1933 Goudey Autographs

[milkit1]

You sure you dont want to count Cochrane in the ones you have jason?

[Jasonxmay]

Forgot about Eddie Collins. So I need Lajoie, Speaker, Foxx, Cochrane, Klein, Lazzeri, Pennock, Hornsby and Collins. Obviously if anyone has a lead on any of these, I'm willing to trade or pay generously in your favor. I have several tough extras to trade. I'll even pay a finder's fee if you can point me in a direction that leads to the acquisition of one of these.

Jason

[Lordstan]

Jason,
Great stuff. Man, am I glad you don't collect 34s!

Sean,
Great stuff from you as well.

Best,
Mark

[T206Collector]

Not mine - but gosh, what I wouldn't do to get my hands on this one:

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

What is the story behind the red pencil marks on some of the Goudeys?

[Jasonxmay]

The cards with the distinct red lines beneath the signature were obtained by John Laity. Mr. Laity obtained autographs on the New York subway stops for the ballparks in the early 1930s. 1933 Goudey cards that he got signed are easily identifiable as he drew a red line as a way of telling the player where to sign. He also trimmed off the bottom banner on the cards that featured one. I was fortunate enough to buy my first card from the "Laity" collection from Roy Z., who is a member here. That card was Hack Wilson, and I believe Roy still uses the card as his avatar on here. I won it on ebay for around $1100, which at the time was the most I had ever spent on a card (funny how quickly things change). I emailed Roy to see if he happened to have any others and he had a Babe Ruth, which he graciously agreed to sell me. Roy put me in contact with a gentleman named Jim, whom he had purchased the Ruth and Wilson cards from. Jim had another Ruth, Gehrig, Ott, Vaughan, and Dizzy Dean left from the original collection that he had purchased years before from Mr. Laity. Jim wasn't ready to sell when I contacted him, but he kindly reached out to me a year or so later and we agreed on a price. Since then I've been on the lookout for other red line Goudeys, as I'm trying to piece Mr. Laity's collection back together piece by piece.

[theshleps]

Jason as I was going through my cards I think I found one- I forget which but possibly Dickey

[jad22]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Not mine - but gosh, what I wouldn't do to get my hands on this one:

Was there any question about the authenticity of that signature? Great information.

[Jasonxmay]

Now that I take a closer look at that Lajoie, I do not believe it to be real. The signature looks way too slow and deliberate.

Originally Posted by jad22

Was there any question about the authenticity of that signature?

[kaddyshack]

Jason

Nice to see the signed Goudeys again. I thought you had 2 signed Ruths ? Anyhow, it's nice to see the signatures again. Please let me have first option on the Hack Wilson if you ever decide to sell it. I regret letting it go, but I know it's in the hands of a true collector. I'm satisfied with this on, which is also from the collection of Mr. Laity.

Roy Z.