Autographed Rookie Cards
 

Let's see some.

Not a standard card, but pre-dates his standard RC, postmarked 1948 RPPC

Those two are super! Mine is much more modest. While researching Charlie Secrest before posting his card on my '58T blog, I discovered he was from my Mom's hometown of Lewistown, Pa and was still living there. I sent along this card and he was nice enough to sign it for me.

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Not exactly vintage, but few pre-WWII signed RC's

PSA doesn't track explicitly, but definitely hard to find this Schmitty triple-signed

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Here are a few cool ones that I have

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Zack Wheat
 

From the Jeff Morey collection...

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Finally got a prewar...card!

Edd Roush
 

Here’s another. Pretty sure this is Roush’s RC...

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Not prewar but a nice trio (quartet actually). I like these because they were all TTM so I had to send the Ryan card out twice. First to Koosman and then to the Nolan Ryan Foundation. Ryan bungled the inscription and had to change a number. Still a cool card though and I’m sure unique in that sense!!

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Nice card. I have a Schmidt signed RC and Cey is a very easy TTM. That’s one I wouldn’t want to not get back in the mail though. Anything can happen. I don’t know much about the other guy. If I were trying to complete it I’d start with the other two guys and get Schmidt at a show or private signing.

Edit ** Apparently Hilton passed. So yeah probably a very low pop card.

Joe D
 

One of my favorites...

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Sweet! Always wanted a signed Gehrig card. 100x harder than Ruth, probably more!


Sadly, the signed 52 set has taken much of my time and commitment and most of my prewar signed stuff I've sold off. Still feel I can finish the signed 52 one day, though it's been 2 years since I've been able to add a unique player. I now need to add about 2 a year to finish before my retirement goal!

I can do pre rookie.:D

How about pre war pre rookie?

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Nice!:)

Wow, very nice Pete!

What he said!
 

Wow! That Gehrig is Awesome!

Ichiro

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A few of my goodies.......
 

I own the only known slabbed Felipe Alou Rookie from 1959, card #102 I think, slabbed by PSA/DNA. Of course, no photo as its in my safety deposit box. I have every Rookie signed from the 1961 Fleet Set including both Wilt Chamberlains.

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Wow! Great card and auto!

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Wow! Dimaggio and Gehrig back-to-back like that. This thread has some beauts!

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Great Ichiro. I live in WA, and I can remember the fever of 2001 Ichiro here in the state. I begged my Dad to let me attend the Seattle 2001 FanFest and can remember the thrill of the chase trying to land an Ichiro and Pujols RC. He has never collected cards, but he bought me two days of tickets and stood there at the convention with me the entire time. He had to be bored out of his mind! That was a great collecting year. I think I got 4 different Ichiro RC's that year, but none of the expensive ones on a freshman in high school budget. My favorite is the Fleer Fanfest Ichiro. Just good memories wrapped up in that one.

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Sorry it's not vintage, but it is F***ing Savage. Both are TTM, I believe in '97 or '98.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...fd5cb46413.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...62269c553b.jpg

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Campy & Mick
 

Couple of my tougher one's.

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Mine too.....
 

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Peace, Mike

Dear Lord, that Mantle! Would love to own something like that one day!

should probably go find this one in the box and update it from a picture to a scan. still my favorite card.

Some amazing cards still. Great thread. Im really impressed.

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Ooh that Campanella is nice. I want so many cards in this thread!

Vince and Dom's ML rookies + Joe. I'd love to find signed Zeenuts of the brothers at some point.

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and a few post WWII.. including a Bond Bread "Imposter"
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One of my favorites ever. I have to assume it's the earliest signed rookie of his

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Is it really a Rookie card if it comes out the year after your career is over?

That Roush autograph is great! I'm a Cincinnati Reds collector. Very cool piece.

Not sure how many of the cards in this thread were gotten in person by the poster, but this is my favorite all time in person score:

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sorry for the bad scan on that last one...

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Pre rookie Joe DiMaggio

dang! There are some incredibly rare items in this thread!

I have a few 1960s and 1970s autographed team issue postcards that I really enjoy, but not much pre-war. Here's my only pre-war autographed rookie card:

1939-46 Lou Boudreau
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Here are some of my favorite autographed post-war team issue postcards:

1974 George Brett:
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1967 Johnny Bench:
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1975 Gary Carter (w/ French-Canadian salutation):
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And not quite a HOFer, but certainly a HOF caliber player :rolleyes: ...

1963 Pete Rose:
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1978 Family Fun Center Ozzie Smith
 

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I love autographed RC’s! Some crazy cool stuff in this thread! Here are a few I don’t think have been posted yet

The mick
 

always loved the image on this rookie era exhibit... and it sure beats out shelling out 5 figures!!!

Got this one back today from a private signing. Was supposed to have the HOF inscription but it still came out nice.

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Hank

Another one of my favorites I own, Yaz rookie signed with BOTH a rookie era signature and modern. Very unique and pretty cool.

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