1960 Fleer Set

[tlake22]

The PSADNA slab is black felt tip. I have 20/60 site and I can even tell that.

[tlake22]

And from my view, I don't think any of the 3 are legit.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

I checked the eBay photos again on a great monitor as oppsed to my phone. If two people (one of whom has it in his possession) say felt tip, then I have reason to reassess.

Honestly, without it in hand, I'm not committing to writing implement. The J. (whose formation is extremely atypical) has that watered-down appearance which is more in tune with fountain pen ink of some sort.

Regardless of any of this, I can't stand the autograph itself. It's ridicuously slow and deliberate, among other things. It has the sluggish appearance of somebody who is looking at a genuine exemplar while simulatneously attempting to duplicate the signature. When Baker was healthy, there was no slowness. The signature was executed with pure confidence, the same as anyone who signed their name countless times. And if it was indeed signed with some type of felt tip, that's even more occasion for me to have my guard up. As noted, Baker had a narrow window where he could have signed this while still healthy. The farther back you go in the 1960's, the less likely a felt tip would have been used.

[theshleps]

I have this too which seems like a prestroke 1961. Bill Corcoran OKed it in front of me. I forget if he asked keatings opinion too as he did for some of the tougher ones
1961 Fleer #6 Baker.JPG

[tlake22]

That one's good