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I just got back from the Chicago Sports Spectacular. I haven't been to a show out here in four years. I was able to get this done, and I'll be back tomorrow. I'll share what I get then, too.
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Having A SI signed was a huge experience for myself, I've got a couple HOF'ers Rod Carew & Nolan Ryan.....got them at the Grand Hotel in Anaheim, mid 70's
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What a day. I went back to the Chicago Sports Spectacular today and nailed some of the $10 guests they were having today.
First, I got Denny McLain on two of his four covers. I'll need the other SI from 1968 with Al Kaline, and the special 1993 edition with Bob Gibson. I saw some others in line with SIs for him. Ironically, one person had the 1993 cover and another with the other 1968 cover. Even at a sports convention, people seem drawn to Sports Illustrateds. I was holding them out after I got them signed and walking away and people wanted to take a look. One person is another SI collector and has the 1968 cover I got signed, but not the 1970 one. His logic was he didn't want to remind McLain of that, but I know athletes can and do reserve their right to reject items to sign at shows. If McLain doesn't object to signing it, I don't object to getting it signed. It wasn't anything personal or more than I simply want to get as many SIs signed as possible. McLain took a while and had built a crowd. Leon Durham was originally supposed to appear at 2:30, but then the show announced when I was waiting for McLain he'd been moved ahead to 12:30. I got my hand stamped and went out for a bit. I came back at noon, and he was at his table because he'd been moved ahead to 11:30. There was only one or two people ahead of me in line, and I was able to add his cover. Having archived all of my SIs in chronological order, I now have 83 covers signed between 1955 and 2020. |
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Apparently, Denny McLain loves to add inscriptions. He had his own table set up at a card show I attended a couple years ago where he was selling signed items. I think it was 15 bucks if you wanted something of your own signed. I paid and asked him to please sign my SI. He said, "Sure...you want an inscription?" I replied, "That would be great, whatever you want to put will be fine." About 5 minutes later he handed me back this:
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I don't have any new additions, but I thought I'd sure with all of you some of my earlier signed SIs in my collection. These were all obtained in person, and some of the ones I had through the years before I decided I was going to go all-in with collecting these in July 2019.
The first two I got signed at a show in November 2012. The third one I got at the 2016 Cubs Convention and the fourth I got through various shows and signings through the years. Most signatures on the fourth I obtained in 2010, though I got Steve Owens, Jason White and Billy Sims at a place in Norman, Oklahoma in September 2019. I've got some more I got TTM before I really got into this that I can share in another post. Some statistics on my SI collection. 1. I have 83 signed total in my collection, 84 if you count an Ivan Lendl TTM that came completely destroyed in the mail. 2. Out of the ones I have signed, 19 were obtained in person. The rest were TTM returns or what I submitted as a show/private signing order. 3. I have at least one SI signed from every year of the 1970s. 4. I have at least one SI signed from every year of the 1980s except 1981, though I do own some unsigned issues I haven't gotten signed yet. 5. The first chronological signed cover in my collection is a personalized one by the late Tony Trabert, who just passed away this year. Tony was on the August 29, 1955 cover. 6. The last chronological signed cover I currently have is by DeJon Young, a high school football player in Georgia who appeared with a couple of his teammates on a late 2020 cover. I'd love to get some newer covers signed, but the stars of today aren't as accessible to me or I don't have nearly enough money for the show prices. 7. States I've gotten an SI signed in are Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado and Oklahoma. I took a road trip to Iowa in July and stayed the night in a motel for the sole purpose of meeting Bill Rodgers at a free signing out there and him signing my covers. I will never be Scott Smith, the SI King. I don't have the money, time, resources or connections. Besides, I wouldn't want 20,000 covers signed, just one each of cover, or as many covers as I can get. I have autographs on other items by cover subjects, some of whom have since passed on. I'll turn 30 next month, and wish I had started this project sooner, but I'm loving this now. |
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I need some opinions. Is this stamped? It looks like it. This was a TTM return. I got this back and also a personalized one from Gerry Faust.
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I got this as a present today for my 30th birthday, happy to add this one to the collection. This was purchased from Mill Creek Sports.
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Clearly, not signed but I was struggling to figure out how to display the Mantle signed Induction Day card. Thankfully, I was talked out of making it a cut, by members of this board. I had two autograph tickets for Mantle that day and for some reason opted for the card. I collect signed covers (200+ baseball only) so this ties in well. I like the way the piece turned out.
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Here are some recent additions. My mom was kind enough to go to the Chicago Sports Spectacular for me this past weekend (I'm out of state) and get Dave Casper to add to this SI for me. I just need Jack Lambert now to complete.
I also got this back by David Graham, which was a TTM. I now have at least Sports Illustrated signed for every year of the 1970s, and every year of the 1980s. |
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There have been some great covers with HOFers would love to have signed, but will never pony up the $. Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, etc. They are all early 70s or before versions. That was the best time for cover images in my opinion. |
Arnold Palmer
Here are some signed Arnold Palmer SIs from my collection:
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Damon Bailey owns a warehouse about an hour away from me. I've been wanting to do this for more than a year, but due to distance and being busy with my job, I wasn't sure when to do it. He's not always there, anyway.
