Every month on the first of the month I check Brian F’s website (abcunlimited.com) to see what new cards he added from the previous month. Usually I do not see a card I need but this month was different. Brian had a small signing with original Twins Ralph Lumenti and got a couple of his 1961 Topps cards signed. I saw this and immediately sent an email to Brian and bought one. The autograph is in ink and is not the best but it is what it is and he is nearly 80 years old so I am not complaining. I am excited to add this to my Twins collection as I did not have one of his until now. Ralph was the last living member I needed from the 1961 Topps Twins set.
Author: Kevin
The Big Hurt & Mr October
Today I received a package of a few items I sent in to Isaias F (franco858 on SCN) who had private signing with Frank Thomas and Reggie Jackson. I went through Isaias in his Reggie signing previously but was not pleased with the condition of the last two Reggie SI’s I had so I picked up new ones for the two issues and sent them in. Reggie signed his 08.30.1976 and 05.11.1987 issues in beautiful blue Sharpie.
A week or so after Reggie’s signing, Isaias had a signing with Frank Thomas so I sent in three SI’s and a HOF postcard. The 08.08.1994 and 03.13.2000 issues were signed beautifully in silver paint pen and the postcard and 07.18.2014 HOF Commemorative issue signed beautifully in blue Sharpie. I could not be more pleased with how everything turned out! Thanks Isaias!
Holy HOFers Batman!
Today’s mail brought an envelope with five Hall of Fame postcards in it from Tom O (orr23mj on SCN). Tom was running a Christmas special of five postcards for $100. He happened to have five listed that I did not have and could not pass up the opportunity so I picked up the following:
Dennis Eckersley
Bob Gibson
Juan Marichal
Bill Mazeroski
Don Sutton
I really did not collect these postcards but had quite a few and these will fill the holes nicely.
Doc’s No No
Today I received a baseball from Brian Anderson. Brian is a broadcaster for the Milwaukee Brewers but he also works for TBS in the post season. I sent it at the end of the season after hearing the audio of his call on the MLB channel on XM Radio and thought it would make a neat call ball. Turns out Brian ended up doing the post season again this year and I thought I would not see the baseball until after Spring Training next year.
Today the baseball showed up and was signed perfectly! He also included a Brewers broadcaster photo card signed and wrote a nice note thanking me for the donation but returned it to me so I could donate it to a charity of my choice this holiday season. I think the Salvation Army will get it in the next red bucket I see. I love these call balls and the memories they really bring back!