A look at Sportscaster cards that were issued from 1977-1980. The blog will look at the cards, the people mentioned, variations in the set and sports that are not commonplace. Track stars will probably be a primary focus.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Letters from the Sportscaster Corporation Boss
I started collecting Sportscaster cards at the beginning of the subscription service but I didn't still have the letters from the company. I just got them in a lot of Sportscaster cards that arrived today. Here they are.
I just received a bunch of letters and envelopes (even an original cardboard box that storage tray came in!), but I dont have the same letter you received. I think I have a different "welcome" letter. I took pictures of them all, but I dont know how to post them here. Besides the "welcome" letter, I also have: "Wow! Now you have almost 100 Sportscaster Cards.", a "late payment" letter, and "The Postal Service increased all of its rates...". My welcome letter starts with: "Here they are at last -- your first set of Sportscaster Cards."
Also, if you're a "crazy collector" like me who wants everything associated with a set, there are also two kinds of mail envelopes (one tan and large, presumably for the sending of each monthly deck, and one small and white, probably for the correspondence letters). There are also at least thre types of return mail envelopes to send in your payments (1 slightly larger, 2 smaller...one of which has some text on the reverse). Finally, I have an ad they included for their Safari Cards set.
I just received a bunch of letters and envelopes (even an original cardboard box that storage tray came in!), but I dont have the same letter you received. I think I have a different "welcome" letter. I took pictures of them all, but I dont know how to post them here. Besides the "welcome" letter, I also have: "Wow! Now you have almost 100 Sportscaster Cards.", a "late payment" letter, and "The Postal Service increased all of its rates...". My welcome letter starts with: "Here they are at last -- your first set of Sportscaster Cards."
ReplyDeleteAlso, if you're a "crazy collector" like me who wants everything associated with a set, there are also two kinds of mail envelopes (one tan and large, presumably for the sending of each monthly deck, and one small and white, probably for the correspondence letters). There are also at least thre types of return mail envelopes to send in your payments (1 slightly larger, 2 smaller...one of which has some text on the reverse). Finally, I have an ad they included for their Safari Cards set.
ReplyDeleteThat is good information. I will now look into what other letters were sent.
ReplyDeleteYou can always e-mail me and then I can post them and give you credit. I don't know how that would work for you otherwise.
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