NEW FIND M114 Baseball Magazine SIGNED Photos

[stoogeco]

I just obtained today a great lot of M114's. I'd like to share them with the group and get some thoughts on them. The lot consists of Foxx, Williams, Dimaggio, Greenberg, Ruffing, Rolfe, Dickey, Crosetti, Medwick, Johnson, Mize, Cronin, Keller, Hubbell, Walters, McCormick, Moore, and Paul and Dizzy Dean. It's my understanding that the Dizzy Dean is the more difficult of the Dizzy's that were made. The story of how these were obtained is pretty fascinating. They belonged to the great uncle of the woman from whom I purchased them. her uncle was sick with TB and hospitalized for 2 years. He sent these out, and almost all of them were returned signed. I doubt this would happen today.



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[shernan30]

Great looking collection.


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[OTWCards]

Originally Posted by stoogeco

He sent these out, and almost all of them were returned signed. I doubt this would happen today.

Awesome collection and one that should stay intact.

You are correct that it would not happen today, but that is because all of the subjects have passed on...

I don't think most of the big stars today actually read their mail, much less answer it.

[ullmandds]

Fantastic collection!!!! As a kid I sent out to Charlie Gehringer...he's the only one I can remember...had him sign a perez steele card...still have it.

[akleinb611]

This is indeed an impressive collection. You're right; the Dizzy Dean you have is the one showing him with the Cubs, dating from 1938 or 1939, generally missing from most checklists. I am a bit puzzled; the story you were told indicates that most of the signatures were obtained within a span of a couple of years. But Jimmie Foxx died in 1966, and the Hank Greenberg autograph seems to be dated 1970 (unless I'm misreading it). It looks as though the original owner spaced his requests out a bit more than two years.

M114's are usually found trimmed when they show up autographed, for precisely the reasons raised here. If they would have been trimmed down to 8 1/2 x 11, or even 9 x 12, that would have made them much easier to mail flat. A great collection all around.

[akleinb611]

I take it back; the Greenberg is dated 1940, not 1970, which makes perfect sense. All of the M114's would date from the late 1930's, and it wouldn't surprise me if the original owner simply ordered the dozen pictures he would have been entitled to for free with his Baseball Magazine subscription renewal, and immediately sent them out for signing. I imagine he found a supply of large-sized envelopes and took advantage of that.

[stoogeco]

Thanks for all the help. It is a fascinating collection. Does anyone have any information regarding the 2 George Burke's postcards that were a part of the collection? I am having trouble finding anything out regarding these. The Williams looks like a very early (he still looks like a high school kid) piece. Thanks again to all!!