So, I called Thursday, stating I had a non-business inquiry, and wanted to ask to visit sometime he was there for him to sign it. They said they could get it signed for me, but because he's always in and out, they couldn't guarantee. They said if I dropped off the SI, that they could get it signed for me, and then call me to pick it up after it's signed. They called yesterday, and here's what it looks like. Thank you to Damon Bailey and his business for making this possible. |
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I went to a show in St. Louis today and went all out for Bob Lilly today. Posed photographs were not allowed, but I snapped some photos of him signing for me. He signed the September 9, 1963 cover for me - which I actually bought for $10 at the show and did not previously have, so I bought another ticket on a whim, and then he also appeared on the cover on January 9, 1967, and I believe this is the first time I've gotten an SI cover signed on the anniversary of a specific edition.
Bob really liked my covers, as he wanted to look at and check out the 1963 one, then pointed out the other men about the 1967 cover - noting Willie Townes was gone, George Andrie was gone, Bart Starr was gone, then pointed to himself on the cover and jokingly said, "Gone." Also, for a non-SI success, I thought I'd also throw in that he signed my 8x10 I previously got signed by Jim Brown. I paid an inscription ticket for this photo, while I didn't for the SIs. I asked Bob if he tackled Brown in the photo, he said Jim is a good friend of his, and Jim told him that if he ever touched him, then he brought him down. I got Jim on this at a show in 2010 during my Pre-SI days. Bob was a nice man. |
The SI collector who runs one of the most informative SI sites on the web is liquidating!
http://sicollection.com/ Some of the collection is on Ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/27512074775...UAAOSwvOdh5gGC |
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Just acquired this piece. Fits well with the SI collection and advertising. I loathe using the word rare, but I have never seen another one.
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Just got this back from a Cardboard Promotions signing.
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Recent mail order with JP's Sports. Now to get Greg Gagne.....
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Two of my favorite covers of all-time. Rode my bike to Morton News and purchased these with my own money.
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I was able to get this from the Chicago Sports Spectacular. I thank my mom for getting for this me, since I'm out of state.
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Super Memories here .....thank you everyone !
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Novice question - Is there any value of 1960's & 1970's unsigned SI's with mailing labels in average (vg-ex) condition ? Thanks very much.
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Wanted to share this awesome 1961 Reds multi-signed SI...it's signed by Ed Bailey, Leo Cardenas, Gordy Coleman, Gene Freese, Jay Hook, Sherman Jones, Jerry Lynch, Jim Maloney, Jim O'Toole, Claude Osteen, Vada Pinson, Bob Purkey, and Frank Robinson.
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Looking for help with signed Sports Illustrated Magazines and Others
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I have these and several more, including five or six Magic Johnson covers from various magazines. Only one of the Magic covers is certed. They will all be for sale once I determine if they're all legitimate. These were all from the collection of a friend who recently passed away. There are also signed 8x10 photos of Butkus, Willie Mays, Jim Brown and others. I would gladly send photos to anybody who collects basketball, especially Magic Johnson, who could help determine authenticity before I waste money sending items off to a TPA.
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By chance, does anybody on here own a non-signed edition of Rick Mount’s cover? February 14, 1966.
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I went to Jim Hart's Celebrity Golf Classic today in Missouri, added a couple more to the collection.
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I went to the Chicago Sports Spectacular Friday, got Greg Luzinski to sign both of his covers for me.
I also purchased Maury Wills' signed cover from 1967. I know he's still with us, just not sure if or when I'll get the opportunity for an in person signing of SIs. It's definitely my favorite among the Wills covers. Not SI-related: I was very big on the Pacific Legends sets from 1988 and 1989, started collecting signed cards from this set in 2006 and probably have more than 100 signed between the two years. I never had a Spahn autograph, and it was probably $20 due to it being smudged, but I'll take it. I'll be going back today, will post again later. |
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I went back today. All three were very nice, especially Cooney, whose moniker, "Gentleman" was very fitting. I asked him if he could believe it's been 40 years since his fight with Larry Holmes, he said he couldn't. I also asked him how his tour in the UK with Larry went to commemorate the 40th anniversary, and he had fun, it went well for him.
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^^^ Great additions...congrats!
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The Ted Williams was in a lot I won from an auction house. 1970 World Series multi-signed was a purchase. Larry Bird, Magic, Bobby Knight, Hunter Greene, and Dent/Torrez were from either Private Signings or Show Signings. Sosa, Judge, and Mia Hamm were in person. |
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I went to the show in St. Louis yesterday and got Mike LaValliere (available in the 1987 Topps thread) and also Gregg Jefferies, who signed his cover for me.
