1945(?) signed baseball help

[Scott Garner]

Hi Ansleys,
Welcome to net54! Posting some photos of the actual ball would be helpful. Please make sure to get a closeup of the signatures as well as the trademak on the ball.

Once you do this we can start rendering opinions. I hope this helps!

[Ansleys]

Scott,

Here are the photos of the ball.

[btcarfagno]

I will defer to others with regard to its authenticity. Your ball is very clean and the autographs nice and clear which helps. A Pirate ball fropm this era would normally go for maybe $800-$1,000 with Wagner and in this condition. I would venture that the additional Cleveland members would normally detract somewhat from the value..but with Speaker and Feller included it may actually increase the value a bit. Waner and Frisch are a nice bonus as well. My guess is a value of $1,000-$1,250 if it is genuine. I would not be surprised to see it go higher, however, due to the strong Wagner signature.

Hope that helps, and hope it is authentic. It's a nice piece.

Tom C

[Ansleys]

Tom,

Thanks for the reply. This ball has been in the family for as long as I remember (almost 60 years). How does one authenticate a signed baseball?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Ansleys

Tom,

Thanks for the reply. This ball has been in the family for as long as I remember (almost 60 years). How does one authenticate a signed baseball?

Ansleys,
Thanks for posting the photos. It's really a great looking ball. It appears that with the exception of Feller, every other signature was signed with the same pen and the condition is fantastic considering its age.

I will not comment on value as I'll let some of net54's experts check in on that. I'm not a huge fan of spending the money for authentication, but JSA (Jim Spence) in NJ could provide the service that you are inquiring about. Prepare to pull your wallet out as JSA is not inexpensive. FWIW, many of the the sigs on your ball look great to me.