Ron Dross plaque-8x10 'Bobby Moore Collection'
Richard,
You are correct on all accounts about that despicable 'collection' of fake 8x10's and B&W plaques which was at one time attributable to a "Bobby Moore".....They still pop up from time to time and many have been authenticated once or twice or more by various companies and/or individuals....Tris Speaker was part of the plaque group. Others who could not be on plaques like Weiss, and Yawkey, and Goslin (who is rarely found on a plaque) were also part of the 8x10 hoard. Ron Gordon had a list of the original offering and provided me with a copy of it years ago, though not sure where it is presently, and I recall that all names were offered in large quantities like 20-25-even 30 available of individual items. The now defunct company, National Pastime, purchased a large chunk of the collection. One of the qualities that seems to be present on all the plaques I've seen is that they are 'snow-white'--as if there isn't a day of aging to them and they came right off the press--Kevin Keating
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