February Pickups

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

I've got his minor league era sig on a ball from 1950 and it is almost exactly like the facsimile from his old cards.. wish I had a pic or scan of it to post. Definitely does not have that loopy M that he developed over the years. On the topic of dream cards and '51 Bowman era rookie centerfielders, I'd love to have a signed Mays rookie.. and it would be really cool if it were a period sig since his autograph got pretty silly with age.. those "4"s instead of W and M.

Awesome Mantle BTW, congrats!

Wow, that's a hell of a ball! I love his minor league/rookie era sig a lot more! Yeah Mays has an ugly sig now, my signed '51 Mays looks decent for his sig now, but an era signed one would be amazing! The only era signed one I have is my '55 Killebrew and maybe a '60's Aaron on his rookie.

And thank you!

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

Wow, that's a hell of a ball! I love his minor league/rookie era sig a lot more! Yeah Mays has an ugly sig now, my signed '51 Mays looks decent for his sig now, but an era signed one would be amazing! The only era signed one I have is my '55 Killebrew and maybe a '60's Aaron on his rookie.

And thank you!

Thanks, it's been pretty thoroughly toned by the years and oily hands but for sheer sentimentality and connection to my dad, it is the most important possession I have. One of those family heirlooms that had better stay in my family until all Clarke's have vanished from this earth! I don't have kids yet, so don't have anyone/anywhere besides here to preach that yet.

[jb217676]

Picked up this 1912 White Sox postcard on ebay recently. I've seen the large pictorial version of this postcard numerous times but not the regular sized one.