Amazing WaJo PC discovery

[T206Collector]

Wonderful! Really beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. Depending on how you consider postcards, this would be a signed Johnson baseball card that is earlier than my signed T206 card from 1910.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Wonderful! Really beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. Depending on how you consider postcards, this would be a signed Johnson baseball card that is earlier than my signed T206 card from 1910.

I'm always blown away to see that. Wonder if there's a signed portrait out there somewhere?

[prewarsports]

Thats crazy. I live near Weiser and visit there often. I would not have imagined anything like this existed still in the town, but that is a fantastic discovery!

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

Thats crazy. I live near Weiser and visit there often. I would not have imagined anything like this existed still in the town, but that is a fantastic discovery!

They have not one, but TWO uniforms he supposedly wore while playing there. Also a bat and a glove, if memory serves me correctly. They keep them in the bank vault!

[CrackaJackKid]

Hey Hank,

At the museum in Coffeyville,Kansas they have this uniform and hat. Do you know anything about it?

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by CrackaJackKid

Hey Hank,

At the museum in Coffeyville,Kansas they have this uniform and hat. Do you know anything about it?

First I've seen it. I did a book signing at that museum 20 years ago, I don't think they had it then. They had the loving cup, the original photo of his house in Humboldt, those are the things I remember.

[CrackaJackKid]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

First I've seen it. I did a book signing at that museum 20 years ago, I don't think they had it then. They had the loving cup, the original photo of his house in Humboldt, those are the things I remember.

Yes, they told me everything had been donated by the family. There was no literature explaining he significance of the jersey and hat. I took these pictures a little over two years ago. Here is a couple more, one being the house you referred to.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

I'm always blown away to see that. Wonder if there's a signed portrait out there somewhere?

That would be a sight to see, for sure.

Didn’t you once tell me you saw a signed T3 at the HOF?

We are all so lucky to have your substantial continued contributions to the legend that is your grandfather!

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

That would be a sight to see, for sure.

Didn’t you once tell me you saw a signed T3 at the HOF?

We are all so lucky to have your substantial continued contributions to the legend that is your grandfather!

Thanks, nobody enjoys it more than me! And yes, in 1991 I was at the HOF researching photos for my book when I came across a signed T3 sitting unprotected in one of the folders of Johnson pictures. I walked it over to Pat Kelly and told her that if they didn't pull it from the file it wouldn't be there much longer in any case.