Mantle Opinion

[mighty bombjack]

That doesn't look smeared to me. It looks slowly drawn.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by mighty bombjack

That doesn't look smeared to me. It looks slowly drawn.

Thanks. I thought that was just bleeding or smearing. I take it you think it's no good then?

[mighty bombjack]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Thanks. I thought that was just bleeding or smearing. I take it you think it's no good then?

I can tell you for certain that I wouldn't buy it. It is possible that he was using a faulty pen, but the blots of ink look more like hesitation to me. I also don't particularly like the formation of the auto, but if it is an earlier auto it could be legit.

I'm curious what others here think, as I'm sure you are.

[joed25]

I believe it's authentic

[GoldenAge50s]

I don't like it at all.

[Sophiedog]

Looks like an authentic autograph signed by Mantle in the 1960's

[Duluth Eskimo]

Hard to tell without the item in hand, but I think it is authentic as well. Looks like a bad pen.

[ATP]

Agreed. To me this looks like a mid career autograph, and the strange look of the ink I am guessing is because it's a glossy sort of finish on the photo and it just didn't adhere well. The K is indicative of his earlier signatures.