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Posted By: David Hornish

Got this at a very small card show in Hicksville, NY probably in 1986 or a little earlier. The place was less than jammed with a bunch of guys in their 50's and 60's in a short line to get the autograph and am the only guy there on the sunny side of 30. Everybody in front of me had either the photo they were selling at the show or some newer item. I remember handing Carl Erskine the card and he looked at it and went "Wow!" He asked what year it was from, I told him and then he proceeded to turn it over and look at his stats before he signed. And then he said "thank you." Totally classy guy. The only other autographed cards I have are of Duke Snider, also a nice guy in my experience but Mr. Erskine is in a class all his own.