September pickups

[David Atkatz]

That insurance form was filled out by him in 1953--when he still took a bit of time signing.
But is his printed name an autograph?

[bender07]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

That insurance form was filled out by him in 1953--when he still took a bit of time signing.
But is his printed name an autograph?

IMO, it's not. It's his name printed. It's used for clarity in case his signature isn't legible.

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by bender07

IMO, it's not. It's his name printed. It's used for clarity in case his signature isn't legible.

[thenavarro]

David

That's a sweet Armstrong piece. I used to have a couple of those that I bought from Richard way back in the day. One of only a small handful of items that I now wish I hadn't sold as I'm sure it would be cost prohibitive to pick one back up, and I liked the novelty of his middle name on them.

Mike

[David Atkatz]

Wow, Mike. I didn't know there were others. It's the earliest signature I've seen, and the only Armstrong I own. I'd certainly rather have it than a signed WSS litho.

[tazdmb]

#186-Arky Vaughan-curtosy of Tom (btcarfagno)

[stat192]

Started off the month nicely. Picked up a 1969 Topps Curt Flood for my 1969 Topps collection. Picked up a 1926 Spalding Champions Max Carey. A 1934 Diamond Stars Al Lopez and a 1933 Goudey Fred Fitsimmons

[bender07]

Originally Posted by stat192

Started off the month nicely. Picked up a 1969 Topps Curt Flood for my 1969 Topps collection. Picked up a 1926 Spalding Champions Max Carey. A 1934 Diamond Stars Al Lopez and a 1933 Goudey Fred Fitsimmons

All great, but that Carey is really neat. Nice pickup!

[Runscott]

Dog-chewed '56 Yankees ball should be arriving in a few days. The only good autographs remaining are Mantle, Berra, Howard and Slaughter. The ball cannot be repaired. Given that the dog-chewed panel appears as shown below, and the Martin is clubhouse, I might do something like this:

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Dog-chewed '56 Yankees ball should be arriving in a few days. The only good autographs remaining are Mantle, Berra, Howard and Slaughter. The ball cannot be repaired. Given that the dog-chewed panel appears as shown below, and the Martin is clubhouse, I might do something like this:

Scott,

That framing job looks great! Great way to preserve a potential nightmare scenario. Be sure to post pics if you decide to get it done.

[Runscott]

Thanks James, I will. I had this mock-up created before the auction ended, so it was the plan all alone. If there is some way to put it back together to where it resembles a displayable baseball, then I will do so - I even studied how to re-stitch a baseball - but I think that in this case it would end up looking real bad.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Thanks James, I will. I had this mock-up created before the auction ended, so it was the plan all alone. If there is some way to put it back together to where it resembles a displayable baseball, then I will do so - I even studied how to re-stitch a baseball - but I think that in this case it would end up looking real bad.

Awesome!!

[mr2686]

That will have great eye appeal. What a great way to salvage that chewed ball.

[HexsHeroes]

Scott, the layout looks good but (IMO) you are going to be alittle challenged to get those end panels to lay nice and flat. I have a couple of panel "cuts" I purchased and those darn things just will not flatten nicely so as to display through a postcard size top-loader. Perhaps framing with glass would do the trick. Best of luck to you. Lood forward to seeing your end result.