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Posted By: Dan Koteles

Iam no expert on autographs ,but am a penmanship master. First off the b & the e in Babe doesn't look consistent with Babes autos , the bottom part of the e doesnt loop upward enough and is sloppy. Ive seen some early Ruth autographs and though they werent as neat, they were somewhat alike...

Secondly the "R" in Ruth is not underlooped enough and the first up and down line in the "R" is more straighter and the starting of the 2nd line angles , this does not look right on either points. His "u" is never that sloppy and his "t's are very neat with a near perfect cross line and finally the "h" is usually in line w/ the t and doesnt sag as such.

Check any of Mastros catalogs or call them ,Iam sure someone would at least give you another opinion.

Third- why wasn't it authenticated for the sake of much more money....this auto is
a fugazi.

Ruth would have had to been a near blackout stage to had done this one and the boy could hold his own. Good luck