Resolved: Auto Help (Hank) - Thanks all!

LarkinCollector

All the auto poppage reminded me of one I've been meaning to send in. Two questions on this one:
1. Do you think it's authentic?
2. How does being signed on the back affect the value vs. being signed on the front?

mrmint23

Secretarial or stamp?

Ironmanfan

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I was thinking stamp as well

IMF

Nascar360

Put a loupe on it and look at where the lines cross. One line should flow over the other line (T in best or H in Hank) otherwise it's a stamp.

bounce

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<< <i>Secretarial or stamp? >>



I was thinking stamp as well

IMF >>



me too - stamp seems most likely based on the consistency of the ink - there's no smudges or that sort of thing like you'd normally expect from regular ink signatures

especially with a "best wishes" inscription - hank never did that sort of thing anyway so it's another "clue"

LarkinCollector

Anything is possible on this one, I found it mixed in with a lot of 50s-70s BB and the back of this one wasn't even pictured when I bought it a few years back. Thanks for the tip, Nascar. I don't have a loupe, but looking closely now I see it's a stamp.