Vast Collection of Signed Perez-Steele Postcards and First Day Covers w/Many Deceased Hall of Famers (197)

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Vast Collection of Signed Perez-Steele Postcards and First Day Covers w/Many Deceased Hall of Famers (197)

Complete collection of Perez-Steele Hall of Fame postcards, featuring twenty-seven signed examples, plus 170 signed first-day covers, including many Hall of Famers. The collection features mainly baseball players, but Hall of Famers from other sports are also represented. The collection consists of 197 signed items. 1980-2001 Perez-Steele Hall of Fame Postcards. Complete set of 253 numbered cards plus checklists and the seven lettered cards (A-G). Twenty-seven cards have been signed on the front in blue Sharpie. A few of the signatures display a tiny amount of bleeding, but otherwise they all grade 9/10 or 10/10, except for Roberts (6/10). Near Mint condition overall. The signed cards are those of Feller, T. Williams (paperclip impression along top border), Musial, Berra, Ford, Roberts (6/10), Kaline, Snider, B. Gibson, Aparicio, Killebrew, Brock, McCovey, B. Williams, Stargell, Schoendienst, Yastrzemski, Seaver, Jackson, Carlton, Schmidt, Bunning, Weaver, Doby, Cepeda, Yount, and Fisk. Signed First-Day Cover Collection. Collection of 170 Gateway first-day covers, each signed by one or more individuals. The vast majority date between 1980 and 1999. The signatures, scripted in a variety of inks, average 9/10. Near Mint condition overall. All but ten of the envelopes are individually signed. The envelopes measure 6.5x3.75", except for three larger versions (9.5x4.25"). The number of signed first-day covers for each player, if more than one, is noted in parentheses. Baseball Hall of Fame Players (122): Aaron, Alomar, Alston, Anderson, Aparicio, Bench, Berra, Blyleven, Boggs (2), Brett (2), Brock, Bunning, Carew (2), Carlton (2), Carter, Cepeda, Dandridge, Dawson (2), Dickey, DiMaggio (2), Doerr, Drysdale, Eckersley, Feller, Ferrell, Fingers, Fisk (2), Gehringer, B. Gibson, Glavin, Gomez, Gossage, Griffey Jr., Gwynn (2), Henderson (2), Herzog, Hubbell, Hunter, R. Jackson (2), Jenkins, Kaline, Kell, Killebrew, Kiner, Koufax (2), Larkin, LaRussa, Mantle (3), Marichal, Mays, Mazeroski, McCovey, Mize, Molitor (2), Morgan, Murray (3), Niekro (2), Palmer, Perez, Perry (3), Puckett (2), Reese, J. Rice, Ripken Jr. (3),  Rizzuto, Roberts, B. Robinson, F. Robinson, Ryan (6), Sandberg, Schmidt (2), Seaver (2), Slaughter, Smith, Snider, Stargell, Sutter, Sutton (2), Terry, Thomas, Weaver, Wilhelm, B. Williams, D. Williams (2), T. Williams, Winfield (2), Yastrzemski (2), and Yount (2).  Baseball Non Hall of Fame Players (25): Barry Bonds, Tom Browning, Jose Canseco, Roger Clemens (3), Darrell Evans, Cecil Fielder (2), Joe Garagiola, Dwight Gooden, Ken Griffey Sr., Orel Hershiser, Bo Jackson, Don Larsen, Don Mattingly (2), Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro (2), Pete Rose (2), Bret Saberhagen, Bobby Thomson, and Kerry Wood. Basketball Hall of Fame Players (8): Abdul-Jabbar, Bird (2), Chamberlain, Erving, Russell, Walton, and Wooden. Hockey Hall of Fame Players (1): Gretzky. Football Hall of Fame Players (3): E. Smith, Namath, and O.J. Simpson. Miscellaneous (1): Muhammad Ali. 3,000 Hit Club (1): Carl Yastrzemki/Willie Mays/Dave Winfield/Robin Yount/Rod Carew/Pete Rose/Stan Musial/Eddie Murray/George Brett/Lou Brock/Al Kaline/Hank Aaron. Multi-Signed (9): 1) Duke Snider/Mickey Mantle/Willie Mays, 2) Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski/Mickey Mantle/Frank Robinson, 3) Hank Aaron/Willie Mays/Eddie Murray. 4)  Dwight Gooden/Bob Feller, 5) Phil Niekro/Steve Carlton, 6) Carl Yastrzemski/Carlton Fisk, 7) Bob Cousy/Bill Sharman, 8) Cam Neely/Bob Cousy, 9) David Ortiz/Manny Ramirez.