The Authentic Experience
Autograph's Johnny Cash Signature Study — Be Part of It!
Has there ever been a nicer, more humble, more fan friendly superstar than Johnny Cash?
Johnny was the Babe Ruth of Country Music—the top-ranking Country artist of all time and the most loved. And Johnny loved his fans as much as they love him. So while like the Babe, Cash signed untold numbers of autographs, the supply could never meet demand...and probably never will.
Fans who couldn't meet Cash in person often requested autographs through the mail. The common belief is that he personally autographed those requests. But between his demanding touring schedule and later, his failing health and vision, it seems impossible that he could have signed even half of the mail he received.
A growing number of collectors and dealers now believe that many if not most Johnny Cash through the mail autographs were secretarial. We want to see if we can identify any secretarial styles, and at the same time build a reference collection of no-question genuine Cash exemplars to help identifying forgeries.
Are There Johnny Cash Secretarials?
If So, How Do We Identify Them?
Help Find Out!
You can be an important part of the study in three ways:
- Upload into this discussion images of Johnny Cash autographs that you personally received through the mail, and tell us when you received them. (The year is fine, but if you know the date, even better.)
- Upload images of Johnny's autographs that YOU saw signed by Johnny yourself. Include the date or at least year, too. If you didn't see it signed yourself (like pre-signed ones sold or given away at shows), please don't upload it.
- As more and more images are uploaded, see if you can identify characteristics that are commonly found on Johnny's through the mail autographs that are rarely if ever seen on ones signed in person.
With your help, we can identify Cash secretarials if they're out there. Over time this should increase the value of genuine Johnny Cash autographs, and help protect future fans and collectors against autographs that aren't authentic.
Once we finish this phase of the study, we'll go on to identifying genuine Johnny Cash autographs from forgeries.
Let's go!
Tags: Johnny, autographs, cash, genuine, mail, secretarial, the, through
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Permalink Reply by Matt on -
Any thoughts on this sig:
The guy I bought it from took a pic with Johnny so I'm assuming it's real but would love to hear thoughts.
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Permalink Reply by Brandon Mysinger on -
That one may be real...it is close enough to ask Bill Miller to be sure though. Johnny was in no way consistant with his signature. Especially in his final years. I'm leaning towards authentic.
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Permalink Reply by Wes Smith on -
I am a new poster to this forum so excuse me if I am not posting this correctly. I recently acquired some records and in the group was a few "signed" Johnny Cash Albums. I have no idea if they are authentic, secretarials, or just fakes. Here is one of them:
Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks for helping me out.
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Permalink Reply by Brandon Mysinger on
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I'm saying real to this. I see many characteristics here that are in my known authentic examples.
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Permalink Reply by Tone Capone on
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to me it looks like a good attempt if not real. The rounded J top.. and the hook attop the C and short script of last name...
overall I would say its authentic, signed in a rushed situation...in a hurry you might say...
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Permalink Reply by Peter Lougheed on
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I just bought this Johnny Cash signed casette cover. It is certified by PSA/DNA. Any opinions on its authenticity?
Thanks,
Pete
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Permalink Reply by John Strickland on -
Here is my contribution a 1974 playbill signed by Johnny, June & Anita Carter and Carl Perkins
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dog and autograph pics 017.JPG, 2.4 MB
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dog and autograph pics 019.JPG, 2.3 MB
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Permalink Reply by JJKANDLAK on
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I picked up a Johnny Cash signed album on eBay today for $65. First I ran it past the "quick opinion" services of Roger Epperson as well as PSA/DNA and both came back as "authentic." Seller had it at $100 or best offer. I initially offered $50 and seller countered at $65.
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Permalink Reply by Brenda McLeod on -
JJ--I had that same auction bookmarked as one that I was considering (because I thought it looked good)...I just didn't care too much for the album cover photo! Good for you! Right now I'm hoping to get the same news on my recent purchase, as I just sent it to Roger as well. Let me know what you think!
Brenda
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Agreed..not the greatest album cover but I thought it was a good opportunity fro the price.
I'm no authenticity expert..have collected off and on for many years. However I really like the idea that for a nominal fee($15)Roger Epperson and PSA/DNA($7.49) I can get a "quick opinion" before I purchase anything online. I feel $22.49 was a pretty cheap investment for "peace of mind" before I made the purchase. I see there are lots of Cash items on eBay now and I would have to say that a hefty asking price doesn't guarantee authenticity. Years ago I owned one of the "House Of Cash" limited edition signed photos(the one with the purple background) and the HOC letter. Was #'d of 500 or so in pencil on the back. Sold it for a pretty good profit several years ago on eBay and now wish I had held onto it.
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