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My guess is some auction house bought it and we will see the letter again in the next 12 months, with full authentication.
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http://www.psacard.com/autographfact.../joe-mcginnity
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Someone had e-mailed me a scan of it a few days ago and I told them I thought it was secretarial. I had no idea where it was being offered at or by who. But after seeing the group lot that accompanied it which I knew nothing of at the time I have to think it was a bargain at the selling price even without the Iron Man letter being authentic. Nice snag someone who ever you are !
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Seems like it would be strange to have someone else sign a letter to a friend. Unless I guess Joe dictated the letter and had someone else hand write it. I would suspect a secretarial signature would be on a typed letter, no?
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Out of the blue I contacted the seller yesterday to see if the item was still available because the whole lot intrigued me. He told me that it was and that 2 others were interested in it ahead of me and he was undecided what he would do at this time. He said he pulled the item because he was not happy with how the bidding was progressing. Made me wonder how many people had questions about the McGinnity letter's authenticity. It definitely looks different than the exemplars I have seen. My hope is that some TPA will not approve the letter out of greed or just plain ignorant laziness if it is submitted. Should it be submitted and it gets approved as authentic the TPA should be ready to defend its due diligence for its decision.
But one question arises: why would you dictate a letter and have someone transcribe it and write it in hand written fashion or authorize a letter to be written by someone else in hand-written fashion and have them sign your name to it? Why not type it? After all this was a business letter , not a truly personal letter. Could this be a case similar to the infamous Delahanty letter, except that McGinnity's last name is spelled correctly? |
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It's a dreary day here in Tacoma - thanks for giving me a good chuckle over coffee.
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Joe received little formal schooling.Due to the transient lifestyle of coal miners, his family moved frequently during his childhood. At the age of eight, Joe and his older brothers went to work in the mines to support their family. |
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To me everything in the lot looks to be written by the same person.
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