5 1955 TOPPS JIM GILLIAM 19 1955 TOPPS BILLY HERMAN 25 1955 TOPPS JOHNNY PODRES 40 1955 TOPPS DON HOAK 51 1955 TOPPS JIM HUGHES 75 1955 TOPPS SANDY AMOROS 92 1955 TOPPS DON ZIMMER 108 1955 TOPPS RUBE WALKER 111 1955 TOPPS BOB MILLIKEN 123 1955 TOPPS SANDY KOUFAX 156 1955 TOPPS JOE BLACK 180 1955 TOPPS CLEM LABINE 195 1955 TOPPS ED ROEBUCK 210 1955 TOPPS DUKE SNIDER
I am STILL "only" missing the following four
Hodges- should have bought it a few years back on ebay DOH Robinson- waaay overpriced on ebay last week Spooner- out bid by $100 a few months back Hamric- shouldn't be tough, still looking!
This one here absolutely breaks my heart to post. I have posted it hear before. It is the most favorite autographed card I have ever owned. I bought it on a hunch that it was real from a man locally. My hunch was right as you can see it is in a PSA/DNA holder. However, at the beginning of the summer, the compressor for the A/C in our house kicked the bucket after 8 years of living here. I had to spend $985 to get the A/C fixed. Well, this card had to be sacrificed on Ebay. I am posting it because (number 1) it WAS mine and (number 2) I think it is a beautiful autographed card.
Here is an auto of the recently deceased Darryl Stingley. His paralysis-inducing injury was in 1978 but I don't know if this auto is pre-injury or after he regained some movement.
Garnet "Ace" Bailey. Was one of Wayne Gretzky's early mentors and was killed on Flight 175 on Sept 11th.
These are part of a master set I'm working on which I should be done with by the end of the year. Not the "greatest" of all-time but it has a couple of players who may win that title someday. All from the 2000 Collector's Edge Supreme set. All PSA/DNA autos.
How did you get your Jeters? Mail? In person? At shows? >>
Thanks most of my Jeters came in person the one time he was with the clippers and made a stop through my hometown rochester ny. It was on the field autograph day and he graciously signed all I had. Heres a photo I blew up and had him sign the next day and the rest of my Jeter autos. The Yanks 8x10 and Si were signed at one of the all star games I have attented
It's one of the major focuses of my collection, but not the only. I also work on Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor sets, minor league cards, and generally anything else that I find interesting. My collecting habits are all over the map.
<< <i>Wow, Sean. That is some collection! Is autographed cards the main focus of your collection, or do you have things you focus on? >>
A couple of HOFers that I pulled when I used to buy modern. Nothing special, there have been some tough acts to follow on this thread. Sorry for the lousy crop job on Killer.
Not rare, but interesting - Chester "Red" Hoff, who was the oldest living Major League Baseball Player. I received this in the mail from him in June 1998, 3 months before he died at the age of 107.
Nothing super amazing, but they are HOF'er just the same. I sent these off TTM on 9-14-07 and received them both today. These 2 cards were just laying around, so I decided to send them off to get signed. That is 7 days for 2 different HOF'ers! Not bad.
Not mine but I remember it was on ebay and now it is for sale on a website for $1600 (which seems like a low price considering the significance of the year).
This was an interesting item in Mile High's last auction. If you're familiar with 1964 Topps you know there is a memorial card of Ken Hubbs, who was killed in a plane crash before the '64 spring training season. This is obviously one of the last autos he could have signed.
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5 1955 TOPPS JIM GILLIAM
19 1955 TOPPS BILLY HERMAN
25 1955 TOPPS JOHNNY PODRES
40 1955 TOPPS DON HOAK
51 1955 TOPPS JIM HUGHES
75 1955 TOPPS SANDY AMOROS
92 1955 TOPPS DON ZIMMER
108 1955 TOPPS RUBE WALKER
111 1955 TOPPS BOB MILLIKEN
123 1955 TOPPS SANDY KOUFAX
156 1955 TOPPS JOE BLACK
180 1955 TOPPS CLEM LABINE
195 1955 TOPPS ED ROEBUCK
210 1955 TOPPS DUKE SNIDER
I am STILL "only" missing the following four
Hodges- should have bought it a few years back on ebay DOH
Robinson- waaay overpriced on ebay last week
Spooner- out bid by $100 a few months back
Hamric- shouldn't be tough, still looking!
<< <i>5 1955 TOPPS JIM GILLIAM >>
Isn't he a tough auto? He died in like the 70's or something?
<< <i>My autographed Heritage Gum by Babe Ruth!
My all-time fan favorite!
Mike,
Post of the week! Love it!
Shane
YES, I AM LOOKING FOR SYMPATHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shane
Shane
http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/ROCKCITY24/?start=0
http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/ROCKCITY24/?start=0
Shane
How did you get your Jeters? Mail? In person? At shows?
Also, yes the 55 topps Gilliam is very tough he died in 78, and he is very popular adding to the cost and scarcity
keeping my ears open for oddball cards of Rose from the 60's and 70's.
Jeff
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Garnet "Ace" Bailey. Was one of Wayne Gretzky's early mentors and was killed on Flight 175 on Sept 11th.
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Garnet "Ace" Bailey. Was one of Wayne Gretzky's early mentors and was killed on Flight 175 on Sept 11th.
That is really something. Such sad stories about September 11th. That card is definitely a keeper.
PAVEL BURE "THE RUSSIAN ROCKET"
I am looking for ANY Pavel Bure cards you might be willing to sell off. Please just send me a PM if you do. Thanks!!
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I was just wondering who your favorite player was?
Shane
Just a slow process of buying them when I see 'em. Not the most popular HOF'er out there, but he was from the town I live in, so I figured, why not??
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<< <i>Great stuff RockCityChris!
How did you get your Jeters? Mail? In person? At shows? >>
Thanks most of my Jeters came in person the one time he was with the clippers and made a stop through my hometown rochester ny. It was on the field autograph day and he graciously signed all I had. Heres a photo I blew up and had him sign the next day and the rest of my Jeter autos. The Yanks 8x10 and Si were signed at one of the all star games I have attented
Heres the 3RD Time I met Mr. Jeter
http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/ROCKCITY24/?start=0
Sweet Morsels Toffee and Chocolates
Shane
<< <i>Wow, Sean. That is some collection! Is autographed cards the main focus of your collection, or do you have things you focus on? >>
MY GOLD TYPE SET https://pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/complete-type-sets/gold-type-set-12-piece-circulation-strikes-1839-1933/publishedset/321940
Shane
$17,500
<< <i>I just picked this up last month....
Greg M.
Wow Greg
Here's anothe guy with a tremendous sig that I've not seen before.
It ranks right there in quality with guys like Mantle, Williams, DiMaggio, Gehringer, Kaline - to name a few.
Thanx for sharing!
mike
<< <i>Had to add this one too. From the same seller as the Maris.
$17,500 >>
Now, that's a great auto on a card! (Did I just make the most obvious statement ever made?)
Shane
<< <i>My autographed Heritage Gum by Babe Ruth!
My all-time fan favorite!
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Lmmfao, and it looks like he pre- signed that gum too .
Don't ever eat that
Collecting Tony Perez PSA and Rookie Baseball PSA
Shane
<< <i>Wow, I wonder how much that Ken Hubbs brought? >>
I think in the vicinity of $500.
Don't drool to badly!
Shane
Shane