I have to agree that it is possible that there are some Clemente signed 64 Topps Giants out there. The cards were around when I was growing up in the 60's and I remember there was a large warehouse find sometime between 70-72 (can't remember exactly) and they started selling them at baseball stadiums in a generic package. I really love those cards...probably too much otherwise I would have had several players, including Mantle, sign some for me. Anyway, I found this discription from REA that was selling 59 of the 60 signed (not Clemente).
Though Clemente is missing, this card is possible to find autographed. The key rarity in signed form for this set is actually #22 Dick Farrell, who is included. Farrell is nearly impossible to find signed in 1964 Topps Giants. After his Major League career ended in 1969 he moved to England, and was virtually inaccessible to collectors seeking his autograph from this time until he died in England in 1977
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