Nice Brooklyn Dodgers Piece

[prewarsports]

Nice piece, I have always loved early career signed items for some reason, I think because they took more time before they were stars to sign and their signature is usually more attractive and in some cases very unestablished (looks like a high school kid signed it and not a superstar who had the signature down to a half second science). Thanks for sharing it.

[bender07]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

Nice piece, I have always loved early career signed items for some reason, I think because they took more time before they were stars to sign and their signature is usually more attractive and in some cases very unestablished (looks like a high school kid signed it and not a superstar who had the signature down to a half second science). Thanks for sharing it.

Completely agree with this assessment. It can be (see Mays, Willie) a fun experience to meet your heroes when they're later in their life and get their robotic autograph but I'd prefer one from their playing career.

[bender07]

Great autograph by the way!

[Exhibitman]

My ideal is a career-contemporary PC signed back in the day and mailed. Personally, I prefer getting a postcard that's been mailed when it comes to a signed item. Just adds some character to the story for me. I'd not have purchased it at all if it was just a Drysdale signed McCarthy PC [lots of those around] but seeing the Brooklyn postmark and the way the back of the card was filled in by Drysdale himself cinched the deal for me. I also have a 1951 Al Rosen PC filled in by Rosen and mailed in 1951. I don't mind waiting for the right item to come up. I waited years to find this one: