Collecting Autographs in the good old days
I remember my first experience with TTMs in 1977. I was a Sophomore in high school then. I met a classmate who collected as I did. However, he showed me many of the cards he had that were autographed. I was so amazed when he told me how easy it was to get autographs through the mail. From that moment on, I was hooked! Back then, I sent all my requests to the organization the player was with. I remember getting back my first returns. What an exciting time it was! I can still remember the feeling of opening each return from Garvey, Yaz, Brooks Robby and many other now HOFs! It seemed like just about everyone signed back then...not for cash either!
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