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Christopher Reeve Autograph

I was the highest bidder on this piece from last week's RR Auction. Someone told me that the signature "might" not be authentic. I want to get your opinions on it.

Thanks!

Tags: Reeve, Star, Superman, Wars

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on June 22, 2016 at 7:55pm

That is quite different than what I am use to seeing. I'm no expert but would be suspicious of this one.

Permalink Reply by FB on June 22, 2016 at 8:17pm

Thanks! I'm going to wait to get more opinions. I'm thinking about having PSA/DNA do a quick opinion on it, even though they do business with RR. If it's not real, I'm surprised RR consigned it.

Permalink Reply by Joe W. on June 22, 2016 at 8:30pm

It may be possible it is VERY rushed. Again, there are many others on this site that know more about Mr. Reeve's signature. Just, if it wasn't for the RR COA, I wouldn't give this one a second look. But, that's just me.

Permalink Reply by FB on June 23, 2016 at 12:37pm
I agree. It's better to be safe than sorry.
Permalink Reply by Pete Bendu on June 23, 2016 at 4:24pm

I'd say wait for Bradford to answer definitively, but to me this has plenty of Reeve's tells. Probably a transition signature when he was switching from his fuller 1970's style to his 1980's style, still nearly every letter but far more rushed. The Ch is all him, the tph is all him, and the double e is all him. 

Permalink Reply by FB on June 23, 2016 at 6:05pm

Thanks! Hopefully, Bradford can respond to this post when he has time.

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on June 25, 2016 at 2:31pm
Post a comment on Bradford's profile with a link.
Permalink Reply by FB on June 25, 2016 at 11:20pm

What's the link to Bradford's profile?

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on June 25, 2016 at 11:22pm
Permalink Reply by Bradford on June 27, 2016 at 6:26pm
I have a numerous amount of Reeve signatures and even those that are rushed I can find another example somewhere else.

This particular signature can't be found anywhere in my exemplar file. There might be a couple of Reeve traits but there are certainly more obscurities than consistencies.

To put it mildly, there is a lot more wrong with this autograph than there is right. The ribbon on the T for one is highly atypical. Not to mention the fact that his fan rushed signature is rarely one that's full.

One other thing to point out that is highly irregular is the R in Christopner. I've never seen him tail it down like that. 99.9% of the time it always curves up.
Permalink Reply by FB on June 27, 2016 at 7:52pm

Thanks. My questions is now, how should I follow up with RR Auction? I won the item, but I haven't paid for it, yet.

Permalink Reply by Bradford on June 27, 2016 at 8:01pm
I would send off for a quick opinion from PSA and see if it comes back "not likely genuine". If it comes back as such, then you might have a chance to back out. They really don't care who I am.

They could also say that it is "likely genuine". After all, this is my opinion. All I can say for myself that I wouldn't own this item nor would I sell it unless I saw Reeve sign it personally.

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