Bo Jackson Rookie Jersey on Ebay

[yankees159]

HI does any Royals experts have any thoughts on this jersey:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bo-Jackson-G...11%26rk%3D2%26

Thanks!

[slab0meat]

No expert, but shouldn't the name be vertically arched?

[yankees159]

That's what I thought, thanks for validating my opinion.

[Metsfan808]

No expert, but shouldn't the name be vertically arched?

You are correct it should look like this:

[esquiresports]

The lettering for the Tartabull example above is from 1987. In 1986, the lettering was thicker. A different, wider font was used for jersey numbers in 1986. Letters were also spaced further apart in 1986. The eBay jersey, with block lettering, is consistent with the home 1986 jersey sold by Leland's, and is consistent with the lettering in the press photo for sale on eBay. You can see how the right leg in the letter 'A' matches up nicely. So for at least one road jersey, the letters appear to be block cut and not arched.

Tagging is consistent with other 1986 home jerseys I have seen, except for a Charlie Sheen road Bo Jackson jersey. This jersey, to complicate mattress, had arched-cut lettering. The tagging for that jersey makes me a little nervous.

From what I understand, the Royals were not the most consistent team in lettering style during this era. I have seen multiple Royals jerseys from 1986 said to be game worn with arched lettering.

Bo Jackson was a September call-up. Attention to jersey name detail may not have been of much concern during this time of roster expansion.

Bo Jaskson photo - block lettering:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-Press-P...item3a745160f8

Bo Jackson road rookie jersey:
http://www.lelands.com/Auction/Aucti...-Rookie-Jersey

[sox83cubs84]

The lettering for the Tartabull example above is from 1987. In 1986, the lettering was thicker. A different, wider font was used for jersey numbers in 1986. Letters were also spaced further apart in 1986. The eBay jersey, with block lettering, is consistent with the home 1986 jersey sold by Leland's, and is consistent with the lettering in the press photo for sale on eBay. You can see how the right leg in the letter 'A' matches up nicely. So for at least one road jersey, the letters appear to be block cut and not arched.

Tagging is consistent with other 1986 home jerseys I have seen, except for a Charlie Sheen road Bo Jackson jersey. This jersey, to complicate mattress, had arched-cut lettering. The tagging for that jersey makes me a little nervous.

From what I understand, the Royals were not the most consistent team in lettering style during this era. I have seen multiple Royals jerseys from 1986 said to be game worn with arched lettering.

Bo Jackson was a September call-up. Attention to jersey name detail may not have been of much concern during this time of roster expansion.

Bo Jaskson photo - block lettering:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-Press-P...item3a745160f8

Bo Jackson road rookie jersey:
http://www.lelands.com/Auction/Aucti...-Rookie-Jersey

Your comments on the NOB font incosnsitency are very sensible and likely the case. The Cubs did the same thing even earlier during the season in the 1980s....vertical arches were the norm, but newcomers, even in midseason, often got a straight arch. This was pre-1987.

The difgferences in fonts between the Bo and the Tartabull can be summed up by IDing the manufacturers. The Royals (like the Cubs) wore Wilson inn 1986 and Rawlings in 1987.

Dave Miedema