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Question about an Williams item on Hunt Auction
I have heard from multiple sources that John Henry Williams practiced signing his dad's name over and over, so he could sell them under the family company after Ted passed. I saw this item and thought "Why would Williams sign the same paper 4 times?" Does anyone know more on the backstory of all this?
http://huntauctions.com/phone/imagev...04&lot_num=423 Thanks |
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I saw that item too...I assumed it was practice.
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Practice for who though? Maybe a "warmup" before an autograph session, but still seems odd.
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Signers do that sometimes. I know there is a Killebrew collector on this forum who owns a paper signed multiple times by Harmon. Sometimes it is to make sure the pens are good, in Teds case I saw him when he was pretty old and he could barely see stuff. They would put it in front of him and place the pen where he should start. He may have truly been practicing so he didn't give the first guy a crappy signature. When players get old their autographs can really go down hill. Hank Aaron is an example. I'm not sure I would let him sign something I own now.
I never trusted John Henry, but there is legit reasons for practicing an autograph. Last edited by mcgwirecom; 09-12-2012 at 08:06 PM. |
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What's interesting about it is that they all look a bit different.
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And not one of them looks like a signature worth purchasing.
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