"It can be difficult to tell sometimes with modern Pauls. But looking at this, every single letter and link to a letter looks wrong in some way."
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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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"The set is fake and so is the letter - outrageous. Even without Frank's name spelled wrong, the letterhead and fonts are all wrong from start to finish and his signature looks forged too. Outrageous!"
"Ouch, that buyer is in for a nasty surprise when they try to re-sell it eventually, get it valued or certified by someone like Tracks."
"The signature is large and not much care has been taken in the letters formation so it looks atypical for the period. That was what I meant by wayward. The reason I say it is a difficult period is because John's signature had changed a lot…"
"It's an oft forged era for Lennon and I have looked at a lot over the years and owned a few. It is extremely wayward even for him but the inscription and date are clearly his handwriting. So it's a thumbs up from me. You would need a…"
"A telltale indicator of Louise Harrison signing for George is usually the loop in the tale of the first G but it is not as evident in this example. The "Love" is highly characteristic of her signings"
"Embarrassingly it is covered in a news story by the Liverpool Echo as a marvellous find at auction."
"I wish someone would buy my Beatles signed 8x10 for US$100,000 haha"
"In my collecting experience of Beatles (more than 25 years) I would say this is a big no for Macca. The round style of lettering is not characteristic of Paul in any era. Linda I am not qualified to judge"
"I would say separately in the 1980s too. It is going for $20,000+ on R&R Auctions"
"I would place it late 1963 or in 1964 (because of the joined up John with Lennon)"
"Scalpers trying to raise some Christmas funds for themselves"
"I go by the rule if I can't tell at a glance whether they are good or not then I avoid"
"Beautiful set if you don't mind the dedication"
"In 25 years of collecting and monitoring sales I have never seen such an item come up for sale. In an aside, I have a set of Beatles autographs from the Wolverhampton March appearance on the back page of the programme. It caused some confusion among…"
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