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Originally Posted by JimStinson
Congratulations on a nice snag. While I would never ever challenge Hank on Walter Johnson's autograph (or almost anything else). I just wanted to put a reminder out there that a lot of people have forgotten and some new collectors have never heard of but in the late 1980s, the hobby was flooded with "signed" Hall of Fame envelopes and black and white Hall of Fame plaques that its believed came from two different sources. They were pretty good fakes and still turn up from time to time, there were literally hundreds and hundreds of them. So be careful with anything but especially with those signed mediums mentioned above. I can be reached at the e-mail below
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And I have always, and will always, defer to the real autograph pros like yourself, Jim, or Kevin, or Bill, or Richard, or Rich, etc., when it comes to my grandfather or anybody else. Having seen such a variety of his signatures that I knew to be good, and not being an expert in autography (?), I am reluctant to pass judgement on all but the most obvious forgeries, and if pressed, will always preface my decision with "If I had to guess one way or the other..." In this instance, you'll notice I didn't address the autograph itself, but rather noted that the numbers struck me as similar to others of his I have seen. It would be natural to see that as bolstering the case for the authenticity of the whole, but on the other hand, I suppose that if these forgery artists can simulate a really good WaJo, replicating his numerals wouldn't seem to be that great a challenge. I am curious: what do you think of this piece, Jim?