Just showing here, but got this at the Cardinals Winter Warm-up

[tglg]

Found this Stan Musial 2005 Ultimate Signature Edition Signature Numbers auto 1 of 1. It is number #SN-SM. The one of one is printed on the front, and I was curious if anyone has seen any others from this set. Just wanted to make sure it isn't something stamped later, meaning not a factory stamp. Beckett.com does show a 1/1 Platinum.

Thinking I stole this pretty cheap, so wanted to check what I have. I got it from the guys at Stan The Man, Inc., but I don't think this is a sample card that the players get. I haven't seen any of the 1 of 1s though, so I am not sure. Thanks for your imput, Tony.

 

[dbarbos1]

Very cool!

 

[NYMets6986]

awesome!!!!

 

[Welker83]

great card. i have never seen an after market stamp look like the 1 of 1 like that.

 

[chieftazmisty]

Wow
Nice pick up
Job well done
Stan The Man from Donora Pa.
Chief

 

[tglg]

That is what I am wondering. If that is what the platinum 1 of 1s look like. If so, maybe somehow it got into the hands of Stan The Man, Inc. They had several cards there autographed, but none of them were serial numbered. I know players get some cards of issues, and was wondering if this one some how managed it's way into their inventory by mistake.

Beckett.com shows this:
2005 Ultimate Signature Numbers Platinum #SM Stan Musial AU, S# 1 Item has no pricing.

But I have tried to search to see what platinums may look like, when it comes to the 1 of 1s. Haven't seen any of the signature numbers 1/1s though. It just might be, as here is a Brooks Robinson auto 1 of 1, and when I look at the enlarged picture, the text is the same - http://cgi.ebay.com/BROOKS-ROBINSON...0526001693?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item256018661d

Just seemed odd for it to be sitting on their table. It was the only one stamped 1 of 1, so it isn't anything they do I don't believe. Figured for price they were asking, I was going to snatch that thing up.

 

[stlcardtrader]

nice..

 

[supershriner]

Very nice card!!

 

[rangersfan1982]

Great auto!!!

 

[tglg]

You know, here is an intersting couple of facts that I found out over the weekend regarding Musial. These two stats shocked me, and made me think "what a model of consistancy".

Do you realize that Musial had a career .331 batting average --- but, he hit .331 vs left handed pitching, and also hit .331 vs right handed pitching.

And to go even further, he had a career 3630 hits --- 1815 at home, and 1815 on the road.

Just some interesting facts that I learned over the weekend, and never knew before then.

 

[wideright]

Tglg- that's an awesome card. I have some info for you regarding that card and set. I think you will find it interesting to say the least. A friend of mine sent me a link to your thread. I am a regular on another baseball board because he knows my passion for Ultimate Signature and could give you some
info. I will PM you.

Dave

 

[SLNoble13]

Congrats on your pick up

 

[wideright]

tglg- did you get my PMs?

 

[abeabe]

Totally sweet card, suprised it was there of all places. You know auto is real, just figuring out if it a true 1/1 is the question.

 

[levi]

congrats

 

[nhcards]

upper deck used that type for 1/1's in that time frame. of more concern would be whether or not the AUTO is secondary market. does it have the auto "congrats" back?

 

[nhcards]

BTW - nice card!

 

[tglg]

It does have the Congratulations on the back. Stan The Man, INC also added one of their stickers to it as well.

 

[wideright]

I've been collecting Ultimate Signature since 2005 shortly after it released. I can tell you quite a bit about the set, including the platinum 1/1s. This is an odd thing because this is the second version of this card to surface. Here is my version:



What you are seeing on the left is how I purchased the card off ebay. It came with a sticker auto attached. The card on the right is the same card after I peeled the sticker and had it signed by Stan Musial. I also added the Musial sticker cert on the back of the card.

What you'll notice about the "1 of 1" stamp on the card I have and Tony's card is that the font face is slightly different. In all, I've recorded approximately four 1/1s from both Numbers and Decades that had either this font variation in the stamped "1/1", or that had a sticker placed on them rather than being hard-signed.

So my question is how did two 1/1 versions of this card get produced and released? Never seen this before.

 

[nhcards]

I've been collecting Ultimate Signature since 2005 shortly after it released. I can tell you quite a bit about the set, including the platinum 1/1s. This is an odd thing because this is the second version of this card to surface. Here is my version:



What you are seeing on the left is how I purchased the card off ebay. It came with a sticker auto attached. The card on the right is the same card after I peeled the sticker and had it signed by Stan Musial. I also added the Musial sticker cert on the back of the card.

What you'll notice about the "1 of 1" stamp on the card I have and Tony's card is that the font face is slightly different. In all, I've recorded approximately four 1/1s from both Numbers and Decades that had either this font variation in the stamped "1/1", or that had a sticker placed on them rather than being hard-signed.

So my question is how did two 1/1 versions of this card get produced and released? Never seen this before.

that's a good question. i'm not sure i would want to know the answer.