help on another Mantle autograph

[judgebuck]

Bought this 8 x 10 Mantle photo 20+ years ago from a local collector who told me he had Mantle sign it at a show in Cincinnati in 1988. Would appreciate your thoughts and opinions on whether it is good or bad. Thanks in advance.

[bjerome]

I'm no expert by any means on Mantle, but there are 3 things that stick out to me looking at this one. 1. I don't like the "icke" in Mickey. I feel like it is slanted far too right for what his stuff generally does. 2. The M in Mantle has that big flat spot on the bottom. It looks like someone tried to sign his name on a ruler. 3. His full signature, especially his last name seems too straight across. Most examples of Mantle I have seen generally have some curving to it (especially in his last name). Because of these things I am seeing (and again, I am far from an expert), I don't believe this particular signature to be authentic.

[mr2686]

Looks like it was drawn on a straight line with none of the indicators I would look for. I think it's bad.

[Steve D]

I also don't like this one. If you look closely at the M's, where the line comes off the flat at the bottom and starts to curve upward, it looks like a start/stop situation, where the pen was removed at the end of the flat stroke, and then put back in contact with the paper for the curve. You can see what looks like a slight overlap in the two pen strokes.

Steve

[Duluth Eskimo]

No bueno

[judgebuck]

Thanks for the opinions and comments. That's what I was looking for. Any other opinions and comments are welcomed.