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Babe Waxpak: Valuing DiMaggio signature, old timers autographs

Dear Babe: I have a business card with Joe DiMaggio's signature on it. My late father-in-law was a rabid Yankees fan and one of his friends had the pleasure of sitting beside Mr. DiMaggio on an airplane back in the 1950s and got this autograph for my father-in-law.— Anita Memos, Merrimack, N.H.As I suspected, the fact that the signature is on a business card diminishes the value. "This one is worth around $50," said Mike Heffner, president of www.Lelands.com . "If it was a clean card (no spotting or print), it would be worth around $150."

"This might have only a $75 to $100 value. A clean cut (would fetch) about $150,"said Mike Gutierrez, consignment director for Heritage Auctions ( www.ha.com ).

Dear Babe: My friend used to be a guard for the San Diego Padres and got these autographs during the 1972-1974 old-timers' games.— Larry Knoepfel, San JacintoIt appears these may be signatures printed on sheets. Both Gutierrez of Heritage Auctions and Mike Breeden, a Sports Collectors Digest columnist and autograph expert, said the sheets appeared to contain printed autographs.