Mantle Opinion

[JimStinson]

I am in agreement with Shelly as far as the autograph being right for the time , but the Yankees and a few other teams did produce facsimiles complete with indentations , smears etc. that were sold in team packs , the "tell" would be the uneven distribution of ink and "overlay" of where lines in signature intersect. Perhaps its just the scan
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[thetruthisoutthere]

Looks to me like a printed (facsimile) sig that someone tried to trace over.

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Looks to me like a printed (facsimile) sig that someone tried to trace over.

Bingo !
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[Bestdj777]

The picture was supposedly a premium issued by Alvarn, and it has the same picture/signature as the one on the brochure below (not my picture or my hand). If it were traced over, would it still be so light in certain areas? I would have thought you would have been able to see the printed signature underneath. Y'all know this stuff better than I do though.

My initial thoughts, after comparing it to the signature below, were that either 1) this was the proof used for the batting tips, or 2) it is a printed signature. I don't know though.

[Bestdj777]

Wanted to add. Don't doubt your judgment just trying to learn.

[shelly]

Never looked to see if it was a copy. The signiture is good and that is what I was looking at. It is nice to see that you get more than just one opinion. I would say the both Jim and Chris are correct after looking a lot closer. My bad

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by shelly

Never looked to see if it was a copy. The signiture is good and that is what I was looking at. It is nice to see that you get more than just one opinion. I would say the both Jim and Chris are correct after looking a lot closer. My bad

Hahah, I liked your first opinion better. I think I will go with that one

I think I got a little too excited too early with this one. In the end, it looks like item I received was the item I paid for--a premium photo with a pre-printed signature and possibly traced over signature. I think I will stick to baseball cards and $10 autos on the BST board. The fact that it can be so hard to tell for certain on some of these is a bit scary. Thank you for the education.