Tricks of the Trade: Collecting Jargon

By LOUIS BECERRA —Autograph May 2010

Heavyweight Autographs

By TRAVIS ROSTE —Autograph March 2010

Kid’s Corner: Spring Training Autographs

By JAY R. NEILL —Autograph March 2010

Tricks of the Trade: Removing Stray Marks

By LOUIS BECERRA —Autograph March 2010

Sports Guru: Helmet Hype

By TOM TALBOT —Autograph March 2010

Olympic Athletes Through the Mail

If you’re not lucky enough to be in Vancouver for the 2010 Games, you can still get lucky through the mail. It requires patience and perseverance to locate addresses for these upcoming Olympians. Each sport has slightly different rules and methods for connecting with the athletes before, during and after the games. Remember that these [...]

Bookshelf: A Book About Books About Books

By WILLIAM L. BUTTS —Autograph May 2009 Few publishers have appeared in this column more often than Oak Knoll Press of New Castle, Delaware. Autograph collectors with a bookish bent should bow before their logo and chant, Wayne’s World-style, “We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!” Founder Robert Fleck founded Oak Knoll Books—dealers in books about [...]

Masters of Golf: Ralph Guldahl

By RON KEURAJIAN —Autograph March 2009

Tricks of the Trade: Prep Glossy Items for Signing

By LOUIS BECERRA Featured in Autograph January 2010 Two years ago, Tony Gwynn had just been voted into the MLB Hall of Fame Class of 2007, and Sports Illustrated generated a commemorative edition on his behalf. I bought a copy and headed for Gwynn’s scheduled public appearance nearby. I was thrilled at the thought of [...]

Kid’s Corner January Addresses

By Jay R. Neill

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