Questions on gold HOF plaque postcards

[kerichar]

I was the one that uncovered the numbering system on the back of Gold Plaques, and I am convinved they were issued in the later part of 1965. I have a Ray Schalk plaque that is autographed and dated 1/1/66; given the signature date, it had to have been mailed in late 1965. I have never been able to determine why there is no McKechnie or Waner. McKechnie died about one month after attneding 1965 induction ceremonies, so it is clear the "new" plaques were not issued during induction ceremonies. Perhaps they came out after McKechnie death in August and before Waner died in October. Maybe there are no Waners becuase he was too ill to sign any. I just do not know I asked the Hall when the "new" plaques were issued, but no one there knows.