March Pick Ups

[packs]

Couldn't let this Teddy Ballgame go. Postmarked March of 1951:

[ATP]

Originally Posted by packs

Couldn't let this Teddy Ballgame go. Postmarked March of 1951:

Packs, careful on that Williams. It looks a lot in shape to his facsimile signature that was used around that time. I have two examples from the early 1950's that are facsimiles that I can post later today to see if it's a match, but I think it is (hard to tell for certain because it's on the lighter side, but my gut says it is).

[packs]

In what sense? That the signature is included in the image or that the signature is not that of Williams?

[ATP]

That it's printed onto the image (or stamped), manufactured facsimile signature. I'll post the ones I have later and you can compare, it's probably easiest since you can see your in hand, I'll try to get good scans of mine.

edit: Found an old photo I had saved of a couple, hope this helps. The postcard is a JD McCarthy from the sames series as your I believe. Note that the tail end of the signature looks cut off on the one you have.

[packs]

Does that one have a postmark too? I wonder if it's contemporary to 1951. The postcard I bought only cost me $45 so I'm not too worried. I don't actually have it in hand though so I won't know for another week when I go up to get it.

[ATP]

Originally Posted by packs

Does that one have a postmark too? I wonder if it's contemporary to 1951. The postcard I bought only cost me $45 so I'm not too worried. I don't actually have it in hand though so I won't know for another week when I go up to get it.

Yes, the JD McCarthy postcard I have that I posted above is also postmarked similar to yours, it's September 15, 1951.

[packs]

Interesting. I'll have to see but you're probably right. So strange they would fade the signature too. I thought that was a tell that it was signed.