needed: walter johnson feedback

[chaddurbin]

won this in legendary, supposedly it comes with a full JSA loa, but the piece is frame and matted. description states it's black fountain pen on magazine paper. a board member has already stated his doubt about the signature to me. any feedback welcome. hopefully the scan is sufficient, i don't want a $750 forgery.

[Runscott]

I don't like it. I have two of his hand-written letters, and three signatures. Comparing against his writing in those, including two envelopes that he also addressed, I don't like it.

Sorry to say that.

[chaddurbin]

thx scott. i want to hear the truth, i haven't sent payment so if it's bad i will inform them i'm not paying. i will be surprised tho that if everyone think it's bad how it got a full letter from JSA.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

thx scott. i want to hear the truth, i haven't sent payment so if it's bad i will inform them i'm not paying. i will be surprised tho that if everyone think it's bad how it got a full letter from JSA.

All I'm saying is "I personally don't like it". But I am NOT an autograph expert. There are plenty of things that look good about it. Also, I primarily collect hand-written letters, partly because I'm paranoid about autographs.

What you have is a simple personalized autograph, which he might not sign the same way he would write the same words/letters in a handwritten letter. Basically, when he's signing a letter, he's not providing an autograph as a collectible item, but with your item, he IS. I know that would affect the way I signed something.

I would take advantage of Mr. Stinson's offer (assuming it's still being offered) - he's one of the most respected authenticators around.

[Runscott]

One more thing - I am NOT one of the anti-JSA guys. I have plenty of items with JSA letters, and I'm certain they are all legit.

[Kawika]

"Please keep in mind that is the job of any forger to make the signatures MATCH, its easy to do; for a good authenticator the signature itself (in most cases) is the LAST thing he looks at." - Jim Stinson

Bearing the above in mind, the signature on my Exhibit card looks a lot like yours and I wouldn't rule out it being authentic until Jim has had a chance to give his opinion.