I know when I mailed to Phillies players when they were going good in the early 1980s, I got the feeling that the players never saw the mail. What I would get back was the items I sent and they included a team photo with either a fake (printed) signature or a secretarial/clubhouse sig. And I did send to some of the lesser knowns too.
The Montreal Canadiens were like that in the 1970s as well. All you would ever get back was unsigned postcards of the player you wrote to, never an autograph. They were nice postcards though, compared to the Phils, so I kept writing anyway...
Signatures can change dramatically. Gary Gaetti is one extreme example. Both of these are good. The cut is his "early", the ball his more recent example.
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