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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on March 30, 2018 at 12:38pm

first one is good, second one has some issues.  not sure.

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Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on March 30, 2018 at 1:21pm

Like T stated, the second one has issues. I'm not convinced by it , in fact, I'd be hard pressed to believe that TM signed that at any stage in his career. The elements are internally anachronistic, one element does not go with another internally, it's a goulash.

The first one is a textbook, late TM signature, but I'm bothered by just how neat, how carefully this is written, especially on material. The pressure is perfectly consistent, the baseline and skyline never break perfect symmetry; just when did Munson sign anything with Emily Post standing over his shoulder and guiding his hand?

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on March 30, 2018 at 1:43pm

exactly, the Th are from a different time period than the M.  

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on March 30, 2018 at 1:47pm

The first one is not really a "late" signature.  It resembles more the early 70's.  I've seen many signed like this.  But his later ones,  having that oversized "a" in Thurman, are typically more abbreviated and messier.  here is an example for a 72 team ball.  I used to own a very nice 72 ball, and it also was signed in this manner.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on March 30, 2018 at 1:50pm

here is a 78 version. the more I look at that second one, the less I am sure that it is fake.

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Permalink Reply by John Spillane on March 30, 2018 at 5:19pm

Thank you, Terrier! Thank you, Woody! 

Great stuff as usual!!

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