Description: George McAfee Background: I subscribed to hobby magazines in the 1980s. I obtained a list of football addresses through an ad placed in one of them. I wrote a letter to McAfee in 1989. This is the reply. He's responding to my question, "What person was the most helpful in your career." Size: 5 x 8" white paper. It's written on both sides. High-quality paper, hence, the writing does not shadow through. The writing on both sides is in the same direction. Mint signature and writing in a black felt-tip. However, the ink strength was a spec on the light side. That's most noticeable when he switched pens to stroke his extra dark signature. Excellent paper, extremely clean on both sides, without any blemishes, markings, toning, etc. Typical mailing folds, really not noticeable, except in the scanning process. Transcript: "6-1-89 Dear Ken, Thanks for writing. I feel that I have been lucky in football, and the fact that I had 3 wonderful coaches. I admire and feel that they had a great deal in molding my life. My coach in High School was Dick Gallager. He gave me my start. Coach Wallace Wade at Duke gave me a chance to play in college, and get an education. Coach George Halas of the Bears had faith in me, and gave me my chance to play Pro football. These three coaches guided me, and made me what I am today. Thanks Ken, and I hope this is what you needed. Best wishes, George McAfee." Winning bidder needs to add $3.50 for postage and tracking. Returns accepted. Postage cost on each additional winning is only 25 cents (wait for combined invoice-if needed). Guaranteed. More details are listed below. *I've been a collector since 1970. I learned about collecting autographs through columns in old trade magazines, such as The Trader Speaks and Newsreel. I've been selling autographed items on eBay for over fifteen years. Unless otherwise noted, each was personally obtained for my own collection or inventory. This was mostly via the mail route from 1973-95.*14-year-old exhibitor at the third and last annual Brea Show in 1971. (This SoCal get-together was a forerunner of the Nat'l Sports Collectors Con.) Member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC) and Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Contributor to SABR's ongoing Baseball Biography Project. Authored the 259-page book Baseball's Golden Half-Century 1910-1959 (published in 2007). Great nephew and sole researcher of Paul Martin, who illustrated twenty magazine covers for Collier's, played against B.Tilden and in three US Opens. I've been a subscriber and occasional advertiser to the major hobby publications, since the early 1970s. My full-page ads have appeared in Autograph Collector (later called Autograph Magazine). This includes the following older issues: Jun '90 p 37; Sept '90 p 25; Jan '91 p 35; Aug '91 p 19; Apr '93 p 7; Oct '94 p 32; Oct '96 p 87 etc. I was featured in Sports Collectors Digest in June 2022.*Customer satisfaction is of utmost importance! There's no need to be unhappy with a signed item. Rather, please return it insured and in the same condition received, for a full refund (less postage cost). I've never sold copies or pre-prints, only originals! Everything listed is guaranteed to pass JSA, PSA/DNA or R.Simon Sports without time restraints. But try presenting some verification of its purchase, like a copy of my listing or receipt. All items are sent out parcel post in a thick 6x9" (or larger) brown envelope, regardless of its value. Also with a tracking number. Insurance is usually standard on anything priced at over $99. Handling time is within ONE day of receiving payment (excluding Sundays and Holidays). However, I have NO control if the postal service is slow in its delivery. Parcels are often NOT scanned into the system locally (re. tracking). They are occasionally not even moved out of the local Central Processing Center for two or three days. My itemized sales receipt, will be sent out upon request (or one can make a copy of this listing).
Price: 95 USD
Location: City of Industry, California
End Time: 2024-09-02T19:34:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Sport: Football
Signed: Yes
Original/Reprint: Original
Autograph Authentication: Not Authenticated
Product: letter
Team: Chicago Bears
