Help on a Tigers Team Ball

[mainemule]

I think it looks stamped and the preprinted letters/writing of the team seem to validate that thinking.

[sb1]

Not disagreeing that it may well be stamped, but why would some signatures appear in different shades(brown to pure black)??

[ATP]

It is definitely not stamped, those are live ink signatures.

[Chris-Counts]

I agree. On every facsimile ball I've seen, the signatures don't tough each other, in contrast to this ball. Also, on this one, you can see some ink smeared.

Originally Posted by ATP

It is definitely not stamped, those are live ink signatures.

[perezfan]

Agree.... Real ink sigs from the 1950 team.

[mrmopar]

It is just enjoyable to be able to read all or nearly all signatures on a ball. Modern team signed balls literally look like they were tossed into a cement mixer with a bunch of Bic pens w/o caps!

Without reading further, I thought the sigs looks real. There are spots that appear to be where the pen rested and left a darker spot. I figure with age, some of the ink had faded in areas, possibly worse than others. I only have exposure to 70s and newer facsimile balls and those are obvious from the get go every time. I could see how someone might think this is preprinted though, because all the signatures do seem to be clean and well placed.