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02-28-2007 01:10 PM |
Auto'd T206 -- Heinie Smith vs. Elmer Smith
Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>Assuming the signature is authentic (and I'm not suggesting it's not), it could have been a through <br />the mail signing where the kid sent that card. The player signed the card sent and returned it. It was<br />common practice in the old days to send baseball cards to be signed. As an autograph collector, I can comment<br />that a different player than pictured signature is rare-- exceptions including when is significant connection <br />between the players, like Pete Rose signing a Ty Cobb postcard or Rickey Henderson signing a Lou Brock card.<br /><br />There was a recent common NFL player who shared a close name with another common NFL player. He said that at <br />practices and such, collectors would often hand him a photo of the other player to sign. He'd often say<br />to the autograph seeker, "Look at the photo. It doesn't even look like me." He wouldn't sign the other guy<br />photos, but it shows that, while rare, an innocent mixup is possible-- in particular when the player isn't a <br />Peyton Manning or Sandy Koufax.<br /><br />I remember the marginal 1980s starting pitcher Curt Young was regularly listed in the box scores as <br />"C. Young, p," just like Cy Young. You'd have to ask him if he was ever mailed a Cy Young card to<br />sign.<br /><br />Then there was the pour soul who asked boxer Mike Tyson in person to sign his Topps baseball card.
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