1983 Galasso 1969 Seattle Pilots Baseball Forum

I think I ordered this set directly from Galasso, in addition to a Topps baseball set during the '80s ... it's hard to remember so far back!

The set I received has two oddities.  First, the Jim Bouton card (#1) came autographed with a ballpoint pen.  Was this unusual?

Second, I'm 99% sure that Sandy Koufax is the background of the Gary Bell card (#34) .... see the man holding a microphone on the left.  Koufax was doing NBC baseball in those days.  The photo was at Comiskey Park.  Bell was traded by the Pilots on June 8, 1969, which narrows the date of this pic to the weekend of April 18-20, 1969.  But I haven't found an online source to confirm that NBC was there that weekend.

Jim Bouton autographed his card in every set.  My question, why is the #1 Jim Bouton card image in the database not autographed?  Not a 1983 printing?

I just bought a set off the 'Bay with no autograph on Bouton's card.

Confirmed NBC/Koufax were there on that date

APRIL
Saturday 4/19:
Athletics-Royals, 2:15, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek
Pilots-White Sox, 2:15, NBC. Jim Simpson, Sandy Koufax

Ha ha, maybe someone should create a variation for the Bouton card and then I'll scan mine in.  I can't remember if I had or received that certification letter signed by Bouton ... it should be added to the database as packaging!

I'm sure the non-AU version is from a different year printing/reprint.  From what we know there were no non-AU Bouton issued in the 1983 sets.