I give up!
 

Please help me. :p

A fellow collector came for a visit yesterday and he started talking about one of his "Holy Grails" that was rumored to exist but maybe never actually seen. You guys know the story. Anyway, I remember a memorabilia thread that might be connected to what my buddy was talking about. I just scrolled through 25 pages of threads and couldn't find it. I don't remember the pertinent words to do a decent search.

The thread I'm looking for had to do with a 1960's mail in offer where you could send in your picture and you would get back a picture (8"x10"?) of your favorite ballplayer gazing at a picture of you on the wall. Can anybody provide a Link? Thanks in advance!

Rob its a 1963 Picture Pal, here's a Mantle ad in conjunction of Mayfair Markets

https://www.qualitycards.com/pictures/picturepalad.jpg

Here's an ad w/ Yogi for Acme Markets
Picture Pal probably had more promotions w/ supermarkets, But I couldn't find anything else

https://envisioningtheamericandream....6885.jpg?w=710

Each player initially rec'd $200 to be included in the promotion & up to $500 total if the demand was there

Here's Hank Aaron's endorsement check

https://qualitycards.com/pictures/ppaaron.jpg

https://qualitycards.com/pictures/ppaaronb.jpg

Jim Bunning's contract

https://qualitycards.com/pictures/bunningppal.jpg

https://qualitycards.com/pictures/bunningppalb.jpg

Awesome, Jay! Thank you!

The Berra looks more like what I remember in the old thread I want to find. That said, I’m not sure there wasn’t a different pose and/or different promotion. I’d like to find that old thread..

Thanks to Jay, I could search “mayfair” and find the thread.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...hlight=mayfair

Rob so what was the Holy Grail that you're buddy has?

Here's another check

https://qualitycards.com/pictures/pphoyt.jpg

https://qualitycards.com/pictures/pphoytb.jpg

It’s a Holy Grail he’s after; not one he has. It’s a long, convoluted story as to how it relates to Picture Pals. And in the end, the two, unfortunately, don’t relate.

But thanks for helping me find the thread! :p

Here is the offsetting PP contract for Aaron.Attachment 580052

John Very Nice!

It would be nice to ge the Aaron check and contract married up. I am guessing the owner of the check would want too much money for my budget.;););)

I'm the owner & Yes! It would take a nice offer for me to pry it loose :D

Hi Jay, Do you have any other PP items? I have one more, the Bobby Richardson contract. You do not see a lot of these items nowadays.

Kind of off topic, but when I was searching for the thread I eventually found, I searched “remember.” The thread didn’t come up, even though the title is “Does anyone remember?” I love this forum but the search feature is pretty wonky. :cool:

John I have 18-20 checks. half being HOFers
3 contracts & the Mantle & Berra ads that I posted in this thread

Very cool. I am guessing you are the one who won the REA auction for the large lot of PP material some time ago:cool:?

The search function has never worked well for me either. Seems really antiquated.

Anyone else notice that Hammerin' Hank had to turn over the payment to his wife? Nice to know my idol and me are both whipped...