Topps 1968 Milton Bradley set

[Mark70Z]

For those who are at the National; any MB's spotted? If not, post some more for viewing (please)...

[goheels]

No National for me this year. I know Tom Agostino who collects these cards avidly is going--he emailed me last week. He only got a handful the last 2 Nationals, so we'll see. If they are there, Tom will find them.

In lieu of that, here's something different. I have concluded that some MB autographs are impossible to find, and I have looked all over. Moose (d 1976) and Willis (d 1977) may have never signed any. I have hit most of the major auto dealers for years and haven't had much luck.

Here are my deceased MB autograph cards, most signed before they passed on:

[Mark70Z]

"Here are my deceased MB autograph cards, most signed before they passed on:"

The last sentence of your post stuck me as funny and when I think about it I just kept smiling. So, were some of these cards that you posted signed "after" their passing?!? Sorry, it's probably just my weird sense of humor.

Thanks so much for the autographed MB's; very nice!

By the way, have you had any more of your MB's graded?

[goheels]

Knew it would expose me at some point.

I meant to say that I had gotten most of these autos while they were living, most were very generous autograph signers. A few I got posthumously.

I know you are a huge O's fan--I have never seen one of Belanger autographed (d 1998 of lung cancer). If you ever run across one I am highly interested.

My personal favorite is Dave Kocourek's card. He signed this for me before he developed severe dementia. Dave suffered with this for almost a decade before dying of it in 2013. I corresponded with his now widow for years. The common link is she was one of the major litigants against the NFL along with John Mackey's widow in the concussion settlement.

Two of my patients are former NFL players and as part of that class action lawsuit I sent their records to Ron Mix. (Fortunately they haven't had any memory issues despite playing over 10 years in the league). Ron got his law degree from USC I think while he was still playing. There is an army of lawyers on both sides but he is the main one. He graciously signed a couple of MBs for me and we spoke several times. He is a notoriously difficult autograph to obtain.

[Mark70Z]

I may be a tad bit weird, but I really like those football cards with the slight showing of the '69 MB baseball cards. Really lets you know they are MB cards.

I'll keep an eye out on the auto Belanger. As far as I know he didn't sign too much anyway; so, he would be a toughie for sure and who knows if he ever signed any of the MB's. A lot of the autographs that are authenticated, with his signature, don't look too good to me. Maybe he just rushed through the autograph, but it doesn't look good. I think I personally only have one autograph of him and it's on an 8X10 picture with the O's infield included.

[goheels]

1. Opinion sought on the PSA 8 Rex Mirich (football) MB now on ebay as a BIN. It is clearly NOT an MB as many have pointed out. PSA still makes mistakes with these cards although they are getting better.

2. Another asked about the BB, FB, Hot rod sets on Huggins and Scott that end soon--very unusual to see hot rod cards offered anywhere. Huggins and Scott seem to have more experience handling MBs than other auction houses, selling a Win a Card game every year or so and selling an occasional baseball or football subset. I would trust them as a solid auction house.

3. SCD grading MBs--none now, maybe in the future, they have been approached by at least two collectors on this. Beckett has only graded a few since PSA started.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by goheels

2. Another asked about the BB, FB, Hot rod sets on Huggins and Scott that end soon--very unusual to see hot rod cards offered anywhere. Huggins and Scott seem to have more experience handling MBs than other auction houses, selling a Win a Card game every year or so and selling an occasional baseball or football subset. I would trust them as a solid auction house.

I thought that those MB sets were part of your consignments Carlton, along with your 68 Topps holiday rack pack with the WL McCormick on the front