Lou Gehrig in Cooperstown for 1939 Baseball Centennial?

[parker1b2]

Not sure of him being there, if you are questioning the authenticity, post a photo, plenty of people on here can tell you if it's real or not.

[bobw]

Looking through newspapers, it seems Lou was playing in Kansas City in an exhibition game against the Blues.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by bobw

Looking through newspapers, it seems Lou was playing in Kansas City in an exhibition game against the Blues.

Great find . Much appreciated, that last paragraph is exactly the sort of confirmation I was looking for.

[TCMA]

First post edited to include image of the item. To my eye it does look possible that the autograph came first, then the envelope was postmarked in Cooperstown on Jun 12. Hard to say for sure.

[perezfan]

Are we sure that the autograph itself is legit?

Looks a bit dicey.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Are we sure that the autograph itself is legit?

Looks a bit dicey.

All I know is it's been sitting in an album with 50 other Baseball Centennial first day covers, some with autographs (Ruth, Cobb, Connie Mack, Tris Speaker) for the past 40 years.

[TCMA]

More info on that game in KC here:

https://www.mlb.com/news/kansas-city...rig/c-33224982

[MVSNYC]

Auto does look dicey, BUT I'm sure PSA/JSA has experience analyzing Gehrig sigs when he has sick, as I know they were shaky as his health was deteriorating. Worth submitting it.

(Wow, this was my 2131st post...the game that Ripken broke the record).

[perezfan]

Agree. But even aside from the shakiness, it has a few features that are often indicative of pretty common forgeries. If it were mine, I’d submit it.