Little Sun Cards/Glory of Their Times

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by FromVAtoLA

Also, if you have any suggestions for other collectibles related to The Glory of Their Times please let me know. I’ll add this card to the autographed copy of the book I have.

The players used to send signed copies of yellow TGOTT informational cards to those requesting autographs. You can find those on eBay fairly often. Seems like Fred Snodgrass and Harry Hooper signed a bunch of those. Rube Marquard promoted the book in return letters to fans. And there are letters between the players and Larry Ritter in the hobby, as well as royalty checks endorsed by the players. It’s a fun little niche, which crosses over into my T206 player autograph pursuits.

Here is an example (not mine):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185394156881

[Hankphenom]

Nice picture of Larry. Never seen that card before, makes me wonder if he ever got one or even knew. As for memorabilia, the royalty checks from Ritter to the players, of which the original universe has to be in the several hundreds, are great, and pop up from time to time. Value would depend on the player and their endorsement. And Larry did sign a quantity of "Glory" copies, including that entry in a set of famous baseball books that came out sometime in the 90s, but unfortunately without dust jackets. I've seen those go for cheap. There are the two record albums that came out in 1966 in promotion of the book, produced by Larry from the original tapes and issued by his publisher, MacMillan. One of those is a gorgeous "gatefold" edition typical of that golden era of LPs. When Neal McCabe and I worked with Larry on the four-CD audio set of "Glory," I of course got Larry to sign everything I had collected as a fan of the book, and my file of correspondence with him, mostly in the course of producing that set in the mid-90s, is one heck of a collectible all its own. As for the Little Sun card, I think if more collector fans of GOTT knew about it, it would have achieved some status in the hobby. And the legend of Larry and "Glory" will only grow in time, I predict.

[oaks1912]

The man behind "Little Sun" was the late Terry Cannon. He liked to produce items in overlooked areas of the hobby and sports. He is also the man behind the Baseball Reliquary, which recognized many unsung heroes. His sets of cards may not be mainstream, but they have a niche market, like Charles Mandel at Helmar.

[insidethewrapper]

Here's the promo card for the 1919 Black Sox Scandal Set of 15 cards:

[FromVAtoLA]

Very cool to have the experience of working directly with Larry on the audio side. You're correct about the autographed editions. An autographed first ed/first printing was sold last year for a few hundred bucks but other copies/versions are easy to find and quite affordable. Will have to keep my eyes out for the royalty checks - didn't know about them. Thanks for background.

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Nice picture of Larry. Never seen that card before, makes me wonder if he ever got one or even knew. As for memorabilia, the royalty checks from Ritter to the players, of which the original universe has to be in the several hundreds, are great, and pop up from time to time. Value would depend on the player and their endorsement. And Larry did sign a quantity of "Glory" copies, including that entry in a set of famous baseball books that came out sometime in the 90s, but unfortunately without dust jackets. I've seen those go for cheap. There are the two record albums that came out in 1966 in promotion of the book, produced by Larry from the original tapes and issued by his publisher, MacMillan. One of those is a gorgeous "gatefold" edition typical of that golden era of LPs. When Neal McCabe and I worked with Larry on the four-CD audio set of "Glory," I of course got Larry to sign everything I had collected as a fan of the book, and my file of correspondence with him, mostly in the course of producing that set in the mid-90s, is one heck of a collectible all its own. As for the Little Sun card, I think if more collector fans of GOTT knew about it, it would have achieved some status in the hobby. And the legend of Larry and "Glory" will only grow in time, I predict.

[FromVAtoLA]

Thanks for the tips! Made a few purchases on ebay last night.

Originally Posted by T206Collector

The players used to send signed copies of yellow TGOTT informational cards to those requesting autographs. You can find those on eBay fairly often. Seems like Fred Snodgrass and Harry Hooper signed a bunch of those. Rube Marquard promoted the book in return letters to fans. And there are letters between the players and Larry Ritter in the hobby, as well as royalty checks endorsed by the players. It’s a fun little niche, which crosses over into my T206 player autograph pursuits.

Here is an example (not mine):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185394156881