i'd have to say the Baseball would be better Signed baseballs are worth more than signed photos, and cards. Baseballs are the most common, and preferred by collectors because of it's connection to the game, low cost, availability and it displays the signature well. The display of the signature is the key to value. For example: Find a magazine photo about the size of a baseball card (2 1/2' x 3 /1/2') that would represent a baseball card or photograph, and a white sheet of paper, that will represent a baseball. Most Autographs were signed with a fountain pen back in Ruth's day so now take a pen, and sign your name on the magazine photo. Now sign your name on the white piece of paper. As you will see, that the white paper (baseball) displays your signature much better. The signature on the magazine photo (baseball card) doesn't stand out as well in contrast to the background. Which would you pay more for? The baseball is also more desired for the signature because of it's connection to the game. A photo can sell as high as a baseball (in some cases) if the signature stand out well in contrast to the photo, and make for a great display.
I will not give you a defanet answer but to me i believe that it would be a baseball card signed by Babe Ruth. The reason i think this is because Babe Ruth is a pro. baseball player and is very famous. Iron Man is to but he is not as rare as Babe Ruth is .
Babe Ruth Autograph SampleSee Related Links below for a sample of a Babe Ruth signature signed on a baseball along with Lou Gehrig. The signature is authenticated by PSA/DNA.
it wouldn't matter, babe Ruth is the signature your looking for
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Must be Babe Ruth as Joseph Williams was apparently not much of a baseball player as there is no record of him in baseball.
A Babe Ruth signature is one of the most prized signatures in the hobby. A Babe Ruth single signed baseball in general is worth about $6,000.-$10,000. Value may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the signature. If the signature is not properly authenticated the signed baseball could sell at half the market value or less. The 100 anniversary of baseball was 1969 and could not have been signed by Babe Ruth. You also noted that it is still in it's original wrapper. You have a Baseball's 100 year anniversary Souvenir baseball with a Babe Ruth facsimile stamped signature. This baseball could bring a value of about $30. -$40.
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The most expensive autographed baseball in history was sold at an auction held on May 6, 2006 when a Joe DiMaggio Marilyn Monroe duel signed baseball sold for $191,200. Breaking the record of a Babe Ruth signed baseball in 2005. A Babe Ruth single signed baseball, the finest known Ruth-signed ball, graded 9.5 out of 10 by Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) sold for $150,000 in 2005. Babe Ruth single signed baseballs in general sell for about $4,000.-$10,000. so this price is well above the market value.
Babe Ruth was a baseball star.
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A Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig duel signed baseball is worth about $15,000. -$30,000. Price will vary based on the type of baseball signed, condition of both the baseball and signatures, and what type of authenticity that accompanies the signatures.In an auction held in May of 2007 a pristine example of this duel signed baseball sold for $33,460. and another sold for $26,290. in October 2007 an excellent duel signed Ruth Gehrig baseball signed with the quotation marks around "Babe" that typified his pre-1928 autograph sold for $14,340.Lots of these Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig baseballs were signed during Barnstorming tours of the US. Below is a link to a great baseball that sold for about $25,000. The Babe Ruth Autograph signed on the Baseball with the inscription: "I'll Punch Lou in the Nose" and the Lou Gehrig Autograph signed on the Baseball with the inscription: "To my friend Kay from H.L. Gehrig The kid known as Lou" Check it out.
Babe Ruth signed basketballBabe Ruth did play other sports but will not be identified with any other but baseball. The most preferred item for a Babe Ruth signature would be a baseball, but the unique nature of the signed vintage basketball would make a neat display. A Babe Ruth signed baseball in general is worth about $6,000.-$10,000. and i could see the basketball selling for more. The type of authenticity that accompanies the signature, and how well the signature is displayed on the basketball will effect the value. Signatures that have not been properly authenticated could sell at half the market value or less.