Autograph Albums keep together or Separate

[mebu22]

Here are the links to the albums, if I’m missing any real big names let me know. Again appreciate all the insight from the group.



https://share.icloud.com/photos/09fE...rD3K32rS1ut64A




https://share.icloud.com/photos/0f0k...6brpb8F0F4U7SQ




https://share.icloud.com/photos/0330...LP3UPC-7nd-IHw






I have talked to four of the major auction houses and their consensus is to cut out the larger names to maximize value.

[ocjack]

It's a great collection. Good luck with whichever way to choose to go.

But - you have to be impressed with how legible most of the signatures are. Players used to take some pride in their signature. I can't imagine what a similar book put together today would look like. Page after page of scribbles?

[mebu22]

Originally Posted by ocjack

It's a great collection. Good luck with whichever way to choose to go.

But - you have to be impressed with how legible most of the signatures are. Players used to take some pride in their signature. I can't imagine what a similar book put together today would look like. Page after page of scribbles?

I agree most athletes don't take pride in their signature like they did back in the day. However, there are a decent amount of illegible signatures in these albums... so maybe the trend has been there for a while LOL.

[T206Collector]

I love the Speaker. It stands out as a totally separate signature from the rest of the collection. It would fit very nicely with any pre-war collection of cards and/or autographs.

[mebu22]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

I love the Speaker. It stands out as a totally separate signature from the rest of the collection. It would fit very nicely with any pre-war collection of cards and/or autographs.

The Speaker is beautiful. If I were to break the higher-end autos out, the Speaker auto would be one that I would consider keeping.

[mebu22]

I decided to separate and will be posting the album in Buy/Sell/Trade section. Thank you.

[frankbmd]

Your decision has already been made, but

Here's my autograph book that I used during 1957 spring training in Clearwater, Florida.



As a 9 year-old I was able to obtain nearly 100 autographs after the games. Not many of you can say you met Casey Stengel and Roy Campanella before he was injured, but they are both in there. I haven't carried it with me for 68 years, but my mother saved it (,but she didn't save my cards)

I'm keeping it intact with Casey, Roy, Alston, Ashburn, Minoso, Killebrew, Snider, Newcombe, Furillo, Kuenn, Doby and even Al Cicotte (related to the 1919 World Series star) just to name a few.

If I sell it, it would likely be broken up, and I understand that, but it will not be done by me.

The sentimentality value vastly exceeds the current cash value of the book.
I didn't pay a dime for any of the signatures. Is there a nine year old today with a similar collection for any price? I think not.

[Exhibitman]