Toughest signed cards possible

[RaidonCollects]

Originally Posted by vintagehofrookies

is a 1973 Topps Roberto Clemente possible? That would be an amazing auto to have

Unfortunately he died on New Years Eve 1972, quite a while before '73 Topps was printed. You can find '72 clemente autos, but they sell for $$$$

Owen

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by RaidonCollects

Unfortunately he died on New Years Eve 1972, quite a while before '73 Topps was printed. You can find '72 clemente autos, but they sell for $$$$

Owen

I was actually perusing an old Legendary catalog last night that had a signed 72' set with all three Clementes and my jaw dropped.

I also had no clue about the difficulty of a Perez-Steele Robin Roberts until this past Heritage auction. Closed over $7k if I recall correctly.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

I also had no clue about the difficulty of a Perez-Steele Robin Roberts until this past Heritage auction. Closed over $7k if I recall correctly.

Are you thinking of Richie Ashburn? Roberts is plentiful.

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by dgo71

Are you thinking of Richie Ashburn? Roberts is plentiful.

Ha, yes. Guess I had Roberts on my mind.

[laimbeer3]

Just stumbled across this thread. As an earlier follow up, the Drew Henson card mentioned was his 1999 Upper Deck SP Top Prospects. When I got mine signed, he wrote 1/5 signed on the back of it. I have heard now he has loosened up. I got him to sign it though as I was down to just he and JD Drew in that set, had been working on it for years, and explained the situation to him.

I have finished the 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2001 SP Top Prospects sets all in blue. There wasn't a 1997 one and the 1999 one I only need the #1 card of JD Drew to finish. Been looking for that card for awhile and can never locate one.

Enjoyed the 1987 Topps discussions. I have tons of those but that was a couple years before I started hitting spring training and other locations so I never tried that set. I do work on the 1996 Studio and 1997 Fleer ones though as well.

[bbcard1]

Earlier this year I made a focus to finish my 1978 Grand Slam set...I had gotten more than 60 TTM as a teenager. I ended up getting in contact with the sets original publisher who had one extra set which he had gotten for his son but his son had never gotten interested. Of course, the Carl Reynolds is not possible as he passed while the set was at the printers. The Rube Walberg is very difficult as he died shortly after the set was produced. The George McQuinn card is probably more difficult. At some point Jackie Jensen quit responding to TTM requests. Thornton Lee personalized all the cards...it was a fun experience...I was able to get a Bobby Doerr TTM...nearly 40 years after I had purchased the set!

[Wrightfan85]

If we're talking about postcards, Dave Bancroft on a gold HOF plaque. Only had a year to sign and I believe some sold within the last 10 years were fake.

[Republicaninmass]

Bancroft is super tough, I think there may have only been one or two opportunities to get him. Once at induction, and he might have never made it to the old timers game the following year.

That being said, even theost impossible cards seem to surface. A few I've had, 1953 Bowman, and 1954 topps Howie fox, and a gorgeous 1959 topps Marcelino solis trying a bell as being extremely elusive

[egri]

Are we including minor league cards as well? The Pawtucket Red Sox have a set they give away once a year that is a pain in the keister to complete. I've been plugging away at a 2007 set for eight years now; it will probably never be completed because infielder Ed Rogers didn't do TTM and has since retired, possibly to his native Venezuela.

[egri]

Also, I've only seen one signed 19th century card, an 1887 Old Judge Connie Mack signed on the back. I wonder if there are any others?

[theshleps]

I have the 1895 mayo Plug signed Hugh Duffy. In a safe so can't post but was from an REA. I got in a trade for a signed T206 Cy Young that was a very light signature. Paul may list the Duffy on his site http://www.signedt206.com/other-peop...eadball-cards/
Card is on bottom left. Also has a separate PSA if that matters