needed: walter johnson feedback

[chaddurbin]

yes interesting i've had a couple WJ collectors saying they think it's bad, then hank with about as much of an authority on WJ as anyone saying he thinks it's good. just when i thought i had figured it out .

the J is a big sore spot for me also, have you seen writings like that from WJ hank? i appreciate your input.

[Rob L]

The "j" is all sorts of wrong. The rest isn't bad, but the J pops out! All IMHO obviously. I'm not an auto expert but my favorite dead ball era player is The Big Train so I have seen many of his autographs!

[Hankphenom]

I don't have a file of exemplars, so I don't know if the J is so different from all others as to be conclusive that it's bad. And even if so, things can happen during the course of signing an autograph to make it different. But for all the rest of it, and especially the salutation, if this is a forgery the guy really got it down as I look at it. Another point: if this is a forgery, why wouldn't he do the "J" in a more common way? I'd like to hear what our resident experts think, and that will be good enough for me.

[Runscott]

Looks like it must be real.

Congratulations.

[Hankphenom]

This is how Keating judges it, with the caveat that he would really need to see it in person:

"I didn’t say I would rule it out—and I agree that the “Best Wishes” are dead on. Not sure about the other “W’s” and the vertical stroke at the very end—added to concerns over the “J” making a group of ‘issues’ one would have to overcome."

[RichardSimon]

Hi guys, I have not been posting lately, I am recovering from major knee surgery and my surgeon told me not to sit in front of the computer for any length of time, so I have not been reading the board much. Starting to feel a little better so here goes,,,.
I would not be a buyer of that Johnson.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Hi guys, I have not been posting lately, I am recovering from major knee surgery and my surgeon told me not to sit in front of the computer for any length of time, so I have not been reading the board much. Starting to feel a little better so here goes,,,.
I would not be a buyer of that Johnson.

Richard, sitting in front of a computer is not good, even if you aren't having knee problems

Glad to hear you are feeling better.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Hi guys, I have not been posting lately, I am recovering from major knee surgery and my surgeon told me not to sit in front of the computer for any length of time, so I have not been reading the board much. Starting to feel a little better so here goes,,,.
I would not be a buyer of that Johnson.

Hope you heal up fast, Richard!