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Jodi BirkholmI should have made mention that 1938, as opposed to 1939, may be the earliest player death I recall seeing on a signed gum card ('33 Goudey Earl Clark). I've spent some time contemplating this, and am fairly certain that this is the case. I have on occasion encountered "signed" N-types, but certainly nothing genuine. Paul M. and I were discussing this some time ago.
One more thing about signed Goudeys--there were at least two major vintage in-person collections. Simply judging by the player representation in each grouping, one appeared to originate from the Boston area while the other had to have been from Cincinnati.