Jefferies told me how the SI cover has a story to it, that the bat was in from his professional/big league at-bat, and his dad had it. His dad told him, "Whatever you do, don't break the bat." This picture was from a game in San Francisco and he was up to bat against Scott Garrelts. Not only did he shatter his bat, but the incident wound up on the cover of SI. I'm around 100 signed covers now. I think the next time I get one signed will definitely put me at or over. Gregg Jefferies also signed the Mets page of my 1988 World Series program, which featured all four postseason teams from that year inside. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't have bought it and I would have the likes of Darryl, Doc and Keith on SIs, but since I've been working on that thing since November 2008 and something I've owned since 2007, I might as well add to it since Jefferies was $19 for each of those two signatures and not a bad price at all. |
Hey all, I'm a huge fan of collecting Sports Illustrated (newsstand issues) and just stumbled upon this thread. You guys have some amazing autographed copies posted here. I've got 10 or so that are signed and here's one of my favorites.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/L~8AA...O33/s-l500.jpg Thought the posters here may also be interested in my YouTube channel, Sports Magazine Collector. I've been doing some countdowns of the top Sports Illustrated covers from each decade, as well as other various videos about collecting Sports Illustrated - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxf...ubqKXmiMZX9i2w |
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We've got the Aaron SI "715" cover autographed in our current auction.
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I went to the Music City Collectibles, should be at more than 100 signed SIs now, I believe.
Canseco was on a few covers, but I got this one signed as this is the one of his I like best. He didn't say anything to me, but, wearing a mask, he obliged on my request for an elbow bump. Then there was Horace Grant. I wanted to get his other cover, the one with MJ on it, too, but when I bought off eBay, there was a ton of fingerprints on MJ and not in good condition. So, I just got this one done. I asked him about the cover if he thinks Orlando could've beat Phoenix in 1995. He told me he wished they did play Phoenix that year, and I asked him if he thought they could've beaten David Robinson, to which he affirmed. He noted how good Shaq was back then, just about how good Hakeem was, also touting Clyde and Kenny Smith. |
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I was able to add a couple to the Sports Illustrated collection yesterday at the Moeller Show in Cincinnati. Denny McLain has been on the cover four times, always nice to see him, and added my third cover of his yesterday. He had his own table.
I also added Dave Parker, who's been on the cover twice. This is his lone solo SI cover. He also appeared on it with Jim Rice in 1979 after they both won MVP the year before. The poor man was sitting on a walker and didn't look to be doing as well. I hope he's okay. |
Working on a side project.
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Poor Dave Parker has Parkinson’s. My heart broke seeing him like that. |
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I added another cover today, getting Jim Sundberg at a show in St. Louis.
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I managed to add a couple more to begin the year yesterday at the Night of Memories in Evansville.
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I never posted these until now, but a loved one got me these at the Chicago show in March.
I hope to get something signed again later this year, haven’t really done shows too much lately, not have I really found anything worth my while. |
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I have never seen the Freehan / McLain variation. Has anyone seen the variation? |
Never saw one. But betting there are "many" that will now be on the hunt.
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The Gibson cover is the only McLain cover I’m missing from my signed collection. |
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If the variation is out there, (I hate to use the word) but it would be a rare one. |
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Here's my copy of the Gibson/McLain signed SI. I got Gibby at the Tuff Stuff show in 1999 and Denny in 2007 at a store in Chesapeake, VA. I had not asked Denny to add his record to his signature, but he did anyway with a line under it, as if to say "Gibson wasn't the only one to have a great year in 1968."
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250 signed SIs? Man, I’ve gotten more of 100 of them, most coming since 2019 and I’d have love to get every one I possibly can. |
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** not completely true, of the 233, one cover is signed by Brandi Chastain and another by Jennie Finch. Hey, I am human. Both are cool covers and Jennie is holding a bat. |
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Something a little different is this SI advertising poster based off their April '88 cover with Bill Ripken....I had Bill sign/date it many years ago & it now hangs in my office:
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I really want that Billy Ripken cover. Where did you get yours? I do have a rule, however, if a player is on a solo cover or is on a cover with others, I’ll get the solo cover first, that takes top priority. This goes for all sports, such as me getting McLain’s solo covers first, getting Dave Parker’s, Graig Nettles’ and George Foster’s solo covers first, too. So, when I graphed a signing in Evansville in January, I passed on McLain for his fourth cover, Darrell Evans for his shared cover with Greg Gagne, Foster’s shared cover with Rod Carew and also Nettles’ shared cover with Goose Gossage in favor of Nettles’ solo cover, his 1987 Topps and Foster’s solo cover. I got Ron Blomberg on his cover from 1973. I can’t complete it because Bobby Murcer is deceased, but I count it. |
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I would have to check my database on the exact date but MAB Celebrity out of NJ used to promote a ton of shows. MAB used to do theme shows which were great. If memory serves, Billy was a guest at one of the MAB shows in Maryland. If Billy appears in the area and I attend the show, I would be happy to get the cover signed for you. |
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