dick Porter of the Cleveland Indians. In 1930, Porter hit .350 and 43 doubles. I might try to pick up a few more of these cards as I find affordable ones.

A Few More Returns Including Hank Aaron

Today I got back two Hank Aaron cards I need for my sets. An SCN contact took these cards to a Steiner signing last Saturday.

I had him sign his 1958 Topps All Star card:


As well as his 1965 Topps:

I also got back two cards from Clay Dalrymple. I included $10 cash with my request, and he signed his 1961 and 1965 Topps for me.


Surprisingly, I already got back one of the magazines I sent out on Saturday. Ernie Broglio signed a 1961 Sports Illustrated for me, and returned the small cash gift I had included.

Hank Aaron!!

Yesterday I got back a couple of Hank Aaron signed items that a contact from sportscollectors.net took to a Steiner signing for me.

Although it wasn't cheap, it was less than I had expected it would be, and I was able to add Aaron to my 1958 Topps set. This makes 340 different out of 494 issued in the set that I have signed in my collection. I have a page with my '58 collection here.

I also got a ball signed. There is a very small smudge in the "H" of "Hank", but not too bad. Considering the price and the fact that it's Steiner authenticated, I'm really happy to have it in my collection.

This makes three Aaron autographs in my collection now. I purchased a 16x20 of Aaron and posted it last Fall.