Sid Luckman Autograph Question
 

I know its pretty much common knowledge that Luckman used a ghost signer. Especially on the goal line football postcards and items through the mail. Yet I continue to see these examples generally accepted as ghost signed including 3x5's, cuts etc being offered for sale on e-bay and elsewhere as genuine. Some with "Opinion letters" or whatever you want to call them.

So my question is , I've pictured two Sid Luckman autographs here , The bottom one a 3x5 was obtained through the mail in the 1960's and based on the opinions of football collectors who know their stuff, It is the ghost signed version , Pictured above that is a cut removed from a 1944 scrapbook , I'm guessing with almost absolute certainty that the signatures in the scrapbook were obtained in-person. While its entirely possible someone could have signed for Luckman "on the field" in 1944 its probably unlikely. While both the top example and bottom example are worlds apart. I've noticed considerable differences in even the VINTAGE Luckman signatures. I am not arguing the point that the 3x5 is ghost signed , my question is what do you think of the cut signature ?

I don't think either is good. Here is one that is absolutely, positively good, FWIW, obtained in person by my uncle's father-in-law at the Columbia University Club in 1946 for my then 15 year old father, who gave it to me:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ze/Luckman.jpg