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Originally Posted by americana_collector
Thank you for sharing the highlights of your collection! This is also very helpful information. I've searched auction records to get a sense of which HOF players signatures are the most difficult to find in GPC form.
I'm also working on a project where I'm trying to obtain a GPC, or vintage dated item, from each of the first African American players to integrate MLB teams. The project starts with Jackie Robinson and ends with Pumpsie Green. Still have a long way to go because I only have Larry Doby, Sam Jethroe, Nino Escalera, Elston Howard, and Tom Alston. I feel like Curt Roberts and John Kennedy may be close to impossible on a GPC.
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The Mantle/Williams/Mays/Aaron/Koufax Era is the last era that GPCs we truly prominent for most guys. Jackie signed a lot of them in the 50s, so while expensive he's at least common.
Once you got into the 1960s they became increasingly uncommon and rare for guys to sign. I don't think I've ever seen a GPC from guys like Mathewson.