1927 World Series

[etsmith]

Does anyone know if there any reproductions of 1927 World Series tickets out there. I have a chance at buying a ticket to game 2 but am worried about any fakes being out there. --- E Smith

[Duluth Eskimo]

I don't know of any official reprints, but there are well done forgeries out there due to the popularity of the team. A very good high res scan would help for the ticket guys.

[mcgwirecom]

I've seen some repros of tickets but all of them also had repro signatures on them too. Like a Clemente signed 3000th hit stub. There were several others too.

[etsmith]

here it is il_570xN.1312138755_ti3s.jpg

[etsmith]

here is the back

[Scott Garner]

Hi Edward,
Although I have collected vintage baseball tickets for many years, I am not an expert on vintage World Series tickets, since I don't collect them.
That being said, the ticket that you posted does appear to be vintage and quite possibly real.
Since I don't have it in hand, try removing it from the sleeve and do a sniff test.
Does it smell like old paper? Does the cardboard stock feel old to the touch?
Just curious, how did you come to own this ticket?

[Duluth Eskimo]

Based on the quality of color and print, the fact that it's Forbes Field and not Yankee Stadium, and I assume you have felt the creases and it feels like a vintage thicker stock cardboard with a real perforation at the top I think it's most likely real. As has already been mentioned, in hand it's a lot easier to tell.

[etsmith]

Thanks, for the response. I got it from a guy in Philadelphia who sells a little of everything. It's currently in transit to me, so I haven't been able to make a more thorough examination of it yet.-----Edward Smith

[stlcardinalsfan]

It should be made of thick cardboard paper and it absolutely looks authentic.... Old World Series tickets have been my specialty area since 1998...I have never seen a repo 1927 World Series ticket from Pittsburgh... by the way the 1923 gm 1 ticket on eBay currently is a reproduction for around $1000. easily seen by the font... yours is good

[etsmith]

Thanks for the responses, I'll know more once I get it. If you mean the orange 1923 ticket I'd have to agree, it looks terrible.----E Smith

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by etsmith

Thanks for the responses, I'll know more once I get it. If you mean the orange 1923 ticket I'd have to agree, it looks terrible.----E Smith

I'm not sure what your day job is, but I hope to hell you arn't a captain of a ship!

[IronHorse2130]

Here is a Game 2 ticket in my collection...

[etsmith]

IronHorse, It looks like my ticket has some of the same flaws in the 2 below RAIN CHECK as your ticket. And I'm definitely not a ship's captain, much less of the Titanic.---E Smith

[etsmith]

Received the ticket today and it looks authentic to me. I was a bit worried about authenticity because of how much I paid.---Edward Smith