Your opinion on the autographs

[tazdmb]

These are on display near my house and was wondering your opinion on these. I think the first three look good, but I have been reading that a lot of Ruth books are ghost signed-first 2 on are on the same photo.

Thank you for your time.

[David Atkatz]

The Ruth is good.

[scmavl]

Not sure about the first Mantle photo but I don't like the second one (B&W) at all. The hat and ball both look good to me. I'm not a huge fan of the Maris either which makes me doubt the first Mantle too.

[RichardSimon]

I just took a quick look at the first three and the Mantle-Maris is horrid, a terrible forgery.
The Ruth looks authentic.

[shelly]

The three Mantles are Marino as well as the Williams.

[scmavl]

Originally Posted by shelly

The three Mantles are Marino as well as the Williams.

I think the Mantle hat & ball both look good...

[shelly]

Jarrod, they are garbage. They where forged by Marino.

[tazdmb]

Thanks everyone, any opinion on the Koufax Yarmulke?

[Lordstan]

IMHO...

Like:
The second Koufax.

Not sure:
Ruth (It's probably good, but I am not expert enough to give an opinion)
Williams (not expert enough)
First Koufax (sig is too runny to be comfortable with it)

BAD:
Maris (horrible)
All Mantles are bad! The pictures are terrible. The ball and hat are close, but still bad.

[shelly]

I don't fell that the Koufax hat is authentic. Loop through the bottom of the s is not the way he signed his name.

[shelly]

Check out this Steiner Koufax ball. No loop going through the bottom of the S

[scmavl]

Originally Posted by shelly

Jarrod, they are garbage. They where forged by Marino.

Wow, I learn something every day... I would've sworn the ball was fine. Thanks for the education, Shelly.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by shelly

The three Mantles are Marino as well as the Williams.

Which three Mantles? (There are four.)
It's obvious that the first Mantle (lighter blue, on the Mantle/Maris photo) was done by a different hand than the other three.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by scmavl

Wow, I learn something every day... I would've sworn the ball was fine. Thanks for the education, Shelly.

Autographs are about learning sometime new every day.

From what I can see, the Mantle with the Maris is bad; the Mantle on the cap is bad; the Mantle on the photo is bad and the Mantle on the ball looks bad (although I'd like to see a better photo).

[thetruthisoutthere]

Shelly, aren't the Mantle forgeries on the cap and ball Marino penned?

[thetruthisoutthere]

I just read your previous comments about the Marino penned forgeries.

[shelly]

Yes all three that you mention plus the Williams and the Koufax hat are Marino's

[David Atkatz]

He mentioned four Mantles, not three.

[Plinvestments]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Autographs are about learning sometime new every day.

From what I can see, the Mantle with the Maris is bad; the Mantle on the cap is bad; the Mantle on the photo is bad and the Mantle on the ball looks bad (although I'd like to see a better photo).

Off on a tangent but we need more youtube videos from you.