May Autograph pick-ups

[daves_resale_shop]

Got this one turned around in a jiffy

Originally Posted by daves_resale_shop

Was super excited to get this one in the mail today...

Inscription reads: "To the best bat boy we have had, Mickey Cochrane Lieut USNR Great Lakes MTS"

[daves_resale_shop]

Also got this one back from the framer today... A cool late 50's, early 60's Mays album page

[Luke]

A friend on the forum got this for me. Really excited to add it to the collection! Thanks again!

[esiason14]

[daves_resale_shop]

By far and away my favorite minor league card... And Pedro's first card! Awesome pickup!

Originally Posted by esiason14

[GrayGhost]

Dave, those look awesome, as always. Great pickups all. These are cheapies, but were in a dollar box w new yankee cards and priced the same as a Paul O Neill Upper deck card. VERY RANDOM.

[CamaroCPA]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

A friend on the forum got this for me. Really excited to add it to the collection! Thanks again!

Nice pick up!

[6-4-3memorabilia]

Originally Posted by daves_resale_shop

Also got this one back from the framer today... A cool late 50's, early 60's Mays album page

Love the Cooperstown Doubleday photo, something different since everyone uses "The Catch" photo

[71buc]

This one arrived yesterday. I already have a Gomez in my collection. However, I couldn't resist the opportunity to pick up a vintage version. I hope I didn't make a mistake. If I did I'll be disappointed but not bankrupt It's signed in what appears to be fountain pen ink and I assume it dates to 1942 based on the Health patch on Lefty's sleeve? The style of G in this one is different than what I have seen in more contemporary versions of his signature.

Obtaining vintage autographs is new to me. A vast majority of my collection is comprised of signatures I obtained myself. I recently obtained a 1941 Satchel Paige autographed photo and have since been drawn to vintage signed photographs. However, I have very little knowledge of this area of collecting and don't want to be foolish with my limited resources. I took a risk buying this Gomez without educating myself. Based on eBay sales I see that Gomez isn't a very rare autograph or expensive. How much of a premium is placed on vintage autographs?

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Based on eBay sales I see that Gomez isn't a very rare autograph or expensive. How much of a premium is placed on vintage autographs?

Mike,
The basic answer is yes. It would be more, but how much is more difficult gauge. The answer to this question widely varies depending upon multiple variables.
1) Who is the signature? A Babe Ruth "Rookie" era signature might very well command a premium, whereas if it were Bob Veale(sorry Bob), not so much.
2)What is signed? A signed 1952 Topps Mantle with a c1952 sig would likely command a significant premium over a modern signed one in sharpie.
3) How much are you willing to pay? If you're looking to put together a collection of autos, like a whole team, and you only want sigs from that time frame, you'll likely be willing to pay more for it.

Best,
Mark

[Klrdds]

I agree that vintage signatures will have a premium added to them just by their very nature of being vintage. Full name vintage signatures definitely will have a premium on them . The " premium" is definitely player and type of i item and era dependent. The average HOFers vintage signature should not be in my opinion more than 2-3 times their later or nickname signature. But this is arbitrary and by no means a rule. Again it is all player , era, and item specific . I personally will always try to add a vintage full name signature of a HOFer to my collection whenever I find one no matter how many signatures I have of that player. Also by vintage I mean early career no matter the era in which they played.

[71buc]

Thanks for all of the feedback I greatly appreciate it!

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by 71buc

This one arrived yesterday. I already have a Gomez in my collection. However, I couldn't resist the opportunity to pick up a vintage version. I hope I didn't make a mistake. If I did I'll be disappointed but not bankrupt It's signed in what appears to be fountain pen ink and I assume it dates to 1942 based on the Health patch on Lefty's sleeve? The style of G in this one is different than what I have seen in more contemporary versions of his signature.

Obtaining vintage autographs is new to me. A vast majority of my collection is comprised of signatures I obtained myself. I recently obtained a 1941 Satchel Paige autographed photo and have since been drawn to vintage signed photographs. However, I have very little knowledge of this area of collecting and don't want to be foolish with my limited resources. I took a risk buying this Gomez without educating myself. Based on eBay sales I see that Gomez isn't a very rare autograph or expensive. How much of a premium is placed on vintage autographs?

Here is a 1935 In-Person Gomez to compare yours too, a decade apart but still a good match
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[daves_resale_shop]

Originally Posted by daves_resale_shop

Got this one turned around in a jiffy

Mr. Stinson advised me back in the day to always take a photo of the reverse of any album page prior to framing... Got word back this am that it is members of the 1944 Oshkosh allstars nbl team including early superstar Leroy Edwards, and owner Lon darling!