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Ratty · Joined: 21 Feb 2021 Posts: 7

Hi all. New here so apologies if this is the wrong place. I have some older LFC autographs I’d like some info on, value, authenticity etc if anybody can help? Thanks

colchestersid · Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 767

Welcome to the Forum, I'm sure if you can post scans on here someone should be able to help

Ratty · Joined: 21 Feb 2021 Posts: 7

Thanks. I’m not sure I can scan but I can post a few photos if that helps?

Ratty · Joined: 21 Feb 2021 Posts: 7

Flaming Pie · Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 971

Ratty, some Liverpool legends in your collection. Top one looks like Kenny Dalglish £10 , then Emlyn Hughes £15 , lan St John £5 bottom two,, Bill Shankly in pencil with Preston NE team £ 50+ , Bob Paisley on two LFC letters £40+each,, . Just to add, the damage on the Paisley could harm the value .Hope this helps.

Ratty · Joined: 21 Feb 2021 Posts: 7

Thanks for your help. The PNE team also includes sir Tom Finney if that helps?

Ratty · Joined: 21 Feb 2021 Posts: 7

I’m also led to believe that the Shankly is the older and rarer signed with a W and not the later B

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:12 pm Post subject:

Tom Finney signed everything that moved or didn't move, as did Stanley Matthews, bless them - hence their sigs aren't as valuable as some.

Ratty · Joined: 21 Feb 2021 Posts: 7

Fair enough haha

Flaming Pie · Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 971

Ratty, they all look authentic. I don’t think there is much difference in the value of the Liverpool manager signing W Shankly and Bill Shankly. The fact that the Preston signatures look like they have been cut and stuck on a card might detract from the value. When he was a player he seemed to mostly sign W, but when he became a manager (in most cases) he reverted to Bill. I suppose he became more famous as Bill and gave the fans what they wanted. A bit like Dixie Dean. He liked to be called Bill, but mostly signed as Dixie , to give the fans what they wanted. Sometimes he signed W R ( William Ralph) Dean. To be honest, not certain if the WR Dean is more valuable than the Dixie Dean signature?

Ratty · Joined: 21 Feb 2021 Posts: 7

Thanks for your reply, appreciate it. I have a collection, mostly bought from reputable sources that I would like to move on. I think the ones I’ve listed are probably the rarest/most valuable. Any idea where I could potentially list them?