Mantle Opinion

[thetruthisoutthere]

Looks to me like a printed (facsimile) sig that someone tried to trace over.

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Looks to me like a printed (facsimile) sig that someone tried to trace over.

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[Bestdj777]

The picture was supposedly a premium issued by Alvarn, and it has the same picture/signature as the one on the brochure below (not my picture or my hand). If it were traced over, would it still be so light in certain areas? I would have thought you would have been able to see the printed signature underneath. Y'all know this stuff better than I do though.

My initial thoughts, after comparing it to the signature below, were that either 1) this was the proof used for the batting tips, or 2) it is a printed signature. I don't know though.

[Bestdj777]

Wanted to add. Don't doubt your judgment just trying to learn.

[shelly]

Never looked to see if it was a copy. The signiture is good and that is what I was looking at. It is nice to see that you get more than just one opinion. I would say the both Jim and Chris are correct after looking a lot closer. My bad

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by shelly

Never looked to see if it was a copy. The signiture is good and that is what I was looking at. It is nice to see that you get more than just one opinion. I would say the both Jim and Chris are correct after looking a lot closer. My bad

Hahah, I liked your first opinion better. I think I will go with that one

I think I got a little too excited too early with this one. In the end, it looks like item I received was the item I paid for--a premium photo with a pre-printed signature and possibly traced over signature. I think I will stick to baseball cards and $10 autos on the BST board. The fact that it can be so hard to tell for certain on some of these is a bit scary. Thank you for the education.

[shelly]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Hahah, I liked your first opinion better. I think I will go with that one

I think I got a little too excited too early with this one. In the end, it looks like item I received was the item I paid for--a premium photo with a pre-printed signature and possibly traced over signature. I think I will stick to baseball cards and $10 autos on the BST board. The fact that it can be so hard to tell for certain on some of these is a bit scary. Thank you for the education.

That is why this site is so good. Nothing is taken for fact.

[Frozen in Time]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Hahah, I liked your first opinion better. I think I will go with that one

I think I got a little too excited too early with this one. In the end, it looks like item I received was the item I paid for--a premium photo with a pre-printed signature and possibly traced over signature. I think I will stick to baseball cards and $10 autos on the BST board. The fact that it can be so hard to tell for certain on some of these is a bit scary. Thank you for the education.

A relatively common 60's Mantle premium photo with a pre-printed auto (not traced over). Have seen several of them! I had essentially the same first reaction until I started seeing exactly the same premium photo and auto (flaws and all) over the last 10 years or so.

Craig