I actually had a few people look at me like I was crazy when I said that I had sent a couple Mickey Mantle cards off to his son to see if I could get them signed. A while back, I had sent to, and received success from the widow of Jackie Robinson, Rachel Robinson. I figured that it would be cool to take a few of the extra Mantle cards that I had and have his son David sign them. I also have sent out an attempt to Julia Ruth Stevens for one of her signatures. I think it is pretty cool to reach out to a relative of a deceased player, as long as the request is tasteful. It is all in how folks view it, I guess.
I did get a Topps year taken care of with this 2010 Topps. It still counts, in my mind. I like the "Son of the Mick" inscription.
He also signed these two Upper Deck inserts that came out of my 1994 box that I busted with Chris. They turned out really nice, even though they didn't scan as well.
I mailed to Mantle on March 20, and got the cards back on April 22, for a 33-day TAT.
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