A Slow Week

I didn't receive any autographs in the mail this week.  Both my sons did however.

My younger son received two more Ron Lewis 1969 Mets postcards including Bud Harrelson and Wayne Garrett.  Harrelson also signed a 1969 Topps for him.

My older son got back a 1958 Topps signed by Jerry Walker.

I received two dozen baseballs I ordered from autographsupplies.com and 6 Rawlings bats I ordered from Anaconda Sports.  I needed to restock and get ready for some upcoming signings and TwinsFest in January.

More Ron Lewis 1969 Mets Postcards

My son's Ron Lewis postcard collection is growing quickly.  He has 12 of them signed now.  He added five this past week.

Ed Yost added his typical small signature.

Ron Taylor signed his from Canada, included a signed card, and added a thank you and signature to David's letter.

Jack DiLauro signed his added added is jersey number.

Bobby Pfeil's got a little smudged.

Finally, Ron Swoboda signed his for a $5 fee.

Jackson and Boswell

My younger son and I each received one return today.  David received another Ron Lewis postcard, this time signed by Ken Boswell.

We purchased some frames and Michael's for his postcards but it turns out they won't work because the mat openings are exactly the same size as the postcards.  Anyone have any suggestions on an affordable way to display these?

I received a nice return from Grant Jackson, who signed his 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1978 Topps.  He also included a signed picture.  Wow, the Pirates sure had some nasty uniforms.

The Returns Are Slowing Down

I was out of town for most of the week and came home to only two returns and one failure.

Milt Pappas signed a 1972 and 1973 Topps.

Jon Matlack signed his 1972, 1973 and 1978 Topps.

Cleon Jones returned my 1972 Topps unsigned with a note to contact Major League Alumni Services.

My younger son received two more Mets postcards:  Jerry Koosman and Duffy Dyer.  He's up to six of these postcards signed.

Returns For My Kids

Both my sons got returns today, but I didn't get anything.   My older son received a 1958 Topps signed by Ed Roebuck.

My younger son received four more postcards form the 1969 Mets set including Ed Kranepool, J.C. Martin and Rod Gaspar.  Gaspar's name is misspelled on his.  That would be a bummer.

I sent out 13 more requests today, and my younger son sent out three more postcard requests.  He's at the point now where the requests he has left to send charge a fee.  He's also decided to work on the Mets cards from the 1965 Topps set and has his list of those cards together.  We used Sportscollectors.net to determine which of those players sign, so he has a good list of cards to buy at the next card show we go to.

The Beginning of My Son's Mets Collection

My younger son became a Mets fan the day they signed Johan Santana.  He recently has become a little more interested in getting some autographs through the mail so I bought him the Ron Lewis 1969 Mets postcard set.

He's sent out about a dozen so far and today he got back his first return.  Al Weis signed his postcard in only four days.

I bought a signed and authenticated Harmon Killebrew 1972 Topps on eBay for less than his signing fee at TwinsFest, which seemed like a bargain to me.  I had bought another one for the same as his signing fee, and gave that one to my older son.