Hey Knuckles, that is truly an awesome sig of Mr. Horton and I really loved the story the seller put in his auction. Very interesting...
Just a question though. I've seen some of the cut sig stuff you and Austinchau have been doing (very cool!) and was wondering if you would, if you won it, turn the Horton auto into a slabbed PSA/DNA cut sig card or keep it in its present form? Just wondering....
Thanks for the cool post, can never get enough hockey on this board!
Bob
COLLECTING (other than belly button lint):
-Evgeni Malkin (when Pittsburgh pays the bribe money, er, ruble) -Heath Miller (the new TE bullseye for Big Ben) -Sport Kings in off-grade PSA (for you vintage freaks)
Glad you enjoyed that. To answer your question, this would be a perfect candidate for one of my cut signature cards and even though I've been looking for a Horton auto this nice of this size I wouldn't be able to bring myself to hold an exacto knife anywhere near it. I don't like the idea of cutting up jerseys, bats, sticks neat and/or historic documents like this.
My search continues.. I most likely won't bid on this since I wouldn't have the intention of cutting it.
I should have my first submission back of the first two cut signature cards I've made before thursday.. watch for a post with pics
Great piece but I have to wonder. Would Tim Horton actually have taken the time to sign each franchise application? I could see it in 1964 but by 1971 he must have had a minimal role in the day to day affairs. Great possibility of this being a "clubhouse" sig for lack of a better term.
That brought back some good memories Knuckles. From about 1974-1990, I used to spend about 2 months a year in Cochrane which is where Tim Horton was born. I talked with a lot of people who knew Tim and they all had nothing but great things to say about him. The Tim Horton arena in town used to host some great hockey games. Thanks for the trip down "Memory Lane".
<< <i>Great piece but I have to wonder. Would Tim Horton actually have taken the time to sign each franchise application? I could see it in 1964 but by 1971 he must have had a minimal role in the day to day affairs. Great possibility of this being a "clubhouse" sig for lack of a better term.
JMO, Bob >>
Tim and Ron Joyce ran the day to day affairs right up to Horton's death. So Tim would very likely sign every franchise fee. They did not become a huge success until after Tim's death and Ron's buyout of the Tim's wife
Holy crap, it just ended for $660.00 US. That's a lot for a Timmy auto. I thought being on Tim Horton Donut stationary would give it a premium but never thought it would go for that much.
Can you image if it was authenticated by PSA/DNA and stuck on one of the bigger online auction sites where the big money is.. sheesh.
Comments
Just a question though. I've seen some of the cut sig stuff you and Austinchau have been doing (very cool!) and was wondering if you
would, if you won it, turn the Horton auto into a slabbed PSA/DNA cut sig card or keep it in its present form? Just wondering....
Thanks for the cool post, can never get enough hockey on this board!
COLLECTING (other than belly button lint):
-Evgeni Malkin (when Pittsburgh pays the bribe money, er, ruble)
-Heath Miller (the new TE bullseye for Big Ben)
-Sport Kings in off-grade PSA (for you vintage freaks)
Glad you enjoyed that. To answer your question, this would be a perfect candidate for one of my cut signature cards and even though I've been looking for a Horton auto this nice of this size I wouldn't be able to bring myself to hold an exacto knife anywhere near it. I don't like the idea of cutting up jerseys, bats, sticks neat and/or historic documents like this.
My search continues.. I most likely won't bid on this since I wouldn't have the intention of cutting it.
I should have my first submission back of the first two cut signature cards I've made before thursday.. watch for a post with pics
JMO, Bob
61 Topps (100%) 7.96
62 Parkhurst (100%) 8.70
63 Topps (100%) 7.96
63 York WB's (50%) 8.52
68 Topps (39%) 8.54
69 Topps (3%) 9.00
69 OPC (83%) 8.21
71 Topps (100%) 9.21 #1 A.T.F.
72 Topps (100%) 9.39
73 Topps (13%) 9.35
74 OPC WHA (95%) 8.57
75 Topps (50%) 9.23
77 OPC WHA (86%) 8.62 #1 A.T.F.
88 Topps (5%) 10.00
<< <i>Great piece but I have to wonder. Would Tim Horton actually have taken the time to sign each franchise application? I could see it in 1964 but by 1971 he must have had a minimal role in the day to day affairs. Great possibility of this being a "clubhouse" sig for lack of a better term.
JMO, Bob >>
Tim and Ron Joyce ran the day to day affairs right up to Horton's death. So Tim would very likely sign every franchise fee. They did not become a huge success until after Tim's death and Ron's buyout of the Tim's wife
Can you image if it was authenticated by PSA/DNA and stuck on one of the bigger online auction sites where the big money is.. sheesh.