Gehrig auto'd pic on Craigslist MKE

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by Michael B

I recall this original posting, but at the time I was not a member. I believe it was either Mr. Simon or Mr. Stinson who opined that they looked at the overall item before looking at the signature. The link on this post no longer works, but the item is still listed on Craig'slist Milwaukee.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/sear...rig&catAbb=sss

I have mentioned in several other postings that my knowledge of Baseball HOF signatures is limited. I got quite a few in person in the 1980's, but I no longer collect them. That being said, I can date this Gehrig forgery with failry good accuracy. It was signed in 2011 or 2012, at the outer edge, possibly late 2010. If you look on the back of the photo, which was included with the original posting and maybe the original Craigslist posting, you will see a small white sticker. This sticker tells me that this photo is from the archives of the Baltimore Sun and was sold by Jay Parrino (JPthemint, Tribunephotos and other names on ebay). This is one of his inventory stickers that he uses for each of the photos that he sells out of one of the newspaper archives he purchased (MC - The Morning Call, CT - Chicago Tribune, BS - Baltimore Sun). John Rogers also uses these inventory stickers for all of the photos he sells out of Arkansas and Tennessee. By seeing this sticker I knew it was a forgery without studying the signature. I leave that to all of you. I guess no one has fallen for this rectums listing as it has been reduced to $800. Noticing these small things is similar to what I do in my job doing legal research. You've got to love it!!

Cheers,

Michael

Michael

Excellent observations and insights , So you see before you even GET to looking at the autograph there are at least three strong factors to rule it out thats why cuts are so perilous , just a signature and old paper. And in reality the actual signature itself on the photo is pretty darn close, if you exclude all the other intangibles that make it impossible for Gehrig to have signed it
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