Government postcard, postmarked January 15, 1949, signed in blue ink by Harry Heilmann. PSA has encapsulated the card and graded the signature MINT 9. This card is part of a much larger signature collection compiled by our consignor's father in the late 1940s ("The Long Beach Autograph Collection"). Like nearly all autograph collectors at the time, his main method was to write each player and enclose a prepaid self-addressed government postcard to be signed and returned. As we can see by the size of the collection, most players were more than happy to oblige. All the items from the collection are featured in nineteen separate lots in this auction, including the signatures of many prominent Hall of Famers. The original note to Heilmann from the recipient appears to the left of Heilmann's signature. The postcard (5.5x3.25") displays a few light creases and ink smears.