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Permalink Reply by kevin conway on June 17, 2014 at 2:51pm

 Here is a PSA Curly Howard example.   Notice the Curly "r" does not have the flat roof as later signatures.  Along with a slightly different "C"  .  Plus the lettering is not as vertically long/stretched as later signatures.   Consistent with the 1934 version at top.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on June 18, 2014 at 9:19am

Here is an example I found that I believe is late 30's. At some point, he stopped connecting the bottom loop of the "Y" and it became a straight line. But I am not sure of the time frame when the change occured.

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Permalink Reply by kevin conway on June 18, 2014 at 9:39am

 is this PSA or JSA certified?  something funky about that one...?

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on June 18, 2014 at 10:06am

not sure, it something I kept in my 3 stooges folder as an example.  thought it was similar to some of the certified ones I had seen.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on June 18, 2014 at 3:40pm

Garry Lassin the curator of the stoogeum might have an idea if you get ahold of him. A fabulous little 3 stooges museum in Ambler Pa. Woo woo woo.

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Permalink Reply by kevin conway on June 18, 2014 at 4:16pm

Thanks Ian.  I actually was thinking about that.
Sometimes you have to do most of the legwork for these authentication services.  Because if their own niche experts do not respond to requests for opinion they go ahead and fail pieces .  Instead of "opting out" which is what they should do..

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