Babe Ruth Signature Authenticity Question

[ooo-ribay]

I’m no expert, but it looks good to me.

[CardPadre]

I have a Ruth auto, but am not completely versed in the total knowledge of authentication. What stands out most to me is the "u" in your Ruth is very atypical as the stroke really never starts below the letter like that.

There are some super experts here that I'm sure will chime in on the totality of the signature eventually.

[rand1com]

It was signed "Sincerely Babe Ruth", just not by "Babe Ruth" IMO.

Letter formation is just not right for the "Babe." Also, I have seen many Ruth signatures with the "Sincerely" added and don't remember ever seeing a comma after the "Sincerely" as this one has. I do not think it is authentic but wait for other opinions.

[Snapolit1]

Admittedly no expert either, but that looks good to me. I'd buy that if someone was selling at a reasonably low price and take a shot.

[packs]

If not authentic, it was signed a very long time ago by someone else. You can't fake that kind of aging in the ink and you don't typically see it in forgeries because they were almost always recently signed.

[Bpm0014]

It’s 100% good just very rushed. You can clearly see that this has been in a matte/frame. The “uth” is super atypical for sure, but if he didn’t have a good hard surface to sign on, we often see that. It’s good, slightly atypical, rushed, and somewhat faded. I never suggest sending it to get a cert, however in this case I would considering all of those factors.

[Bpm0014]

I can probably even give you a time frame for this. Most likely 1932-1944.