My Signed 1953 Topps Collection

[egri]

Originally Posted by BillyCox3

I'm surprised at how few items are triggering my radar with such a large assemblage.

--What an absolutely odd vintage Mays, yet there are some unmistakable individual letter formations, especially the "Wishes".

--I have never seen a Bob Hooper that remotely resembles yours. Nor have I seen a Hooper in blue Sharpie. The fact that it's personalized is the real head scratcher. I'd definitely be looking for another one, but it won't be an easy acquisition.

The Mays, from looking at a couple of contracts in the PSA/DNA database, looks to be from the early 1960s. The Hooper, I'm not enamored with, but I can live with it for now. Blue Sharpies came out in 1979 and he died in March 1980, so done very late in life.

[scmavl]

Just an amazing and impressive collection. The Rizzuto and Elroy Face are two of my favorites you've got.

I did notice you have Don Hoak in there twice. Once is in place of card 169 (Dizzy Trout).

[egri]

Originally Posted by scmavl

Just an amazing and impressive collection. The Rizzuto and Elroy Face are two of my favorites you've got.

Thank you Jarrod! The Face was one of the first ones I picked up; I wrote to him in November 2014. Writing to the players was one of my favorite parts of building the set. According to my records, I received responses from 44 players; the only living one I never wrote to was Willie Mays.

Originally Posted by scmavl

I did notice you have Don Hoak in there twice. Once is in place of card 169 (Dizzy Trout).

D'oh! Thanks for pointing that out.

[Ricopgh47]

Would you be interested in selling a Hoak?