Roger Maris JSA Authenticated 1986 FDC. Thoughts?

[danc]

A friend of mine asked me about this Maris signature and wants an opinion. It's an FDC that has been postmarked one year after his passing. It is authenticated by JSA. Thoughts?

Links to auction:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/13564211922...Q&LH_Auction=1

[Brick442]

Looks like a good sig. I know some of these FDC collectors would get them hand stamped, even after they died sometimes.

[rand1com]

Auto is good.

[swarmee]

The FDC would have been printed in 1983 if it was commemorating Ruth's stamp:

U.S. #2046
1983 20¢ George “Babe Ruth” Herman

Issued on the 50th anniversary of the first All-Star Game
Honors Babe Ruth, who hit the first All-Star home run

https://www.mysticstamp.com/2046-198...e-ruth-herman/

Here's one postmarked 1983 signed by Bill Dickey:

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

If you're familiar with Joe Gerson's extensive signed cahcet collection, he had several of his envelopes stamped after the player passed away. It just makes things confusing for everyone else, especially people who aren't extremely familiar with the autographs at hand. To somebody who may lack the knowledge to be able to see past the post-mortem cancellation, it would just seem to them to be an obvious "fake" because of the postmark.

Regarding this one, it's obviously not a FDC with a 1986 postmark from the philatelic expo in New York City for the 1983 Ruth stamp. Then, they added the 1939 Centennial stamp to it as well?!

[Brick442]

October 1, 1986, is significant to Roger Maris because it marked the 25th anniversary of the day he hit #61

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Brick442

October 1, 1986, is significant to Roger Maris because it marked the 25th anniversary of the day he hit #61

Great catch, and forgive me for missing that. I eat my words!