1955 Bowman Baseball card #109 (ex+) signed in vintage ballpoint by 8-time All-Star and Boston Red Sox legend Vern Stephens, who died from a sudden heart attack in 1968 at the age of 48. Guaranteed to pass the test of any "authenticator" you wish to thrust money upon.  Winner pays $ 5.50 for USPS shipping.  A word about authenticity...we have been collecting/selling autographs an memorabilia for 40+ years.  So we're usually confident  that we have the experience necessary to offer signed items we did not receive in-person.  Your "industry experts" offer their opinion for a fee.  We offer a similar opinion for free. More importantly we guarantee each item we sell.  There is nothing nefarious or dodgy about what we do.  So if you are so inclined to pay for what is being offered as "the final word" in authenticity, do not fret as we will take back whatever any third-party did not care for.  We are not concerned with expert opinions.  Our guarantee is with our customers.