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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 4, 2021 at 12:31pm

What's the description of it and please post all the images.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan on December 4, 2021 at 6:35pm

Hi Steve, it appears to be a signed Christmas card written by Gehrig dated Dec 17, 1927

This is the only photo I have, I can upload more in a few days

Both the seller and I are not familiar with baseball sigs, other than this could be pricey if real

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 4, 2021 at 7:33pm

Hi Bryan,

The handwriting and signature look circa the late '20s but they've been practicing forging Ruth and Gehrig for 50+ years. It's close enough that I'd send pics to Beckett for a signature review, it's no more than $15. I'd say have PSA give it a quick opinion at about the same price but it has to be listed for sale on eBay or an auction or dealer's site for them to look at it. I'd have both look at it if they'd do it.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on December 4, 2021 at 8:56pm

Hi Bryan -  I would second Steve's recommendation to have an authenticator at least give it a look. 

I did do a quick search under "Lou Gehrig Christmas card" and several examples popped up (he must have enjoyed Christmas!).  Here's one from Heritage Auctions.  The "G" on your example is somewhat atypical from what I can tell.  Also, I don't know if it makes any difference or not, but the address and note sides of your postcard look to be in two different hands. 

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Permalink Reply by Bryan on December 5, 2021 at 5:18am

Many thanks for the input

I will go ahead and follow your advice and try to get some quick opinions, although not sure how much due diligence is done on those

Here is this signature (top) compared with 3 other RR auctions

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on December 5, 2021 at 8:00am

All 4 look pretty well the same.  Will you have return privileges on it?  There's nothing like having something like this in hand to examine.  No scan can beat that.   Also, if you wanted, you could then ship it off to a TPA to get their verdict.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on December 6, 2021 at 6:42am

I don't like it. Viewed upside and backward there are indeed formation difference and slants/small things. Baseline too. Only one "Lou" slants down of the 4. Spatial relations too. I would avoid it. Try ACOA?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on December 6, 2021 at 6:54am

Just look at the tip of the "r" in "Gehrig" - tilting the opposite direction to the RR exemps. Or the negative space inside the top loop of the "L".

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Permalink Reply by Bryan on December 6, 2021 at 7:04am

Many thanks for your input Eric

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Permalink Reply by Bryan on December 6, 2021 at 12:21am

Thanks again

Yes in theory I could do that

However, it would cost $400-500 to get a TPA on the Gehrig after fees and shipping with an unknown turnaround time

Any other opinions please let me know

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Permalink Reply by JK on December 6, 2021 at 5:18am

With that long "inscription" I wouldn't just be focusing on the signature. I'd be comparing the other words to any and all handwriting examples I could find.

Also, someone suggested that the address and message are in different hands. Maybe they are, or maybe you are supposed to think they are. But compare the capital "M"s and "W"s....

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Permalink Reply by Bryan on December 6, 2021 at 6:22am

Yes of course. I found things I like and things I didn't like.

I am still on the fence, which is why I am trying to get other opinions.

Format-wise, it looks similar to this one below. Gehrig seems to put more curves to his writings on the address side of the postcards. I am yet to find an example with the "M's" or "H's" on my example though.

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