Over the past couple of months, I’ve been selling a lot of my modern sports cards and building up a nice reserve of cash to spend on vintage autograph sports cards.

One of the first cards I knew I wanted was a late 1950s Topps signed by Stan the Man. I was gravitating towards the 1959 design, but I just kept finding myself going back to the 1958 All-Star card. I ultimately ended up picking this signed copy up, and I am extremely proud to own it.

I don’t think it’s talked about enough how Musial played 24 MLB seasons, accumulated over 3600 hits, and had a lifetime batting average of .331.

As I venture more into the signed vintage space over the next couple of years, this one will always be special to me as the first non-Minnesota Twins signed Hall of Fame card that I picked up!

1948 Bowman #36, Stan Musial RC ⭐
On September 10, 1963, Stan Musial became the first grandfather in big league history to hit a home run. Stan was 42 years-old and hit his bomb in the first inning of an 8-0 rout of the Cubs at Sportsman’s Park. His grandson was born earlier that same day.

This 1961 has great color but is badly miscut.

1954 Red Heart Dog Food, Stan Musial.
Stan Musial is one of my favorite players that I never got to see in person.
Sometimes the very best cards come from the most unlikely places. I adore the colors of this card.

Just got my Stan auto slab back from PSA!