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Started this discussion. Last reply by terrier8HOF Sep 16, 2024. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Question about Joe Dimaggio. His later autographs in the 80s and 90s do not have the first letter I in DiMaggio. Usually. But as the photo exemplar shows, PSA has authenticated some as real. …Continue
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"I agree, my home plate has the i, the baseball doesn't. One of my 16x20's has the i, the other photo's don't."
"Great question and observation. I don't think the presence or absence of the "I" is a dealbreaker either way. There's rarely one factor that deems a signature good or bad -- it all really depends on a composite analysis.
I have…"
Joe Dimaggio
Question about Joe Dimaggio. His later autographs in the 80s and 90s do not have the first letter I in DiMaggio. Usually. But as the photo exemplar shows, PSA has authenticated some as real. Dimaggio included the I in early contract signatures. And my theory was he used the I in 1970s signed balls and stopped using it when he started doing shows to save time. I thought the I on later balls meant secretarial or clubhouse signature. Anybody have a theory???…See More
"Thanks for your input. ....we could speculate there are variations on balls depending on how much space is available. I know people post comments saying what does PSA or SGC or BECKETT know. But the authentication…"
"What puzzles me is the somewhat inconsistency of the M in maris. Sometimes it has a long curved stem going up. Sometimes its a short stem. I attached two photos of a ball I just bought. Signed at the 1983 cracker jack…"
"Maybe joe was an oddball that loved the game and hated the fans. "
"His son became a useless drunk but I read the son still showed up to be pall bearer at joes funeral. Flowers annually at marilyn monroes crypt. Ironic it wasnt joe that bought the crypt next to marilyn. It was hugh…"
"Johnny Blanchard was not a great player but 1961 was a great season for Blanchard "
"Thanks for the reply. You proved my point: dont expect all real signatures to be perfect. Dimaggio signed a lot of stuff, and was known to come to old timers events every year. Not a nice guy? Im sure generous…"
"Joe Dimaggio usually had a clean ledgible full signature. However I bought an old timers day ball with a Sloppy Dimaggio signature but its certified by JSA. I dont know what a fake dimaggio looks like. But basic rule is…"
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