Another TTM Success From Billy DeMars

I saw that he was on this 1973 Topps card, so I decided to send to Billy DeMars again.  I had gotten him a couple years ago on an old Bowman, and didn't realize he was on this card.

Because I didn't want to send just the one card, I knocked out a Topps ad card, as well.  I have a stack of old Topps ad cards, and I'll send them along with TTM requests here and there.  I just think they look cool in my album, so I like to add them when I can.

I mailed to DeMars on May 13 and got the cards back on May 21, for an 8-day TAT.

TTM Success - Billy DeMars

I've done a lot of checking lately on older players who sign TTM and found some that have cards in some pretty old Bowman sets.  I also have been working on trying to get some Orioles on as many older years of Topps and Bowman as I can.  Since their (the Orioles) first cards showed up in 1954, I have to find St. Louis Browns in older sets.  It is getting tougher and tougher to find living St. Louis Browns, so it is critical that if I want to get this stuff signed, I need to get it done ASAP.  So, I picked up this 1951 Bowman Billy DeMars card and sent it off for signature.  The card came out great, I think.  I love the old Browns hat and jersey, and DeMars has a nice signature.

DeMars (b. 1925) played in the majors in 1948, 1950 and 1951 for the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns.  He was a shortstop and third baseman who collected 50 hits, no home runs and a .237 batting average over his career.

I mailed to DeMars on February 10 and got the card back on February 17, for a 7-day TAT.