Seventy-five dollars is what Reggie Jackson received from Topps Chewing Gum to appear on it’s baseball cards for the 1974, ’75, and ’76 seasons. Signed by Jackson at the bottom, this is a good example of an early Jackson signature. Topps was happy to have Reggie as a key to their set. Already a superstar by the time the contract was signed, Reggie hit 25 or more homers in fifteen different seasons, leading the league four times in a ten-year span from 1973-1982.

This is the card for which Mr. October signed the Topps contract shown earlier. The picture that adorns Reggie’s 1974 Topps card was taken during Jackson’s 1973 MVP campaign. He led the league in homers, runs batted in, slugging percentage and OPS to gain his sole Most Valuable Player Award. A 14-time All Star, Jackson finished with 563 career home runs.

An endorsement from Reggie Jackson is what fellow Hall of Famer Larry Doby was asking for in this letter dated January 11, 1993. Doby writes to Mr. October asking Reggie to peruse The Rules of Baseball by David Nemec and add comments that can be used on the back cover of the book or in marketing materials.