Philly Sports Autos TTM: Weds, July 27

Only 2 today, but 2 good ones...

Curt Simmons- XP (1 of 5 1950 Whiz Kids still living)
Ray Didinger- Reporter (Covered the Eagles for 26 years, currently works for NFL Films)

Phillygrapher and "Dawk" Brian Dawkins!

What can I say? I love my teams. And I love collecting their autographs. I live 6 hours from Philadelphia but have an undying passion for all teams Philadelphia. Why? (1) I went to college in Philly. There I spent 2 years working for the Phillies and 4 years booing Ray Rhodes and (2) you can thank the pure passion of Barkley, and the athletic brillance of Randall. I loved those guys growing up here. Well anyway, I ended up being a lawyer, and have 3 kids of my own. I started collecting sports memorbilia again about 5 years ago, after having a strong interest in it as a teenager. I found that even after leaving Philly, I just loved all their teams. I believe in the values and rules of Philly fandom, and share their love for our guys (if deserved). I like to consider Philly my adopted home town. With that in mind, I have narrowed my collecting to only Philadelphia sports memorbilia and autographs. My main source is through the mail, using Harvey Meiselman's list, which is hands down the best out there. His site is www.sportsaddresslists.com. I list my daily successes on here and welcome contact from my readers. Feel free to email me with questions or comments... mvincelette31@yahoo.com - BELOW ARE THE 4 OTHER MEMBERS OF MY CREW...

AUTOGRAPH OF THE MONTH (there is always one autograph a month that stands out from the rest)

JANUARY '11- DAVID AKERS
DECEMBER '10 - JOSH HAMILTON (1rst non-Philly athlete to receive this prestigious award)
NOVEMBER '10 - MANNY TRILLO
OCTOBER '10 - GREG LUZINSKI
SEPTEMBER '10 - JOE BLANTON
AUGUST '10 - JON RUNYAN
JULY '10 - MIKE LIEBERTHAL
JUNE '10 - CHRIS PRONGER
MAY '10 - BILL COWHER
APRIL '10 - MERRILL REESE
MARCH '10 -PHILLIPPE AMOUNT
FEB '10 - ANDY REID
JAN '10 - CHARLIE MANUEL
DEC '09 - AL "THE OX" WISTERT
NOV '09 - CURT SIMMONS
OCT '09 - TONY PEREZ
SEPT ' 09 - TERRELL OWENS
AUGUST '09 - JOHN KRUK
JULY '09 - R. CUNNINGHAM
JUNE '09 - PAT GILLICK
MAY '09 - CHRIS COSTE and SHANE VICTORINO (8 by 10 dual signed photo)
APRIL '09 - HARRY KALAS R.I.P.
MARCH '09 - BOBBY CLARKE
FEB. '09 - CHRIS CARTER
JAN. '09 - CHARLES BARKLEY
DEC. 08 - PETE ROSE
NOV. '08 - DR. JACK RAMSAY
OCTOBER '08- JIM THOME
SEPT. '08- WES HOPKINS
AUGUST '08- RYAN SANDBERG
JULY '08- W. MONTGOMERY
JUNE '08- JEREMIAH TROTTTER
MAY '08- JAMES VAN RIESDYK
APRIL '08- JEREMY ROENICK
MARCH '08- ERIC LINDROS
FEBRUARY '08- BILL BARBER
JANUARY '08- LARRY BOWA
DECEMBER '07- JOHN LECLAIR
NOVEMBER '07- JOHN MADDEN
OCTOBER '07- JOE FRAZIER
SEPTEMBER '07- COLE HAMELS
AUGUST'07- KEVIN KOLB
JULY '07- "ACE" PARKER
JUNE '07- CHUCK BEDNARIK
MAY '07- HAROLD CARMICHAEL
APRIL'07- ROBIN ROBERTS

First Draft Picks: in caps = success; O = obtained by other means; CA = Confirming Addy

2010 - Jesse Biddle
2009 - Kelly Dugan
2008 - ANTHONY HEWITT (O)
2007 - JOE SAVERY (O)
2006 - KYLE DRABEK (O)
2005 - MIKE COSTANZO (2nd rd)
2004 - GREG GOLSON
2003 - TIM MOSS (3rd rd)
2002 - COLE HAMELS (O)
2001 - GAVIN FLOYD
2000 - CHASE UTLEY (O)
1999 - BRETT MYERS (O)
1998 - PAT BURRELL(O)
1997 - JD DREW (O)
1996 - Adam Eaton
1995 - Reggie Taylor
1994 - Carlton Loewer
1993 - Wayne Gomes
1992 - CHAD McCONELL
1991 - Tyler Green
1990 - MIKE LIEBERTHAL
1989 - Jeff Jackson
1988 - PAT COMBS
1987 - Matt Rambo (2nd rd) (CA)
1986 - Brad Brink
1985 - TREY McCALL
1984 - PETE SMITH (O)
1983 - RICKY JORDAN
1982 - JOHN RUSSELL
1981 - Johnny Abrego
1980 - Lebo Powell (CA)
1979 - KYLE MONEY (2nd rd)
1978 - RIP ROLLINS
1977 - SCOTT MUNNINGHOFF
1976 - Jeff Kraus (CA)
1975 - SAM WELBORN
1974 - LONNIE SMITH
1973 - JOHN STEARNS
1972 - LARRY CHRISTENSON
1971 - ROY THOMAS
1970 - Mike Martin (deceased 2004)
1969 - MIKE ANDERSON
1968 - GREG LUZINSKI
1967 - PHIL MEYER
1966 - MIKE BIKO
1965 - Mike Adamson

YOU THINK I AM A FREAK? MEET THOMAS ANDREW JACKLEY!

