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I got this Elvis signature quite a few years ago through an auction. I was told it was obtained in person in Memphis in 1973. I searched the internet, and found a few similar examples to mine. I know it has a "dotted" i, and there may be other differences to other signatures, but it IS similar to an authenticated example from Elvistoday.com. I have included both the signature I own and those examples I found.

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Mupplvr....I hate to be the bearer of bad news...

Sorry to say your autograph is bogus...

The reason it closely resembles the examples you have posted along with it is because they too are bogus...all of them...

Would you be kind enough to tell all of us which auction house this came from?

 

What makes it bogus?

Mupplvr,

I reopened the discussion because this is a valuable topic. We generally keep discussions open here, since most are authenticity-oriented and information may be added years later that helps the community. 

In response to the OP I don't know how many ways I can say it but you're example  is definitely not real. Many known faked Elvis signatures have been done in this "style".

Proof of that statement are all the examples you've taken the time to post...they all look like yours and all  of those too are not genuine. 

I closed the discussion for exactly the reasons of the response I got after I closed the discussion - I didn't want to get "attacked" for accidentally buying a fake autograph years ago when I knew less about the hobby and when I thought the seller was trustworthy. No one needs to be talked down to here.

Have some posts been removed? I don't see any attacks or "being talked down to" ???

You must have had some doubts, otherwise why would you open a discussion on the item?

Sorry you example appears to be non-authentic... it's a tough pill all collectors have had to swallow at one time or another. 

you can't go to google and randomly pull off autographs of Elvis that look like yours, and assume that yours is authentic.  it certainly is not.  What you have to do is study KNOWN authentic examples (there have been some presented in discussions on this site), and then do the comparison.  You will realize quickly what the true verdict is.

you closed the discussion after one comment.

Because I found out it wasn't authentic - why keep it going? No need for overkill.

I understand how Mupplvr feels. It's demoralizing and upsetting to find out an autograph you loved, treasured and spent good money on isn't real.

We can all relate, can't we?

Mupplvr,

I'm sorry about your Elvis. I think Don Webster is right.

If you'd like, you can stop following this discussion. There's an option to do that at the bottom of your original post.

I also understand, but MupplvR, this is an opportunity to learn something about Elvis sigs, no? :)

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