I do know a little about the Ted Williams autograph cards. You are correct in that they had a terrible time in Puerto Rico getting the signatures on the cards. If you look closely there are two different colors for his signature...blue and black. They could not get the ink to stick on the card. When I purchased my non-numbered autograph cards from a dealer in Texas he was aware of the history and told me the tale of sorrow in trying to get Juan's signature and the poor junior lackey that flew to Puerto Rico to get the cards signed. The autograph cards which are not numbered are suppose to be "back door" from the vault and were kept to replace cards in poor shape. They knew that people were going to get irritated at the poor quality of the signature and cards. This is why the cards are in such poor shape. On the other had if you have one in your hand they don't look so bad. Beauty is in the eye of the owner and not the beholder.
Dan
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09-19-2007
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