A "good news" autograph thread-let's see your autographs

[RichardSimon]

Several people have complained recently in various threads that only the bad about the autograph hobby is discussed here.
Ok,, here is some of the good. I own most of these items in my personal collection. A few of these items are not in my collection but I have sold them in the past.
Let's see what great autographs are in your collections.

[Leon]

Thanks Richard
I don't collect autographs but do have a few. As much as I DO agree there needs to be a focus on bad things in this side of the hobby, this thread and others like them, should get equal play time (I know, that's a pipe dream but one can dream....). To that end here is one I have shown before. I bought this card, an M110 Sporting Life Chase, on ebay many years ago for $125 raw. I got it and knew it had some scribbling on it so tried (though not very hard) to erase it. The damn scribble wouldn't erase so I left it. When I posted it on the board a few guys said they thought I could have something there. I sent it to Beckett and JSA and lo and behold it is an authentic Chief Meyers signature. SCORE .




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[baseballart]

George Wright's signature in Seymour Church's wonderful 1902 book Base Ball, Vol I ( Vol II never happened)

[Mr. Zipper]

Great idea, Richard... I'll play along and following your lead, I will include some non-sports autographs as well. :-)

My pride and joy. The ball Mariano Rivera used to strike out Cleveland Indians second baseman Ronnie Belliard, winning the game for the Yankees and giving Rivera his 392nd career save.


No worries about this Cobb.


From the collection of Rollie Fingers:






















I obtained these in-person




A family heirloom




ok..just kidding on the last one.

[GrayGhost]

Need more more more please

[Mr. Zipper]

I love the Presidential and JFK items, Richard. Are those part of your personal collection?

[travrosty]

I love Neil Armstrong signatures, I have always wanted one, they are hard to come by.


here is a rocky marciano i got from a collector friend in buenos aires, how it ended up making its way to argentina, i will never know.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

I love the Presidential and JFK items, Richard. Are those part of your personal collection?

The JFK, RFK and presidential, except for the Monroe, are part of my personal collection. The last item was from a symposium on the JFK assassination and is signed by the witnesses to the assassination, Marina Oswald and James Leavell who was the cop that Oswald was handcuffed to when he was shot.
I just sold the Monroe to a board member. I collect Presidential but already had a Monroe in my collection.

[canjond]

Steve - love that Cobb check! Here's some more JFKs and the like...

[sicollector1954]

Just added this to my collection recently. It was on Ebay about a month ago as a "buy it now" so I took a shot. It came out of the Spalding book which was not shown as part of the auction-only the autograph. The book was in very poor condition and could not be saved. Had JSA authenticate it at the Sun Times show and then proceeded to mat and frame it and this is how it came out. Spalding was originally from Byron, Illinois which is about 15 miles from where I live and he first started playing baseball with the Rockford Forest City team so a close connection to say the least. Was very happy the way the whole piece turned out and will never part with it.

[Exhibitman]

[dog*dirt]

Great stuff so far everyone and pleased to see a positive autograph thread.

The last pick was a yard sale find for 25 cents and has one of my favorite quotes from a Bob Sherwood book called Hold Everything.

[sycks22]

I'll add some autos.

[Runscott]

Other than a Nap Rucker index card, and a few baseballs, these are all I have:

[canjond]

Another Johnson...

[jdl7860]

1941 Yankees Spring Training Photos
and a GPC from Jimmy Braddock postmarked days after his championship bout.
Cooper Lee

[David Atkatz]

A few:

[frankbmd]

From my SNL Collection

[Exhibitman]

Newton? I am amazed. Now, when is JSA gonna cert it? I kid you, my friend.

I have a few more faves:





And just in case anyone is wondering, I had the SGC stuff slabbed because I like the way they display.

[GKreindler]

David,

That W.C. Fields is out of this world!!

Graig

[Big Six]

Not nearly as impressive as some of the stuff shown, but here's today's Bond...

[johnmh71]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

David,

That W.C. Fields is out of this world!!

Graig

I like the Houdini even better.

[John V]

Laminating Pie's autograph 40 years ago turned out to be a bad idea.

[travrosty]

My friend Todd's Neil Armstrong signed photo, I just love Armstrong!

[Texxxx]

I have the book and all 6 prints from the book also.

[HRBAKER]

Johnson and Wagner Checks





A Quartet of Master's Champions




The Waners

[canjond]

Another JFK (I have a few):




Some more baseball:

[thekingofclout]

These are the only autographs I have left...

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[Oakland A's]

Just a few from my collection

[HRBAKER]

Very nice first post!

[Oakland A's]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Very nice first post!

Thank you.

I mostly lurk around, but I have learned a lot from all the knowledgeable folks here, especially about autographs.

[packs]

Grover Cleveland Alexander 1930s signed ball from his time with House of David. The owner got it signed at a game in Colorado. Babe Didrickson is on it too.






Very early Roberto Clemente signed baseball. I love having him on the sweetspot even if it's light.

[J.McMurry]

Most of my baseball stuff is in frames so I cant get a good pic,but I have really enjoyed collecting this set of football HOF'ers

[kaddyshack]

Enclosed are a few nice baseball autographs. The Goudeys belong to a friend.

[baseballart]

Billy Sullivan and Clarence Frebe on the Gimbels book



and Commy on his Commy book

[Jerry G]

1931 Metropolitan Studios

[Scott Garner]

Great stuff, all!!

Here are a few of mine, all related to no-hitters....

[J.McMurry]

Sorry bout the bad pics

[Exhibitman]

I collected these in person so I know they are good:

Johnny Carson:



Ray Bolger [Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz]:



Cheech and Chong:



Gene Hackman:



Ricardo Montalban:



Eric Idle:



Bill Scott [voice of Bullwinkle, Dudley Do Right, Tom Slick, Super Chicken]:



Vin Scully:



Lennox Lewis:



Terry Norris:



Emanuel Steward:

[baseballart]

Alas, not mine

[whitehse]

I think I posted this before.

This is a sheet that all the players had to sign to acknowledge they received their meal money for the week in spring training. I have narrowed this down to spring training of 1954 with a rookie Ernie Banks auto on it.

[Taxman]

[Mr. Zipper]

Great stuff! I love seeing the eye candy.

A few more items I happen to have floating around in my Photobucket account.

Frank Borman. An astronaut's astronaut. Commanded the first mission to the moon.


Tough break he had to live in the shadow of Koufax.


I won this on ebay for like $15.



'Nuff said!




From the only known private signing with Charlton Heston

[mr2686]

A couple of the tougher ones from the 34 Cardinals:

[David Atkatz]

A few more:

[Lordstan]

Here are a couple I already had scanned.

[blrrauction]

Thanks everyone for posting these. This is one we have this month and I think it's incredible. So much for the myth of Honus being anti-tobacco.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by blrrauction

Thanks everyone for posting these. This is one we have this month and I think it's incredible. So much for the myth of Honus being anti-tobacco.

Love it!

[Mr. Zipper]

Lordstan...

Awesome multi-signed!!!

[daves_resale_shop]

Added this one to my collection this week...
1937 Redsox Contract for the sale of Lindsay Deal to the Minneapolis Millers... Signed by then VP/GM Eddie "Cocky" Collins...