The other possibility is that the TPA just got it wrong. I know as an autograph hound kid, I used to hang around ballparks and wait for the players to come out. The few times I saw Jim Rice, he would NEVER sign autographs. In fact, he usually had somebody with him who would tell the kids that he is "not signing today".....which was almost every time. So, I don't know how they could authenticate that. Also, when he did do sit-down signings, his signature was pretty legible, like the second example you show. I've never seen him scribble like the first pic though. I find it strange that those 4 examples of the 1976 card are like that.
Last edited by djson1; 10-01-2015 at 04:28 PM.
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