Mickey Mantle signed jersey real or not

[shelly]

Originally Posted by MGHPro

The jersey is probably from the 90's . I had the same one I bought new in the 90s.

The jersey is made by mirage and they stopped making them in the 1981. That is info that I read.

[A2000]

Shelly, it looks like it took the person 15 minutes to sign that, gingerly copying a real Mantle autograph.

[shelly]

I would agree except it is on a jersey. It takes time to sign and not have it bleed. I am on the fence. I would like to see what Chris and Zipper have to say.
I am not saying your wrong I am just interested in a few people that I know have knowledge of Mantle to speak up.
Once I was told the story on the Jersey I have my doubts on my own opinion.

[Mr. Zipper]

I appreciate the vote of confidence, Shelly. But I would not venture to offer an opinion on this.

The nature of fabric itself lends to slow, plodding signatures even in authentic examples. Secondly, how difficult would it be to lay a white jersey down on a light table and trace a signature?

It is close enough that it could be real in my opinion. But I don't know how anyone could say so with a high degree of certainty given the factors I mentioned previously.

Is there anyone in the hobby that ever sat next to Mantle and watched him sign a bunch of jerseys? If that person exists, he or she may have some insight in the nuances of Mantle's signature on fabric.

As a buyer, this may be a case where you have to trust the source. Unimpeachable, rock solid provenance would be helpful.

[canjond]

Shelly - Just to play devils advocate, just because the jersey is from the 1970s doesn't mean it was signed in the 1970s. Real or not, it could be an original, old stock jersey that was signed in the 1990s.

[HOFAUTOS]

Originally Posted by shelly

The jersey is made by mirage and they stopped making them in the 1981. That is info that I read.

Mirage still made jerseys in the 90s

[shelly]

Nineties or not. If it is a forgery it is a dam good one. I have seen Mantle sign 24 jerseys at a show at the Hilton Hotel in Vegas. It took a long time to just to stretch it so it could be signed. He ruined five of them because they bleed.
I will stick buy my gut feelings and say it is good.
It is almost impossible to sign fast on a wool jersey.

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[khkco4bls]

Heres one more photo

[khkco4bls]

And another. Can't seem to get a good close-up of it

[MGHPro]

Here's some of the sellers other items . Too good to be true?

[A2000]

Every single item is a horrible forgery.

[shelly]

Originally Posted by MGHPro

Here's some of the sellers other items . Too good to be true?

Where did you see this being sold