who has the nicest signature?

[danc]

Best: I was going to nominate Gene Lillard as well. It's artwork.

Worst: 80% of the baseball players today. I have an Eric Byrnes that is a mess on the sweet spot.

Jeter signatures are difficult to forge because there is method to DJ's madness and he is the only one who knows how to properly execute it.

Forgers have no idea where the loops go and how many there are. Tough to execute a nice Jeter forgery.

DanC

[smtjoy]

My favorite, it just has flair-

[GoldenAge50s]

Altho I think Mantle, Joe D & Ted Williams are all clean, clear & beautiful, I am also partial to this one I got back when I was a 16 yr old in HS & working after school at my local hotel:

Always clear, consistent & unhurriedly scribed

[asoriano]

I've always liked the signature of Sandy Koufax.

Honorable mention: Roger Bresnahan

[Tom Hufford]

It has to be Gene Lillard (post-career). I have a long handwritten letter from him - sort of looks like the Declaration of Independence! Wish I could put my hands on it real quickly - when I find it, I'll post it.

[SethY]

Willie Stargell

[David R]

I've always liked Joe DiMaggio's signature. Although not as pretty, I also like Ruth's a lot too.

[HexsHeroes]

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. . . worthy of consideration as one of the truly attractive autographs available. Perhaps not quite as beautiful as the ornate Gene Lillard, but eye-catching none-the-less.

Was cruising through the recent Clean Sweep catalog, and the signature of Walter Woods caught my eye.

Attached is a handwritten, signed letter that Kevin Keating (Quality Autographs) has available for purchase:


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[rhettyeakley]

Vincent, it's funny I was just thinking about Walter Woods' signature as well. It is tough to beat, although Gene Lillard's post career sigs are equally as nice...

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Woods' signature was attractive, but I've always found it too labored, too forced.

After baseball, Woods became a letter carrier for the USPS in Portsmouth.

Oddly enough, I own the 3X5 that accompanied the letter featured in the earlier scan. Here it is: