Is this Babe Ruth Signed 8x10 photo real?
 

Is this Babe Ruth aytograph authentic or secretary? Guy says his uncle requested a Ruth auto from the Yankees in the 40's. I know he stopped playing for them way before and died in '48. If its real how much should I offer? Thank you for the advice.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d9/gtu6481/ruth1.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d9/gtu6481/ruth2.jpg

Late 1940s secretarial signature.

Secretarial signed, but still a pretty nice item if the price is right.

JimStinson
 

Looks like a late 1940's Mrs Babe Ruth signature. The tell tale signs would be , where she signed on the photo, The "e" in Babe , and the connection of the letters "R" and "u" in Ruth. I was always under the impression that all of the "through the mail requests in late 1947 and in 1948 were signed by her. I looked at a collection one time in which the collector had kept the envelopes , he had written Ruth in late 1947 and recieved the same postcard photo you pictured and was indeed signed by the wife. He had then wrote Ruth again this time in early 1948 and before even opening the envelope was certain it was the wife but the 1948 autograph on the same postcard was authentic, the difference was it was signed in the top left portion. Also shortly before Ruth died and in 1948 he made a trip throughout Florida and was guest at many events , this was the photo he signed and presented to many autograph collectors but all of those real ones that I have seen were signed in the upper left corner. Hope this helps
_______________________________________
Sign up for my mailing list Vintage autographs for sale daily.PM me with your e-mail address

JimStinson
 

Note that in all of these authentic Babe Ruth autographs spanning 2 decades the "R" is always seperate from the "u" in Ruth
________________________________________
Sign up for my mailing list vintage autographs for sale daily pm me with your e-mail address

great info jim. wish i had the 2.5k for your Ruth.

JimStinson
 

Also found this one from (I think) 1929

Thank you Jim for your expert advice. I really appreciate it.

This board continues to get better. Mr. Stinson's addition is like a baseball team adding a PRIZE free agent.:)

Jim is always in the cracker jack box :D.

Just curious if anyone has any thoughts on this one. The signature is somewhat faded (I affectionately refer to it as a "Poor Man's Ruth"). The signature is dated 1948.

JimStinson
 

It would have to be a VERY poor man
__________________________
Sign up for my mailing list Vintage autographs for sale daily