TOMMY BOY is a fellow Philadelphia Autograph Freak. However, when it comes to Phillies Autographs, Tommy is the King of Kings. Tommy has atleast one autograph of EVERY PHILLIE WHO WORE THE UNIFORM FROM 1950 ON. MISSING NO ONE! WOW! Amazing! He is now working on the 40's Phillies and has comprehensive collections of the Phillies Minor Leagues, 76ers, Flyers and Eagles. I have enjoyed trading autographs and tips with Tommy over the last few years. My wife and I actually had the pleassure of meeting Tom and his wife Stacy. Good people,and a good friend; although he is a total freak. Please check out Tommy's awesome Philly Autographs. CLICK ON TOMMY AND SCHMIDTY TO VIEW TOMMY'S AMAZING COLLECTION OF PHILLIES AUTOGRAPHS!

TIPS FOR SENDING AUTOGRAPHS THROUGH THE MAIL...

(1)Know where to send it! So buy an address book! Harvey's list is the best in the business- www.sportsaddresslists.com
(2) Keep your letter brief (half a page)
(3) Say "please" and "thank you"
(4) Include a card, photo or item to be signed
(5) Always add a self addressed stamped envelope.
(6) Be patient! I have had autograph returns take years sometimes! Also use "forever" stamps
(7) Look for online message boards for tips and to see other fans' successes. I am a member of www.sportsgraphing.com
(8) Keep track as to who, when and where you send to. This will help sharing info with others and will help make sure you don't waste stamps.
(9) Look on team websites in their front office directory to find a lot of former players, who now work for the team, that you can write to c/o the team (ie: Bobby Clarke works for the Flyers or the Harold Carmichael works for the Eagles, write to them there!)
(10) Google searches never hurt to try to track down former players. I found a former Eagles players selling Lexus and a former Phillie serving 7 years on drug charges. I wrote to him at his prison and got a very nice response.
(11) Since there is no promise of success, don't send something you can't afford to lose
(12) Make your letter and envelope stand out from the rest in his player's mail pile. Point something out about the player's career or something to show it's not just a form letter. I recently had a great success when I wrote the player's charitable website on the outside of the envelope, and complimented him on his efforts.

THE GRAPH'IN HALL OF FAME

THIS IS JUST A VERY SMALL SAMPLE OF SOME OF THE GREAT PHILADELPHIA LEGENDS THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN THEIR AUTOGRAPHS THROUGH THE MAIL, AND WHO ARE KNOWN TO BE GREAT SIGNERS.

A FEW EAGLES...
BILL BERGY
CHUCK BEDNARIK
KEITH BYARS

A FEW PHILLIES...
GREG LUZINSKI
CURT SIMMONS
DARREN DAULTON

A FEW FLYERS...
BOB KELLY
RON HEXTALL
DANNY BRIERE

A FEW SIXERS...
HERSEY HAWKINS
MAURICE CHEEKS
DOLPH SCHAYES

A FEW COACHES...
DICK VERMEIL
DALLAS GREEN
LARRY BROWN

A FEW BROADCASTERS...
CHRIS WHEELER
MERRILL REESE
BILL CAMPBELL

A FEW OWNERS...
ED SNIDER
JEFF LURIE
BILL GILES

A FEW MORE IDEAS THAT I HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH...
-PHILADELPHIA A'S (MLB)
-PHILADELPHIA STARS (NEGRO LEAGUES)
-PHILADELPHIA DAISIES (NEGRO LEAGUES)
-PHILADELPHIA WARRIORS (NBA)
-PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS (FLYERS MINOR LEAGUE)
-PHILADELPHIA BIG 5 (LASALLE, PENN, ST. JOE, VILLANOVA AND TEMPLE)
-PHILLIES MINOR LEAGUE TEAMS (CLEARWATER, LAKEWOOD, WILLIAMSPORT, READING, LEHIGH)
- OTHER PHILLY NOTABLES JOE FRAZIER, BILL COSBY, AND WILL SMITH.

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Weds, July 27

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Phillygrapher and "Dawk" Brian Dawkins!

AUTOGRAPH OF THE MONTH (there is always one autograph a month that stands out from the rest)

First Draft Picks: in caps = success; O = obtained by other means; CA = Confirming Addy

Philadelphia Phillies News

Philadelphia Eagles News

Philadelphia Flyers News

YOU THINK I AM A FREAK? MEET THOMAS ANDREW JACKLEY!

TEAM SETS I AM WORKING ON (PLEASE CONTACT FOR MY PLAYER WANTLIST)

TIPS FOR SENDING AUTOGRAPHS THROUGH THE MAIL...

MY FAVORITE GRAPH'IN LINKS

THE GRAPH'IN HALL OF FAME

Lindros and LeClair

Brian Dawkins Helmet!

Jeremy Roenick

BOWA

Harold Carmichael!

GREAT AUTOGRAPH SITES!