Help on a Walter Johnson Autograph

[Lordstan]

It is interesting as i think the auto and the numbers look like they were in the same hand, imo authentic, but the "Washington Senators" part seems to be in a different hand.
I wonder if the person wrote the team name first and the Johnson sugned above it and added the numbers below.

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[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

It is interesting as i think the auto and the numbers look like they were in the same hand, imo authentic, but the "Washington Senators" part seems to be in a different hand.
I wonder if the person wrote the team name first and the Johnson sugned above it and added the numbers below.

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I think you've got it. He mailed it to Walter with the team name already written. I'm guessing he asked Walter to include the playing years, and the only place to put it was below that.

[Klrdds]

My first thought upon seeing this is that there appears to be 2 different inks used . The Walter Johnson and the dates appear to me to be the same ink type and in the same hand but the Washington Senators ink seems to be a different type and hue of blue and written in a different hand.

[Caseyatbat]

I think its same ink and all done in Walter's hand. I do agree the Washington Senators appears a bit darker, but I believe that is because he signed his name faster because he is used to signing his name more so than writing Washington Senators. Dates appear to be same shade etc as signature.

[JimStinson]

Hank, My opinion is that all of the Walter Johnson autographs on this page are good. I lean in the direction of what others have posted that the team name is possibly in another hand and that the dates are in W.J. hand although I would not completely rule out the possibility that he wrote the team name also. He wrote a lot of handwritten letters and a quick review of the handwriting on some of those should close the case. Since the slant appears the same.
Also to clarify the fake HOF envelopes I've seen have never included anything except a signature.
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[JimStinson]

Was able to find this one online. The "Washington Senators looks pretty darn close.

[JimStinson]

And....even more, unusual is note the difference in the "S" in Senators and the 2nd "S" in Sept. written seconds later. Same person completely different.