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Show your best signed cards (in terms of penmanship)

Some (most?) of the autographed cards these days just show a random squiggle to be passed off as a signature. Lets see some nice penmanship on cards. I'll start with this nugget from Charlie Gehringer, 'The Mechanical Man'. People just don't sign like this any more:

Daniel

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  • DBesse27DBesse27 Posts: 3,078 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Goose:

    Mr. Gino:

    Yaz Master Set
    #1 Gino Cappelletti master set
    #1 John Hannah master set

    Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox

  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Usually I'd pick Maurice Richard as one of my favorite signatures, but I also have always enjoyed this one for penmanship:

    The Simpsons - Cletus's Mark
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33bTtno45Js

  • Cs223406Cs223406 Posts: 146 ✭✭✭✭





  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,885 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Anything signed by Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio or Harmon Killebrew would apply here.

    2013,14 and 15 Certificate Award Winner Harmon Killebrew Master Set and Master Topps Set
  • jimqjimq Posts: 274 ✭✭✭
    edited June 10, 2023 10:34AM

    I always thought Tom Seaver and Mariano Rivera were beautiful autos but I just looked at them again and if you didn't know who wrote them then you wouldn't know after looking at them. Harmon Killebrew and Johnny Bench are good ones.

    Edited to add: Not the best example out there, but I think it's the only one I have

  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,336 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jimq said:
    I always thought Tom Seaver and Mariano Rivera were beautiful autos but I just looked at them again and if you didn't know who wrote them then you wouldn't know after looking at them. Harmon Killebrew and Johnny Bench are good ones.

    Edited to add: Not the best example out there, but I think it's the only one I have

    hey jimq,
    I totally dig your Hillshire...That's Pretty Cool... :)

  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,885 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's a nice Killebrew.

    2013,14 and 15 Certificate Award Winner Harmon Killebrew Master Set and Master Topps Set
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,420 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 10, 2023 1:56PM

    Most of these I pulled from packs or thru a promotion.

    I do have some graded like Mariano Rivera who IMO has a great sig.





    Mike
  • picklepetepicklepete Posts: 415 ✭✭✭✭

    One of the nicest Fernando autographs I've seen.. thing of beauty

  • balco758balco758 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Mike that's a beautiful Ryan.

  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,420 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @balco758 said:
    Mike that's a beautiful Ryan.

    Thanx Steve.

    Here's another that came back 10/10 from PSA.

    Mike
  • yankeesmanyankeesman Posts: 984 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don Mattingly, Yogi Berra, Thurman Munson, Brian McCann and Topps Rookie Cup autograph collector
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  • DBesse27DBesse27 Posts: 3,078 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JoeBanzai said:
    Anything signed by Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio or Harmon Killebrew would apply here.

    Red Schoendeinst has a good one doesn’t he?

    Nathan, good call on Kaline.

    Yaz Master Set
    #1 Gino Cappelletti master set
    #1 John Hannah master set

    Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox

  • bswhitenbswhiten Posts: 215 ✭✭✭

    Murph

  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,336 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @bswhiten said:
    Murph

    hey bswhiten,

    Your Dale Proof Run is Outstanding...Oh Yeah That's Cool... :)

  • mrmoparmrmopar Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭✭

    I am partial and this isn't a card I particularly like, but it has a decent Garvey auto. His earlier signatures were very nice. It's gotten very sloppy in recent times though.

    I collect Steve Garvey, Dodgers and signed cards. Collector since 1978.
  • BaltimoreYankeeBaltimoreYankee Posts: 3,012 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good stuff, guys. I can always appreciate a nice quality signature on a card.

    Daniel
  • totallyraddtotallyradd Posts: 934 ✭✭✭✭

    Mantles sig is pretty iconic and possibly my favorite. I have a two of his autos, one on a picture and another one on some hotel's letterhead. No pics, but we all know that signature. I love Pedro Martinez, Paul Molitor, and Andre Dawson's too.

  • DBesse27DBesse27 Posts: 3,078 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @totallyradd said:
    Mantles sig is pretty iconic and possibly my favorite. I have a two of his autos, one on a picture and another one on some hotel's letterhead. No pics, but we all know that signature. I love Pedro Martinez, Paul Molitor, and Andre Dawson's too.

    Good call.

    Yaz Master Set
    #1 Gino Cappelletti master set
    #1 John Hannah master set

    Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox

  • cjhavcjhav Posts: 27

    Ben Hogan, like many from that Era, is always a well done signature.

  • hjrhjr Posts: 46 ✭✭

    The Gracie's all have beautiful signatures.

    Henry Ruiz
  • CMKLCMKL Posts: 67 ✭✭✭
    edited June 13, 2023 6:51PM

    I’m impartial to The Chicken, Ted Giannoulas. You can read each letter every time he signs.



  • oilers99oilers99 Posts: 222 ✭✭✭

    I know the topic is signed cards but I'll share these two signed hats by The Great One. They were signed at different golf events and the difference is quite startling.


  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,336 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oilers99 said:
    I know the topic is signed cards but I'll share these two signed hats by The Great One. They were signed at different golf events and the difference is quite startling.


    hey oilers99,
    That's cool... :)

  • Chicago1976Chicago1976 Posts: 557 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i tracked down the Golden Bear last month -- one of the better John Hancocks around

    also got him on a card that's currently in Newport Beach


    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

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