Who was James Grant MacAlister?

[HexsHeroes]

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Thanks for sharing Tom. Just reaffirms the saying that you can brushed with greatness and not even know it. James MacAlister was some kind of great autograph collector, and person to boot.

[HexsHeroes]

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Tom, did James ever indicate in the late 1980's how many ballplayer autographs he did have (when he realized he'd never get them all) ?


If not, what would you guess the number to be ?


For what it's worth, Jack Smalling hasn't reach that ultimate goal either.

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by HexsHeroes

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Tom, did James ever indicate in the late 1980's how many ballplayer autographs he did have (when he realized he'd never get them all) ?


If not, what would you guess the number to be ?


For what it's worth, Jack Smalling hasn't reach that ultimate goal either.

To be off topic... but is that Smalling book worth it? Is it more accurate than most TTM databases?

[Scott Garner]

Super post Tom!
Thanks for sharing this info with us.

[mr2686]

Outstanding post. Makes me want to just sit and look through my collection. Tom, I too would love to hear/see more about your collection.

[maddux311]

Great to hear about those that led the way for collectors today.

[Bpm0014]

Great post! Great read!