HOFer Ben Taylor "Signed Check" - Opinions Needed

[TakingStock]

Originally Posted by Klrdds

First of all this is clearly a forgery . As the former owner of one of the only Ben Taylor autographs known, I had HLS of him that I sold a few months ago for an astronomical sum of money,and this is a poor forgery too.
You had doubts but pulled the trigger anyway. Educate yourself and do not be blinded by the novelty of the autograph or the blind desire to get it.
I would return it as a fake . Also know that a Ben Taylor autograph WOULD NEVER EVER be in a group lot. It is strong enough to carry a separate lot designation all by itself.
Return it but with a lesson learned .

Thanks, and I agree 100%. I should have known better and the old adage of "if it's too good to be true..." certainly proved true here. Just curious, how did you obtain your Taylor autograph? That had to have been quite a piece!

[Klrdds]

I purchased it in an auction in 2002 .
Here is an image of it from an earlier post I made.
http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1394729273

[Baseball Fan]

Just curious, what did the back of the check look like? Was there any cancellations or just totally clean?

[TakingStock]

Originally Posted by Baseball Fan

Just curious, what did the back of the check look like? Was there any cancellations or just totally clean?

The Red "paid" stamp that you see on the left front side of the check was also on the back left side of the check.

[Michael B]

That should have been the first clue. Those are modern. You can buy those at Staples, Office Depot etc. That is not how checks were cancelled back then, or even now. You stamp an invoice 'paid' not a check. After a check is accepted by the bank and the fund transferred, either by cash or deposit, the check is 'cancelled' The punch cancel being the most common. Additionally, there should be an endorsement by the payee on the back.

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by Michael B

That should have been the first clue. Those are modern. You can buy those at Staples, Office Depot etc. That is not how checks were cancelled back then, or even now. You stamp an invoice 'paid' not a check. After a check is accepted by the bank and the fund transferred, either by cash or deposit, the check is 'cancelled' The punch cancel being the most common. Additionally, there should be an endorsement by the payee on the back.

Im sure the OP is happy w this additional knowledge, I know I didn't know this myself on checks

[Jay Wolt]

Originally Posted by Michael B

That should have been the first clue. Those are modern. You can buy those at Staples, Office Depot etc. That is not how checks were cancelled back then, or even now. You stamp an invoice 'paid' not a check. After a check is accepted by the bank and the fund transferred, either by cash or deposit, the check is 'cancelled' The punch cancel being the most common. Additionally, there should be an endorsement by the payee on the back.

Just saw this thread and if not for Michael's post, I would have echoed the same sentiment.
Here's a check I just got in, from 1963 no less, w/ cancellations holes