Saturday, September 26, 2009

Maxim Afinogenov

Mailed on 5/12/09 and received 4/3 back on 9/26/09. Signed all 3 cards and my index card. Great success and a interesting signature. Thought this one was a goner but here it is! Cards were mailed to Mr. Afinogenov's home.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Aaron Harang

Mailed on 6/27/09 and received 2/2 back on 9/24/09. Mr. Harang has always been a reliable signer TTM and these cards look awesome! Beautiful signatures on two great looking cards. Aaron has had a tough go lately on the mound but I'm glad to see he is still taking time for his fans. Cards were mailed to the Reds.

Doug Gilmour

Mailed on 7/22/09 and received 5/5 back on 9/24/09. Awesome success from a long time NHL'er. And a former Hawk which makes this one even better! I love the signatures in blue as well! Cards were mailed to the team in Kingston which Mr. Gilmour is associated with.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Marian Hossa

Mailed on 8/25/09 and received 2/2 back on 9/23/09. Nice to see him signing all of his mail. I didn't think I'd get either of these Hossa returns back so I mailed some older cards. Still so happy. Cards were mailed to the Blackhawks.

Marian Hossa


Mailed on 7/2/09 and received 2/2 back on 9/23/09. Sooooo happy to get Hossa. Great addition to the Blackhawks, I can't wait to see him hit the ice with Toews and Kane. Will be fun to watch. Definitely real signatures. One of my all-time favorite successes from one of the best in the NHL. Cards were sent to the Blackhawks.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Tomas Plekanec

Not sure exactly when I mailed this one... but I got it back on 9/21/09. It took a while though, mailed toward the end of last season. Cool looking signature! I don't have a ton of signed stuff from Canadian teams so its always nice to add them. Cards were mailed to the Canadiens.

Simon Gagne

Mailed on 6/18/09 and received 2/2 back on 9/21/09. Awesome return!!! So happy with the top notch NHL guys in the mail. Simon gagne has been a great player in the NHL for many years and I'm honored to add him to my collection. Cards were mailed to Mr. Gagne's agent.

Steve Smith

Mailed on 8/24/09 and received 4/4 back on 9/21/09. Great signature from a long time player. I was hoping to get Mr. Smith at the Blackhawks convention and he was supposed to sign. But I heard stories that Mr. Smith may have had a few to many drinks the night before and never showed up to his signing session. haha anyways I'm happy with these. Cards were mailed to Mr. Smith's home.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Jocelyn Lemieux


Mailed on 5/11/09 and received 3/3 back on 9/17/09. Nothing better then a former Blackhawk! Great looking signature from Mr. Lemieux. Too bad one of the cards is a little smudged but not to bad. Cards were mailed to Mr. Lemieux's home.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Dave Reid


Mailed on 8/25/09 and received 5/5 back on 9/14/09. Awesome looking signature. Definitely took his time in signing all five of these! I wonder why he signed one in silver and all the others in blue. Mystery!!! So happy with these. Cards were mailed to Mr. Reid's home.

Dion Phaneuf

Mailed on 7/6/09 and received 3/3 back on 9/14/09. Great return from an elite D-man in the NHL. Not known for his defensive work but Dion can light up the lamp with the best of them. Cool that he signed one card in silver and the others two in thin black. Very happy with these!! Cards were mailed to Mr. Phaneuf's home.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Gonzalo Sergares

Mailed on 8/24/09 and received 4/2 back on 9/12/09. Signed both my index cards and cards. Cards were mailed to the Chicago Fire.

C.J. Brown

Mailed on 8/24/09 and received 4/2 back on 9/12/09. He was nice enough to sign my cards and my two index cards. Cards were mailed to the Chicago Fire.

Chris Rolfe

Mailed on 8/24/09 and received 3/3 back on 9/12/09. Great autographs from a great soccer star. Cards were mailed to the Chicago Fire.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Clint Robinson

Mailed on 8/25/09 and received 5/5 back on 9/11. Great signatures from an up and comer! Cards were mailed to his minor league team.

