Tricks of the Trade: Collecting Jargon

By LOUIS BECERRA —Autograph May 2010

Heavyweight Autographs

By TRAVIS ROSTE —Autograph March 2010

Kid’s Corner: Spring Training Autographs

By JAY R. NEILL —Autograph March 2010

Tricks of the Trade: Removing Stray Marks

By LOUIS BECERRA —Autograph March 2010

Sports Guru: Helmet Hype

By TOM TALBOT —Autograph March 2010

Masters of Golf: Ralph Guldahl

By RON KEURAJIAN —Autograph March 2009

Tricks of the Trade: Prep Glossy Items for Signing

By LOUIS BECERRA Featured in Autograph January 2010 Two years ago, Tony Gwynn had just been voted into the MLB Hall of Fame Class of 2007, and Sports Illustrated generated a commemorative edition on his behalf. I bought a copy and headed for Gwynn’s scheduled public appearance nearby. I was thrilled at the thought of [...]

Paper, Pen & Ink

By Steven Raab — Autograph May 2009 Authentication of historical autographs doesn’t always begin with an analysis of the signature. Often, you can spot a suspicious item simply by knowing what paper sizes were in vogue during the period in which the author was writing, or through understanding what pen would have been in their [...]

John Hancock vs. the Dow Jones

By DAVID GROSSBERG — Autograph May 2009 Some people pay attention to football scores. Some people watch the weather. I watch the Dow Jones Industrial Average. When Lehman Brothers stock fell 45 percent last September, it felt like that moment when the roller coaster has been chugging slowly, upward, then crests a peak and starts [...]

Sports Guru: Thrift Store Jackpot

By TOM TALBOT Featured in Autograph March 2009 Local thrift shops are unsuspecting places to find sports and autograph items. But recently I took the cake! On my way home from work, I usually make a stop at a Goodwill store. I’ve even become good friends with one of the workers since I see him [...]

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