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Eric BrehmI wouldn't think that the death of a player would affect the value of his cards, but it certainly would affect the value of his autographs (including autographed cards), since at that time the supply becomes finite.
I would think that a player making the Hall of Fame would tend to increase the demand for his cards, and thus increase their values, since there are many collectors who specifically or exclusively collect cards of players who have been elected to the Hall. I know that the George Davis subject does sell at a premium, compared with those of common players, in the T206 set, although I don't know what they were selling for prior to his election.