Offered is a lot of 200 personal checks signed by Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter. The checks, from the joint account of Gary E. Carter and his wife Sandra K. Carter, run from 1994 through 2003. Carter has inscribed and signed all of the personal checks in blue pen as “Gary E. Carter.”  The lot is divided into four sets of 50 checks each, with notable payees including AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), State Farm, Texaco and AT&T, as well as local utilities, government agencies, schools, department stores and individuals. Three of the lots have checks with a line drawing of a baseball player swinging a bat in the upper left corner.

Carter, who died in 2012, had a 19-year Major League Baseball career spent primarily with the Montreal Expos (1974-1984, 1992) and New York Mets (1985-1989). Nicknamed "The Kid" for his youthful exuberance, Carter was named an All-Star 11 times, and was a member of the 1986 World Champion Mets. Known throughout his career for his hitting and his excellent defense behind the plate, Carter made a major contribution to the Mets' World Series championship in 1986, including a 12th-inning single against the Houston Astros which won Game 5 of the NLCS and a 10th-inning single against the Boston Red Sox to start the fabled comeback rally in Game 6 of the World Series. He is one of only four people ever to be named captain of the Mets, and he had his number retired by the Expos. In 2003, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Carter was the first Hall of Famer whose plaque depicts him as a member of the Montreal Expos. This entire lot has been pre-certified by Beckett Authentication.

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