Benoit Hogue

Mailed on 8/24/09 and received 5/5 back on 9/11/09. Not the greatest looking signature but I can't complain since he was nice enough to sign. Cards were mailed to his home.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Kristian Huselius

Mailed on 12/14/09 and received 2/2 back on 9/10/09. Kristian Huselius was nice enough to sign both of my cards for me. Quite a bit of a wait and they came back with a .42c stamp on it. They look great I'm very happy with them. Cards were mailed to the Blue Jackets.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Mark Bell

Mailed on 8/3/09 and received 5/5 back on 9/5/09.  I'm very happy to get these from Mr. Bell.  I love getting ex-Hawks players and he signed all 5 of my cards for me.  I really like the Vintage Heritage and Parkhurst Original Six cards he signed.  Mark was a Hawk when I first started watching hockey and he was one of my favorites so I'm very excited to him to my collection.  Very nice autograph as well on all of the cards.  Cards were mailed to Mr. Bell's fathers home.  

Martin Havlat

Mailed on 6/2/09 and received 2/2 back on 9/5/09.  This is the first time I ever mailed a puck and its awesome to get a success from my all-time favorite player Martin Havlat.  I was at the Winter Classic and Marty played a great game for the Hawks so I really wanted to get him on a Winter Classic puck.  The quality of the autograph on the puck isn't the best due to the new paint pen that I included with the puck.  Oh well it still looks awesome.  I also threw in a card with the puck and Marty nicely signed that as well.  I though this one was lost, I mailed it out and shortly after things went south with Marty and the Hawks and he moved away from his Chicago house which is where I mailed this puck.  I'm going to miss Mr. Havlat in Chicago and I know so will the Hawks.  He was no doubt the MVP last season, he scored some huge goals at critical times last season.  I wish him all the best in Minnesota and I'm definitely going to see him when the Wild come to Chicago.  Puck and card was mailed to Mr. Havlat's home. 

Friday, September 4, 2009

Justin Williams

Mailed on 10/14/08 and received 2/2 back on 9/4/09.  Almost a year but always nice to get an old return back.  Justin even added 2c of US postage to my envelope.  I'm glad that Mr. Williams is getting to his mail even after signing with another team.  Very sweet autographs from a great NHL'er!  Another one for my Victory set.  I saw a bunch of other long returns from Justin and I hoped to get mine a here they are!  So happy with these beauties.  Cards were mailed to the Hurricanes.  

Tony Hrkac

Mailed on 8/28/09 and received 4/4 back on 9/4/09. Very fast success from a former NHL player. Good looking signature on all 4 of that cards. Gotta love the success from a former Blackhawk as well. A very solid return, nice looking cards from a very good NHL player for a long time. Very happy, cards were mailed to Mr. Hrkac's home.

Don Beaupre

Mailed on 8/28/09 and received 5/5 back on 9/4/09. Another fast return from a Former NHL player. These cards look great I love Mr. Beaupre's signature and the bold blue sharpie is awesome! I had a bunch of cards from Mr. Beaupre and it was tough to narrow it down to 5 but I'm so happy with how these turned out. I love when you send time finding cards, writing a letter, and mailing it out to get a very fast return from the player. So nice of him to quickly sign my cards. Cards were mailed to Mr. Beaupre's home.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Chien-Ming Wang

Mailed on 7/14/09 and received 2/2 back on 9/3/09. Very nice to get a return from a MLB'er. Chien-Ming has had a very tough 2009 for the Yanks after beginning has career so well. I think it would do him good to get out of New York to a smaller market team and get his career back on track. He's got the skills to again be a great pitcher. I'm glad I got these back, I tried Mr. Wang during spring training and I did get my cards back but unsigned. Cool signature in thin blue sharpie. Very happy! Cards were mailed to the Yankees.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Guy Hebert

Mailed on 6/26/09 and received 5/5 back on 9/2/09. Great return from a long time NHL goalie! I am very happy with these cards but they would look 200% better if Mr. Hebert had a brand new blue sharpie. I think he's got a very old maybe black sharpie that needs to be replaced. If anyone mails him it might not be a good idea to send a new sharpie along as well. But I'm very happy he took the time to sign all my cards for me and I do like a lot of these cards they look sweet. Cards were mailed to his home.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Scott Pearson


Mailed on 8/24/09 and received 4/4 back on 9/1/09. Very nice signature on all four of these cards and Mr. Pearson added another very nice thing. He included a post-it note with this written on it " Here you go Zac. Thanks for writting to me. Take Care. Scott." Very cool of him to do that. Seems like he appreciated me writing to him and remembering he played in the NHL. I always love when players go out of their way to make a return even better then it already would be. Sweet signatures very happy with my cards and note! Cards were mailed to Mr. Pearson's home.