Maris signed baseball

[shelly]

I wonder if he changed pens. That could be the reason for the gap
you can see how much darker the signature is after the gap

[Joe Hunter]

Shelly: That's a great observation. That could very well account for the differences in the ink thickness between the "rog" and "er Maris". I really appreciate all of the help with this ball. Usually I'm pretty confident with Maris, but this one threw me, a little. At this point, I'm leaning towards "good" and will probably go ahead and bid on it. I was thinking, also, that Gateway was big in St. Louis in the '60's and the ball could have been signed during his time with the Cardinals.

[rand1com]

Originally Posted by shelly

I wonder if he changed pens. That could be the reason for the gap
you can see how much darker the signature is after the gap

This explanation makes sense. As I said, I have never seen a legitimate Maris with the break in his first name but the light color of the ink in the "Rog" may have indeed been the reason for the break and darker balance of the autograph. I do not think it has been traced.

[Joe Hunter]

Thought I would post an update on the Maris signed baseball. First, I was able to see it in person as it was in a local online auction. The signature, in person, was just amazing; much better than the picture they had posted on their site and the "picture of the picture" I posted here. I was hoping it would fly under the radar and I could pick it up for a good price. Unfortunately, it didn't. It ended up just north of $1000 with juice. I bowed out about half way there. I was surprised it went that high, but based on the quality of the signature, that may be close to its value. Probably won't come across a better one anytime soon.