[travrosty]

yes, almost always the A is open, but not always, i think this A is an anomoly, but not impossible.

just searching for a little bit I saw this card signed by Kaline with the closed A.

Looking at each letter, I see more than enough similarities with other Kaline autographs to feel comfortable that this was signed by Kaline. I just think it was signed a little quickly. I didn't do enough research to figure out which year it would have been signed. I think it is a little bit more vintage than the recent signatures, but it would take some research to figure it out.