I received three returns today.
David Clyde signed his 1975 Topps, 1978 Topps Indians team card and 1979 Topps.
Wayne Garrett signed the 1972 and 1973 Mets team cards, 1973 Topps and 1975 Topps.
And John Morlan signed his 1975 Topps as well as the 1975 Pirates team card.
I was out of town for a couple days and have some returns to catch up on.
Yesterday I received returns from Bruce Bochte and Ted Wills.
Mr. Bochte signed his 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1983 Topps.
Ted Wills signed his 1962 Topps, as well as the 1961 Red Sox team card and 1963 Reds team card.
Today I received returns from Roy Face, Dick Lange, Rich Rollins and Jim Rooker.
(El)Roy Face signed his 1956, 1957 and 1963 Topps as well as the 1958 Pirates team card.
Dick Lange signed his 1975 Topps and the 1975 and 1976 Angels team cards.
Rich Rollins signed the 1963 and 1964 Twins team cards as well as his 1966 Topps. He also signed a program/brochure for his Baseball Camp that he ran in Rochester, MN in the early 70's. I bought this program on Ebay a long time ago, and it even had the money order carbon copy that this family used to pay the fee for the camp for one lucky kid. I included $30 which is a little higher than his normal fee, I think, but packing up the program is a bit of a hassle, so I wanted to make it worth his time.
Finally, Jim Rooker signed his 1971 and 1972 Topps for his $10 per card fee.
My three TTM returns today yielded me six team card signatures.
Ed Halicki signed his 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1980 Topps. I already had his 1978 Topps signed, so I'm not sure why I didn't include at least one team card in my request instead of his individual cards.
Al Hrabosky signed his 1975 Topps for my set, as well as the 1971, 1973 and 1976 Cardinals team cards. The 1971 team card was already signed by Leron Lee, but Mr. Hrabosky's autograph was the first on the other two team cards.
And finally, Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson signed the 1958, 1963 and 1961 Orioles team cards, as well as his 1966 Topps. I intend to leave the team cards as they are now, with only Mr. Robinson's signature on them. I already have other copies of these team cards out to other players on which I will try to accumulate as many signatures as I can.
I've sent out 17 requests in the last week, so hopefully I'll be able to update this blog frequently with my returns.
I forgot to post my returns from Saturday, so I'll combine those with today's.
On Saturday, Charlie James signed a couple of team cards, including the 1961 and 1965 Cardinals.
Bill Sharp signed his 1975 and 1976 Topps. This was my first time writing to Mr. Sharp.
And (drum roll please) Orlando Cepeda signed the head of a bobblehead I sent him very nicely using the silver sharpie I included. This turned out even better than I hoped (or feared). The picture is a bit blurry, but the signature on the bobblehead is very clear and sharp. I have not attached the head back to the body, but when I do, I'll take some pictures.
Today, I received three returns.
Ken Aspromonte signed his 1958 and 1961 Topps, as well as the 1961 Cleveland Indians team card. He returned, but did not sign, the 1958 Red Sox team card. I'm not sure if that was an oversight, or if he doesn't sign Red Sox cards perhaps?
Marc Hill signed his 1977 and 1980 Topps and the 1976 and 1978 Giants team cards.
And finally, Jerry Walker signed his 1961 and 1962 Topps cards, as well as the 1958 and 1961 Orioles and 1963 Athletics team cards.
Almost all the requests I send out now include at least one team card, so I'll be posting a lot of those for a while.
