DiMaggio 3x5

[mr2686]

The problem I have with the Dimaggio is that it looks really slowly signed, and some of the letters (the J in Joe, The D in Dimaggio and the loops in the G's seem a bit odd like someone was going slow. Joe, for the most part, had more of a lighter touch (even with a sharpie) to the point where you could see he lifted the pen in spots. Just seems like this one was really heavy handed, especially if this was in the early 80's. Since you got it through the mail, you're not out anything, but you have to decide if you want to keep it and always wonder, spend the money and authenticate it (and maybe not pass) or just get another one. No right or wrong, just what ever you can live with.

[roarfrom34]

here is a legit Joe D that I rec'd TTM in the 1979/80 time period (it now resides in a PSA/DNA slab):

[MikeKam]

Agree with others regarding Aaron being a clubhouse and Musial being authentic. I do believe the DiMaggio to be authentic as well. I've seen a couple similar index cards (signed at the top, a bit "slow") that came with the provenance of being TTM.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by MikeKam

Agree with others regarding Aaron being a clubhouse and Musial being authentic. I do believe the DiMaggio to be authentic as well. I've seen a couple similar index cards (signed at the top, a bit "slow") that came with the provenance of being TTM.

Morris Engelberg was guiding his hand then ....

[JRS123490]

IMO the Dimaggio looks good. Musial good, Aaron no. I think what happened with Dimaggio and the shaky D (because I agree with everyone that says it looks slow,) is that he didn't realize how near the top he was signing on the card. So to overcompensate and avoid going off the top he slowed down a bit.

[YazFenway08]

Thanks for that response. That makes some sense to me...the PSA 3x5 exemplar that looks similar is signed a little further down on the index card, so "crowding" at the top wasn't an issue. Another exemplar, dated to 1985, showed a lot of similar traits as well. Given all the responses, I think I will send this off to PSA along with a batch of others just to see...it is worth the modest cost just to see their opinion as well... I will post the "results" when I get them.

This has been a great education for me...and again, I appreciate all the assistance and opinions

Mike

[JRS123490]

Yeah, in my opinion it would definitely be worth sending off to get looked at. This is definitely not the ghost signer, so that's in your favor. I am very confident it's good.