While cleaning out my closet, I found an old 1987-1988 Denver Broncos calendar. Each month shows a different Denver Broncos player in an action pose, and the inside cover shows coach Dan Reeves. I sent a few pictures off to different players (except John Elway, because I heard it was a waste of time, and besides, I have signed football card from before he was too big to sign), and today I got Dan Reeves' autograph back!
Sent November 26, 2011; received December 6, 2011. I used the address in the database.
(Also, it looks like they don't bother cancelling stamps anymore. It's tempting to try to steam off that $1 stamp, but, what if there's some sort of stealth cancelling method, and I end up not getting a great autograph back because of it?)
Latest successes: Through the mail: Manny Fernandez, Richard Lamm (2), Dan Pasqua, Chevy Chase, Brock Osweiler, Ray Manzarek, Bobby Doerr (2), Larry Little, Jim Kiick, Carlos Garcia, Jimmy Carter, Steve Buscemi, Jerry Don Gleaton, Walter Mondale, Scott Kamieniecki, Bubby Brister (2), Al Dark, Victoria Beckham, Matthew McConaughey, Betty White, Don Shula, Alex Trebek, Peyton Manning, Will Clark, Jose Tabata, Agnes Bruckner (3), Steve Martin, Rick Upchurch, Geri Halliwell (2), Ed Asner (3), Melanie Chisholm (2), Bob Lilly, Kevin Smith, Bob Saget (2), Ashley Benson, Sam Elliott, John Travolta (2), Sid Bream, Nat Moore, Wayne Fontes, Vance Law, Bob Uecker, Jim Otto, Jerry Lee Lewis, Steve Guttenberg, Elle Fanning (2), Yakov Smirnoff, Charles Grodin, Barry Sanders, Adam West, Lisa Loeb, Sally Field, Ron Hassey, Sean Landeta, Michele Morgan, Henry Winkler (2), Mary Lou Retton, Ross Perot, Ralph Nader... In person: Demaryius Thomas, Dikembe Mutombo, John Elway, Steve Sewell, Mo Vaughn
USE YOUR STAMPS!!!! If there is no canceling ink on them, the post office has to honor them. I received 3 TTM today and none of the stamps were canceled. I just cut right up next to the stamp and then just tape it on the next envelope I use. I send out 8x10's. I bet 80% of mine come back to where I can use the stamps over again. For a while, our local post office would ink the (reused) stamps so i cant use them anymore, but as of late they havent. So dont just toss them or try to steam them.. just cut around them and use scotch tape.