Yesterday I got a notice that I had a package at the Post Office to sign for. I sent my SASE with signature confirmation for Fan HQ’s signing with Joe Mauer due to the value of the items inside of it. I wanted to make sure I got it. During lunch today I went to the Post Office and picked it up. As always, Fan HQ does an amazing job on items. I got the following today:
2024 Topps Heritage #205
2024 Allen & Ginter #190
MLB 11 The Show with Joe on the cover and “Well Played Mauer”
06.06.2004 ticket with “1st MLB HR”
06.10.2010 ticket with “Behind Net Catch”
08.05.2023 ticket with “2023 Twins HOF”
I am over the top excited to add these to my collection!
Category: Tickets
That’s A Ticket!
I don’t recall ever sending in for a player to sign something via a team for their charity in the past. I have wanted to but never got around to it. I decided to see if I could get one of my debut tickets for Kris Bryant signed so I sent a ticket to the Rockies to their charity and today I was met with a tremendous success! It was signed beautifully with a nice fat (in this case it worked great!) blue Sharpie. What an awesome item to add to the collection!
A Looong Time Comin’
Back on November 5, 2018 I sent a full ticket from Game 3 of the 1987 ALCS to Pat Sheridan along with a nice letter and donation. After I did not hear back after a couple months I gave up on it. Imagine my surprise when I grabbed the mail out of the mailbox today, 2,426 days later, and saw a long envelope SASE in the pile! I quickly opened it and out fell the ticket, signed, along with another signed card he threw in with it. This has to be the longest return I ever received!
That’s The Ticket(s)!
I received my first package of tickets from Ben W last week or so. Today the last package came… All the way from London! In it were the following tickets:
Lyman Bostock Cycle 07.24.1976 (unsigned)
Rob Manfred ticket from 04.05.2015 @ Cubs with “1st Game as Commissioner”
Lou Piniella ticket from his managerial debut 04.08.1986 @ Yankees (unsigned)
A pair of Pat Gillick tickets from 04.07.1978 Blue Jays @ Tigers with “1st Game as GM” and “HOF 2011”
Emmitt Ashford, the first black umpire, ticket from his first game on 1966 Opening Day at the Washington Senators. I hope to donate this ticket to the Negro League Museum soon.
Ben has a tremendous collection that he is selling pieces of. I am fortunate enough to have been able to acquire a VERY small part of it!