Lot # 2189: Hall of Famers and Stars Signed Postcard and Photograph Collection (73) Including Mantle, Mays, Stengel, and Wheat

Sizeable collection of 73 items (real-photo postcards, team-issued photos, promotional cards, etc.), each signed on the front by the respective player pictured. The signatures are scripted in a variety of inks. Most of the items display the player's name written on the reverse; otherwise they are in Excellent or better condition overall (with a few lesser). This collection consists of the following: 1) J. D. McCarthy Postcards (6): Three Appling (one personalized), Doerr, Perry, and Speier. 2) Real-Photo Postcards (18): Carter, Drysdale, Feller, Garvey, Hunter, R. Jackson, Killebrew, Lasorda, Marquard, two Raines, Slaughter, Spahn, Stengel, two Sutton, and two Yastrzemski (one personalized). 3) Team-Issued Photos (18): Blyleven, Carlton, two Carter (one personalized), Crosetti, Doby, Durocher, Ford, Kaline, Killebrew, Niekro (personalized), two Perry, B. Robinson, Wheat, and three Dick Williams (two personalized). 4) Yellow HOF Postcards (4): Two Carey, Grimes, and Sisler (cut mounted on thicker backing). 5) Perez-Steele HOF Postcards (2): Mays and Snider. 6) Index Cards (4): Drysdale, Kell, Kiner, and Medwick. 7) Photographs (10): Red Barber (personalized), Carter, Hunter, Killebrew (personalized), Mantle, Medwick (Burke photo, personalized), Musial, Slaughter, and two Snider. 8) Government Postcard (1): Garagiola. 9) Misc. Cards (6): Two Bell (1976 Douglas and Bell), Ford (1973 TCMA "All-Time Greats"), Gehringer (reprint exhibit), Hubbell (1948 HOF Exhibit), and Killebrew (1964 Topps Giants). 10) Envelopes (2): Gomez and Schoendienst. 11) Newspaper Photos (3): Feller (cut), Frisch, and Roush. Total: 73 signed items. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.