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Posted By: ramram

I'm not into collecting autographs so I'm lacking into what constitutes an autograph. For instance, I've got an 1883 team photograph that includes one of the earliest black baseball players, John (Jack) Frye. On the back of the image he has written in pen: "compliments of Jack Frye late of the Lock Haven BBC". This writing is printed rather than written in cursive. Since he has written his own name...is that an autograph? In other words, if Barry Bonds prints his name on a piece of paper...is that an autograph? Does it necessarily need to be a signature in cursive writing? What if a player always prints instead of writing in cursive? What about initials?

Rob