Posted By:
David AtkatzOn further reflection, I don't believe Eleanor Gehrig did sign the document. I have no idea who did, but I do not believe for an instant it was signed by Lou Gehrig.
By the beginning of 1941--when this document was supposedly signed--Gehrig could neither lift his arms nor hold a cigarette between two fingers.
I have been collecting vintage Yankee material since 1965. I have many Gehrig signed items, as well as Eleanor's proxies, and stamped signatures. I have a 1939 World Series program signed by Gehrig, and have seen a number of other pieces signed in 1939. I have only seen two pieces purported to be signed by Gehrig post-1940 that were not stamped or Eleanor signatures. Both were sold by Mastro, and I don't recognize either as being authentic.
Personally, I would not spend more than $500 for the above document, and that only as an interesting artifact, and not a Gehrig autograph.