A significant one-owner collection of team signed baseballs centered on championship franchises across the game’s history is now on the auction block. The collection at Goldin Auctions features 118 baseball signed balls from the pre-War era through the end of the 20th century. Each ball is being offered as an individual lot. The collection has its own special section … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Sloppy Signatures and the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Clubhouse Signer
In reading the Editor’s Blog on the ‘state of the hobby’ as a new year began last week, I was particularly interested in the comments about today’s players and lazy autographs. Of course, the “patron saint” of bad autographs was Vernand Morency. You see Vernand’s “autograph” was really not much more than a “V” or a check mark and that kind of got the ball rolling on bad … [Read more...]
Baseball Autograph Guide Aims to Pull Back Curtain on Hall of Fame Signatures
A new book by long time autograph collector/dealer Ron Keurajian is being released Monday. “Baseball Hall of Fame Autographs: A Reference Guide” is a 248-page paperback covering a wide spectrum of topics based on the author’s research and experiences over three decades in the hobby. The book is priced at $49.95. That may sound like a large investment, but … [Read more...]