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    NFL tail tag fonts?

    Hello friends

    Someone emailed me asking about the font style on NFL jersey front tail size tags. I thought it might be good to throw out there so get a photo thread going for research purposes.

    Should the font be consistent among all the teams?

    Also, can people post photos of the tail tags here of pieces bought from the league or mei grey, game exclusives or directly from teams (from say, the last 3 years). Please also post where you got the piece/the source.

    I'll do the same. Here is one from a 2006 Marcus McNeill bolts jersey from NFL auctions. more to come

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    Re: NFL tail tag fonts?

    2004 Jamal Williams from NFL Auctions



    2004 Jamal Williams from Chargers team store



    2002 Marcellus Wiley from Wiley

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    Re: NFL tail tag fonts?

    Eric,

    Personally, I would like to see the jersey data base grow to where it could be used, by members of GUU, as reference for specific player jersey characteristics. If that was used it would cut down on the sales of bogus jerseys. Second, on these current player jerseys, BUY PAPERWORK. By that I mean NFL, team, or player paperwork, not LOA's from authenicators.

    Attached are the following player/year tags:
    #1 2004 Shaun Alexander
    #2 2002 Drew Bledsoe
    #3 1998 Dan Marino
    #4 1997 Moose Johnston
    #5 2004 Peyton Manning
    #6 2003 Ricky Williams
    #7 2002 Fred Taylor
    #8 2003 Reggie Wayne
    #9 2003 Zach Thomas
    #10 1999 Donavon McNabb
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    Re: NFL tail tag fonts?

    Does anyone have proof of variations in the same team in the same year with the size tags?

    Look at my two 2004 jersey tags of Jamal Williams above (one from NFL Auctions and one from the team store)

    The #5 is different from the one on the 2004 Antonio Gates being sold in Historic Auctions

    The bottom of the 5 curves like an s on the ones in my photos. The one in Historic striaghtens out

    http://www.historicauctions.com/sear...imageid/13476/
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    Re: NFL tail tag fonts?

    Eric,

    Here is my Antonio Gates, vs Browns, 2006 tag. I bought the jersey from NFL auctions.

    Roger
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    Re: NFL tail tag fonts?

    2000 season Bears pro-cut blank



    2001 season Urlacher gameworn


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    Re: NFL tail tag fonts?

    Quote Originally Posted by RKGIBSON View Post
    Eric,

    Here is my Antonio Gates, vs Browns, 2006 tag. I bought the jersey from NFL auctions.

    Roger
    Can anyone find any 2004 tags from the league/team that look like this?
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    Re: NFL tail tag fonts?

    2004 Urlacher Pro Bowl game-issued



    2004 Bernard Berrian from NFL Auctions



    2003 Jerry Azumah from NFL Auctions


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    Re: NFL tail tag fonts?

    Not meaning to get off track, but as with one of the previous posts in this thread, I continue to see various references in this forum about acquiring team paperwork. If you truly trust team/league/player paperwork, you are terribly, terribly naive. Time and again I have seen "official" paperwork stating that an item has been "game-worn" when it is quite obvious that the item is nothing more than "team-issued" at best. Some teams issue COAs on every item they sell as they appear to not know the difference nor understand the relevance.

    No, DON'T buy the paperwork, buy the jersey for what it is! A jersey speaks for itself. The more appropriate words of wisdom should be to buy only those items that YOU have researched (not depending on ANYONE'S COA) and that YOU feel comfortable with buying. To do otherwise is opening yourself up to a lot of heartache and frustration.

    Mark Hayne
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    Re: NFL tail tag fonts?

    The term buy paperwork was short for, if you buy from teams, or know the history through a paper trail, your chance of getting a fake item is reduced.

    Roger

 

 

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