Autographed 1957 Topps Tom Heinsohn

[LuckyLarry]

Discovered/Re-Discovered while thumbing through my set. Do you think it's a legit autograph?

[cs223406]

I don't love it but worth a shot at authenticating. I am not as familiar with his older, period signature but does not have the flow of more recent years. Good luck!

[LuckyLarry]

Thanks for the feedback!

Originally Posted by cs223406

I don't love it but worth a shot at authenticating. I am not as familiar with his older, period signature but does not have the flow of more recent years. Good luck!

[Goudey]

definitely worth authenticating. I have not seen this signature style for the last name before, but his more vintage sigs have much more variance than newer ones. The "Tom" looks good.

[jad22]

It’s good. Get it authenticated.

[LuckyLarry]

Thanks for the feedback I think I will send it off to PSA for grading and authentication. It might be a few months but I'll post results here.

[pclpads]

Good luck. Hope for your sake it doesn't come back as "secretarial," or
wifey." Only way to find out is send it in. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

[Jewish-collector]

It looks real, Larry. See you in Chicago !!!

[bigfanNY]

If Joe says it's good it's good...but the problem is the Person at PSA authenticating it is almost certainly not as familiar with 1950's Celtics signatures as he is.
Good Luck
J

[gonefishin]

I hope this helps in your decision, attached is his autograph from 1954 when he played for Holy Cross.

[LuckyLarry]

Card is in possession of PSA so I guess we will all find out. I did note on the submission that Net54 thought it was a period autograph. I'll post it here when I find out (it will be several weeks).
Thanks for all the feedback.
Larry

[gonefishin]

Good luck with that Larry. I turned in 5 items in January, regular processing, and they haven't made it through the first phase of receipt!

Maybe we will live long enough to find out!

One of the items I turned in is an autographed Johnny Cash Fan Membership Club from 1961. I know it's 100% authentic, as it also has Pat Isom's autograph on the back of the card. She was a family friend and helped him get started in the early years and served as the first president of the fan club. I wanted to get it authenticated more for preservation than authentication.

I think your autograph is good to go.

Jim