Gehrig autograph prices/demand

[39special]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Yes, but that was over a year after the signature above was was written. (And, in fact a mere six months before his death.) By 1940 he could no longer write without considerable difficulty, if at all, and he was consistently signing with a rubber stamp:





I have seen the signature you describe, and wouldn't be at all surprised if he had help moving his hand. (Photos taken of Gehrig at his Parole Board desk seem to show a great deal of hand paralysis,)

There are many letters of thanks written by Gehrig after "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day," July, 4th, 1939. They are all signed by Gehrig, and signed well. During the 1939 season, his signature was not a scrawl.

David is a card like that with the rubber stamp worth anything?

[David Atkatz]

I suppose it's worth what someone is wiling to pay. I wanted an example for my collection. I saw mine on eBay, presented as genuine by an antique dealer. I explained what it was, showed him an identical example, offered a few hundred bucks, and he accepted.

[39special]

Thanks David.I think its a pretty neat piece.