Ted Williams autograph???

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by ss

It's perfectly good signature.

Agreed. Moreover, if this was a fake, I doubt Ted Williams forgeries of this quality existed in the 80s. At the time it was probably a $20 or less signature.

[sdkammeyer]

I just found this one and was comparing it to yours.

[shelly]

The one with the Mantle is not even close to the other Williams. One is really nice the other is a piece of garbage. I choose number one.

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by sdkammeyer

I just found this one and was comparing it to yours.

This is a well known forgery of both mantle and williams

[Big Ben]

Just wanted to thank everyone for their responses. This is one of the reasons I love this forum!!! I knew that I was taking a chance when I bought this, but couldn't pass up the magazine. I know my other autographs are legitimate as I got them in person.

[Big Ben]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Agreed. Moreover, if this was a fake, I doubt Ted Williams forgeries of this quality existed in the 80s. At the time it was probably a $20 or less signature.

Those were the days!! I remember going to a regional show and paying $36 for four Joe Dimaggio autographs. I even got to shake hands with the Yankee Clipper! Good times!

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Agreed. Moreover, if this was a fake, I doubt Ted Williams forgeries of this quality existed in the 80s. At the time it was probably a $20 or less signature.

Well. apparently I'm wrong! I guess I still have trouble with Teddy. I didn't like (what looked to me) as a slowly drawn start to the 'e' and the 'i'. Also, I've never seen an incomplete 'd' like that.

I guess it's better to pass on some authentics that I'm not sure of than let some junk through. I'm like a super aggressive spam filter. Even Mom sometimes gets tossed.

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by Deertick

Well. apparently I'm wrong! I guess I still have trouble with Teddy. I didn't like (what looked to me) as a slowly drawn start to the 'e' and the 'i'. Also, I've never seen an incomplete 'd' like that.

I guess it's better to pass on some authentics that I'm not sure of than let some junk through. I'm like a super aggressive spam filter. Even Mom sometimes gets tossed.

I am by no means an expert, but for me, the giveaway in an authentic Williams is the 'd' to 'W' and the size of the letters in the last name.

[bobbyw8469]

Odd...it looks good to me, although the 'd' in Ted looks off......

[JimStinson]

Something to keep in mind is that those magazines were big and it looks like he signed LARGE, would account for the variables....My 2 cents
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[Big Ben]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

Something to keep in mind is that those magazines were big and it looks like he signed LARGE, would account for the variables....My 2 cents
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Interesting. I am not trying to influence anyone's opinion as I am not 100% certain, but I never thought of a variance based on the size of the signature. I measured parts of the signature. The "T" is 1 1/2 inches (from the top to the loop that goes into the "e". The "W" is roughly an inch. The questionable "D" is roughly a half an inch. From top to bottom, the Life magazine is 14 inches and it is 10 1/2 inches wide.

I very much appreciate everyone's input!

Ben

[shelly]

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