Autograph Seeking Advice -updates

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Dan,

The title of this thread confused me. I thought I was about to play the part of Dear Abby to an inquisitive signature.

Good luck! The Harvey Meiselman address list includes listings for minor leaguers who appeared on major league cards. Other than that, you'll be needing to contact the folks at "1-800-US-SEARCH" or something similar. I suppose you could always Google player names in hopes that some local sportswriter may have done a "where are they now?"-style article, but, chances are, this will only help for a few of them. Financially, it's not worth the effort! You'll have to assess how much such an undertaking is worth to you from a purely sentimental regard.

Edited to add--I would think that a good head start would be to consult your vintage reference guides. Check out biographical data (no matter how scant it may be). Look for the players' original home towns, then do an online phone company search for each player in/around the general vicinity of their places of origin. I'm sure you'll come up with a few that way. It just takes perseverance and a great deal of desire. That, plus you'll gain invaluable private eye expertise!

Second edit: Overuse of the word "inquisitive"
Third edit: To rank the ire of George Counter.