Help with Signature on 1953 NL Al Star Baseball

[GKreindler]

Jacksons, I may not know who the signature belongs to, but MAN, that's a bold set of autographs!! Great piece your friend has!

[perezfan]

It's Hoyt Wilhelm (quick/sloppy version)

[GoldenAge50s]

Jacksons--

Am I right that that is a stamped signature ball?

[perezfan]

These are hand-written, and not stamped. The stamped sigs never overlap, as in this example...

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ead.php?t=1124

[Chris Counts]

It looks like Hoyt's signature was as hard to follow as his knuckler ...

[jacksons]

Thanks, Perez - that's what I thought. By process of elimination, his was one of the few not included on any of the other panels.

Thanks again.

[roarfrom34]

stamped/facsimile IMO

[scgaynor]

It is impossible to say without holding it in person, but It looks like ink, you can see some spaces where it looks like the pen skipped a bit, plus the stamp balls are usually lighter and the signatures were smaller and more consistent. There were some really nice ink pens in the early 1950's. It was called something like India ink or Indian ink or something. The pens were expensive, but they held up well.

Scott

[perezfan]

Right... India Ink. The best/boldest ink available. This ball has enough inconsistencies that I think you can easily rule out stamped sigs. The Wilhelm would not be that sloppy either, as the stamped balls used perfect exemplars.

Also, the "1953" is obviously hand-written and appears to be in the same India Ink. Just my opinion...