REMEMBER - I am a buyer of sports autographs. I am especially interested in buying baseball autographs
and boxing autographs. If you have one item or an entire collection, please contact me by clicking the link on the navigation
bar on the left and writing to me.
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Unfortunately there is a black mark upon the sports autographs market. The forger runs amuck in this part of
the autograph collecting hobby. I have seen the gamut of forgers, ranging from the unsophisticated Brooklyn forger
(20 years ago), scribbling forgeries on little pieces of paper, to sophisticated rings which scour flea markets
and estate sales looking for old baseballs to forge and using bogus COA's to "authenticate" their garbage.
Do your homework before buying any sports autographs. Don't buy sports autographs at bargain basement prices. That is
a sure sign that something is wrong.
Make sure the dealer that you are buying from is well established in the hobby and that he is operating a real business.
Make sure he is not just someone who is scribbling out Babe Ruth fakes just to sell on an Internet auction. Ask for an opinion
from someone else. Establish contacts in the market. If you cannot verify your purchase, then don't give them your hard earned
money. If the price is too good to be true, than avoid the item.
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SPORTS AUTOGRAPHS
BOXING AUTOGRAPHS
GeneTunney & Jack Dempsey - framed lithograph from Sports Illustrated, measuring 21x25, picturing their famed
heavyweight bout. Signed by both. A beauty. $500
A 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 picture of Rocky Graziano during the Tony Zale fight. $50
An 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 picture of Joe Louis slugging it out with Billy Conn. On the back is a similair signed picture of Joe
Louis. These pictures are only signed by Louis. $495
Joe Louis - signature on inside leather cover (2x3) of address book. Perfect to mat. $225
FOOTBALL AUTOGRAPHS
Football Autographs on 3x5 Index Cards, signed on the unlined side unless noted with (l) for lined side,
(p/m) means personalized mattable, (p/n) means personalized not mattable
- Jim Conzelman $250
- Roman Gabriel $5
- Joe Guyon (signed note on 3x5) $300
- Arnie Herber $500
- Lou Little $30
- Link Lyman $250
- George McAfee (l) $3
- Earl Morrall $5
- Ernie Nevers $125
- Art Rooney $100
- Ken Strong $50
- Emlen Tunnell $150 (postmarked government postcard, he writes about his greatest thrill in sports being his Hall of Fame
induction. Five lines in his handwriting with superb signature. $150)
- Bob Waterfield - personalized "To Pat, best of luck always, Bob Waterfield" The To Pat writing can easily be matted out.
$175
Other Football Autographs
- Sammy Baugh (signed check) $75
- Jay Berwanger - AP (autograph album page) signature with small news picture on page. $25
- Weeb Ewbank - signature on back of "21 Nightclub" postcard, personalized $20
- Elmer Layden (one of the Four Horseman of Notre Dame) - typed letter signed, on National Football League stationery. Signed
as NFL Commissioner! Rare in this form. $275
- Ernie Nevers - Hall of Fame bust signed picture postcard. $250
- Ken Strong - 4 line note dated Jan 7,1974, handwritten and signed. $50
- Ken Strong - handwritten letter, back of page from collector, lined paper, mentions Miami and Minnesota as being the best
teams. Dated Nov 24, 1973. $100
- Bob Waterfield - Exhibit card with fine signature. $425
Remember: I am buying sports autographs.
