Dear Babe: In the 1970s and '80s a group of ladies from Yorba Linda CC would go to the Glen Campbell open at Riviera CC in Los Angeles on celebrity day, Thursday. In 1982, my wife, a very attractive lady, had the idea to collect autographs. She wore a light purple t-shirt and asked golfers and celebrities to autograph the back. When the back was filled she turned the shirt around. A black felt tip pen was used and the signatures are still very clear and distinct. The shirt has been kept on a hanger and under plastic so after 28 years it looks as good as new. I also have the brochure of the 56th Glen Campbell L.A. open. The autographs are Claude Akins, Terry Diehl, Ben Crenshaw, Billy Casper, Andy Williams, Tom Watson, Al Geiberger, James Garner, J.C. Snead, Arnold Palmer, E. Zimbalist Jr., Hale Irwin, Glen Campbell, Don January and Tom Weiskopf. The shirt and brochure (excellent condition, Feb. 18, 1982) would be a package. -- Bill Herzog, Hemet, Calif.
Since this is a G-rated column, we're happy to hear she turned the shirt around when the time came for the front to be signed.
Generally shirts aren't the best medium for capturing signatures, because the ink tends to run and fade.
"The shirt is unique, so it should stay intact," said Leila Dunbar (leiladunbaraol.com). "For display, the best would be a shadowbox with glass on both sides so you can see both the front and back of the shirt. Without seeing the shirt, I would think an auction estimate would be somewhere in the $150- $300 range. The most important signature, of course, is Arnold's."
It's a great conversation piece for you. However, the shadow-box framing is probably going to equal or exceed the value of the shirt itself, which is going to make it a hard sell. At least in my humble opinion.
Dear Babe: I have three uncut sheets of Redskins player cards that say McDonald's GameDay '93 on them. On the back, it has their 1993 schedule. -- Scott Gullion, Newark, Del.
In 1993, McDonald's teamed up with the NFL for the "Kickoff/Payoff" promotion with pull-tag game pieces on various food products, according to Becket's yearly football card price guide. Customers could win free food, NFL fantasy prizes or earn points that were good for trading cards. Customers with 10 points could get a sheet of with six GameDay cards. Each team has three six-card sheets. There were also three All-Star sheets for restaurants that didn't have NFL franchises in their areas. Also, some establishments offered their local team and All-Star sheets.
Beckett's yearly football card guide lists most sheets at 75 cents to $1.50. Your Redskins sheets all list for $1 each. The Packers sheet with Brett Favre, the Cowboys one with Emmitt Smith, the Dolphins one with Dan Marino and the Patriots sheet with Drew Bledsoe have the highest book value at $2.50 each.
Dear Babe: I have some Yankees-Red Sox programs from the mid-1940s, 1979 and 1986. -- Herb Spasser, Atlanta
The saving grace here is that they are Yankees-Red Sox programs, which are always popular with collectors.
"There's not a lot of value, but the 1940s scorecards are worth around $50-$75 and the 1979 and 1986 programs are $25 or so," said David Kohler, president of www.scpauctions.com.
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