I'm no expert by any means on Mantle, but there are 3 things that stick out to me looking at this one. 1. I don't like the "icke" in Mickey. I feel like it is slanted far too right for what his stuff generally does. 2. The M in Mantle has that big flat spot on the bottom. It looks like someone tried to sign his name on a ruler. 3. His full signature, especially his last name seems too straight across. Most examples of Mantle I have seen generally have some curving to it (especially in his last name). Because of these things I am seeing (and again, I am far from an expert), I don't believe this particular signature to be authentic.
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