I've always felt that items signed 'back in the day' during a player's career are more interesting to own and should sell for a premium over those signed after a player retires. When I've gone after autographs of (especially) postwar players I often gravitate to team issues, McCarthy PCs, RPPCs, and so on that were signed and postmarked during the player's career.
I was just curious whether others think of it as I do.
Your views on it?