"I have a couple of these photos that were inserts in a book with printed signatures (both exactly the same signature). You can find other stills from films around with different reprinted genuine signatures. This one you are asking about, I really…"
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An increasingly commonly seen Beatles forgery style
Started this discussion. Last reply by JDZelenka Nov 18, 2025. 13 Replies 0 Likes
I thought I would share this from Saleroom. I have seen this forgery style crop up on a few items recently. It is at first glance quite professionally done but has certain characteristics that stand…Continue
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"Hello yes I answered there in detail. In a sentence - I am deeply sceptical of it. "
"The writing does look like his script so if it is a forgery then it is the finest I have seen. But is it live ink or a reprint? Is the photo really a Type 1 print from 1971-72? In the late 1970s there were many 8x10s circulating as inserts in books…"
"Well the first CDs started becoming commercially available in Japan around 1982-1983 so that tells you all you need to know. "
"I have had a bit of experience with Bruce Lee autographs - good and bad"
"Handwriting looks good in both cases, as long as they are live ink, of course"
"The auction listing says that the John may be by Neil but it looks fine to me, even though atypical. "
"While the writing looks a lot like WFIL Lennon in red pen, it is so dark and consistent I can't help thinking it looks like it is printed on the cover or some kind of autopen. There is a history of different copies of another of his signatures…"
"You can see in my personal example that Paul was just as fluid if he was going over his own signature when the original pen was not working well. "
"Looks like the pen started running out when Paul was writing so he swapped pens and went over part of his autograph before finishing it normally. I have a similar story for a Paul autograph on one of my sets"
"This one falls short shockingly"
"Not in Ringo's italic handwriting unfortunately."
"I saw this listing for Abe Books which appears to show the volume 1 signed page design sold with a volume 2. I really don't know the story on whether these were interchanged at some…"
"I never heard of a forgery of a Genesis book. These were part of an official partnership between Genesis books and GH - he signed three lithographs, and at least six book editions including this one. "
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