Your Dream Autograph list

[bender07]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

Realistically: I would like to acquire a Barney Dreyfuss and/or Hughie Jennings autograph in the next few years.

Long term: Signed Checks from the original 5 inductees

Fantasy: Sam Thompson autograph, Ledger that Bombjack just listed and the hotel ledger from the Halper auction (assuming it wasn't stolen).

I don't recall this one...any pics? Description?

[mighty bombjack]

Originally Posted by bender07

I don't recall this one...any pics? Description?

I was about to ask the same thing. I recall seeing various references to this item, but have never seen the item or description. I would sure like to!

[tazdmb]

Scroll down to lot 14, try not to drool.

http://www.amazon.com/Barry-Halper-C...der_0962258873

-Does anyone have anymore pictures of this? Anyone know who bought it or selling price?

[bender07]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

Scroll down to lot 14, try not to drool.

http://www.amazon.com/Barry-Halper-C...der_0962258873

-Does anyone have anymore pictures of this? Anyone know who bought it or selling price?

Yeah but the Joe Kelley has an ink smudge. Ruins the whole piece!

I'd be interested to see the list in it's entirety (not just he HOFers/stars). Unbelievable piece.

[tazdmb]

Quick follow up to my question:

A gem with 113 signatures from major leaguers in 1894, Lot No. 14 commanded a final price of $96,000, once the buyer’s premium was tacked on. It was bought by John Brigandi, a veteran hobbyist and dealer more than astute enough to realize what a prize the ledgers represented. It was a nice reminder, if anyone needed one, that the next 2,475 lots or so would be material largely unlike anything ever seen before in the hobby.

[packs]

Any signed T3 Turkey Red cabinet.

[Runscott]

Many of the signatures in that ledger could be exemplars used to spot some of the obvious forged items auctioned recently. I don't want to incur the wrath of any major auction houses by giving specific examples, but we've discussed some of them here recently, especially a couple of baseballs with 1800's HOF'ers that were very questionable. I didn't realize at the time that exemplars were to be had from this hotel ledger.

[whyconform]

Dream? to have all 300 HOF'ers (or as close to it as possible. I am not even sure how many guys are still considered impossible)..lol Of course, it would take hitting the lottery and 5-10 years constant searching.....so my list would be 82 long....

Right now I dream to just get to 220 (preferably by way of a comiskey and gc alexander as I'm at 218 and those are the next cheapest)......I'd be satisfied with that considering 200 was a dream last year....

[mr2686]

I'd say my autograph dreams have changed over the years, especially as I have less and less space to display them, so I'll have to break it up in to:

Impossible dream: All x number of HOF'ers, all 1919 Blacksox (the whole team), and all 1927 Yankees, and single signed baseballs from everyone on the 1955 Dodgers.

Might be possible: Every signed Mantle magazine that could possibly be signed.

Will be done: All 1934 Cardinals (only need 2), All 1960 Pirates (only need 1...damn you Danny Whelan!!)