Some Really Decent Mail Day Autographs and a yard sale pick up of 4

 Yes there has been some really decent mail this week and some really nice surprises as well. The last batch of autograph requests went out on the 15th of June and there were two that I thought I would get back signed and the other two I was doubtful I would ever see the cards again. I will be posting these newest autographs but first want to discuss other Women's hockey news.

The PWHL had their draft with the number one selection being Caroline "KK" Harvey followed by Abbey Murphy. Harvey was drafted by the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Abbey Murphy going to the Seattle Torrent. It will be interesting next season when the 2026-27 Upper Deck PWHL cards are released with the amount of attention her Young Guns card will receive. It would be really nice to pull her Young Guns Silver or Red Outburst card and the impossibility of pulling the Gold one of one young guns card.

I will be buying some of the 2025-26 Upper Deck PWHL boxes but still not sure how many, I was thinking of buying a case which is 16 boxes and 12 packs a box 6 cards a pack 72 cards multiplied by 16 would be 192 packs and 1,152 cards. Sounds like it would be very fun and the amount of complete sets would be around 15+.

These 2 cards I got back in 9 days from Natalie Darwitz, The card on the left I sent to her and she added the card on the right. The 2005-06 U.S. Women's National Team card I paid $25 for but I felt confident that she would sign and added the inscription HHOF'24 that I asked.

I got a autograph success back and you never really know for sure who the auto is from until you open and see but what I do is I journal and keep all of the players name and addresses and the date of mailing so if the cancellation of the stamp is legible I look to compare the city and state and I am pretty accurate. So Earlier in the year I had an envelope that was lost from Lisa Chesson so I resent with the same cards. Well she sent back those cards and one other and I was very pleased to of got the extra 2 cards she added. I planned on sending her the 2014 Team USA card but she beat me to the punch. She sent the 2014 which is the card on the left and the other card that I never knew existed she sent and auto'd too.

The card on the right is I believe from 2007-08 and I have seen a Natalie Darwitz from the same set. I love the color and design and the backs of the cards are also very bright and show a photo of the player in street clothes.

This is the reverse side of that card and it also list the players height, weight, Birth Place, hometown, high school and college. I also like the trivia did you know about the player depicted. Her first year with the U.S. Women's National Team was 2007 which is why I believe this card to be a 2007-08 date. I will do more research into these cards. If anyone reading this has any info about these cards such as dates, player checklist please contact me ASAP.

The last autograph card I got back this week is from the same set as Natalie Darwitz's the 2005-06 U.S. Women's National Team card of Lyndsay Wall. Lyndsay has signed for me in the past but again I felt confident sending to her. and she did not disappoint.

These cards are much better looking in person as the scanner seems to pick up the vertical lines as you can see in the scan but still I now have 10 autographs from this 2005-06 U.S. Women's National Team Card set of I believe there to be at least 20 different players, I love these challenges but I will add that it is frustrating when you send an auto request to the player and it comes back as a RTS and the address is correct. The player can refuse the item and tell the postal carrier and it comes back with the yellow label. It usually states this: Return to Sender, Not deliverable as addressed, Unable to forward. The RTS I got back someone wrote in red pen ANK MOVED which indicates Address Not Known. You can drive yourself crazy searching for a different address because it is pointless because you do have the correct address but it is the player who just does not want to take the time to sign. 
I sent an auto request to Linda Sinrod. Linda holds the Guiness World's Record for the oldest living player(Female) 84 years 198 days old. Linda will be inducted into the United States 80+ Hall of Fame this fall. I am adding another album of all of the autograph cards I get from these hockey pioneers who are trailblazers. I am in my mid 60's and I could not play hockey now, these players are truly amazing and they love the game and play for as long as they can. Linda did retire on April 7, 2025 because she was told by her doctors that she could tear the tendons she had previously torn. Congrats Linda on your upcoming induction to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

I did pick up these 4 cards for a buck and figured you really can't go wrong with 2 Rose cards a Carew and a Yaz card and the Rose and Yaz are in very nice condition.

Until my next post I hope everyone is having fun collecting and enjoying the hobby!!!