Walt Bond autograph help
 

Please let me know your opinions of this Walt Bond autograph. Many thanks in advance.

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I am not expert on his autograph, but recently picked this up. Maybe it will help.

Something about this looks very off to me. They all appear to be the same (thickness, pressure, etc). It almost looks like someone assembled facsimile autos onto a page and printed it. I also question the header. That would appear to be printed on there. Not sure when printers became commonplace, but 1964 seems a bit early for that. Are you saying that these are supposed to be real signatures or simply a display of printed facsimile signatures

That looks like something the team would send out to fans who wrote to the team...... along with a souvenir list, some skeds and some post cards or a team photo. The Astros were always one of the better teams in sending free stuff.

Any thoughts/comments regarding the Bond autograph?

The page is a fan hand out facsimile. I didn't mean to hijack the thread. Only wanted to show what Walt Bond auto would look like. I too am interested on thoughts on the card. They can be pricey.....

Another example for comparison. I think this and the facsimile look similar, especially how the "a" leads into the "l", the closed "d", and also the slant. The signed card looks different to me but I'm no expert.

I have a signed 1961 card and copies that a very kind Net54 member sent me from a contract that he signed. The signature on the 1965 card looks very similar to these samples, but I'm not an expert either.

I'm hoping others will offer their expertise as well.

Here's a PSA/DNA auto. Maybe helps? Sorry it is sideway.

This helps me feel even better about the autograph's authenticity. Thanks for posting. Do others agree, or are there nuances or other differences that I am not catching?

Thanks again.

Another Bond
 

Would some look at exemplars online and let me know if they think this is the same signature flow. Certainly the "W" bothers me without a front tail - all others i find do have one (every one!). There is enough variation in exemplars that I am having a hard time grasping the flow. The "k" in 'Luck" is odd compare to others too. But the other factors, like it being 1965 post card fit (he died in 1967). It should be real, but??? (These can get expensive due to his early death). Thanks for expert help!

I have one (photo postcard) that he signed on the back as well. Not saying that means anything, but perhaps he preferred the back instead of across a photo?