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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 20, 2020 at 11:26pm

Hi EJ,

It’s going to be tough to help you much without seeing the piece in person.

The signature looks like it could be a copy of some sort. Without seeing this Ruth and preferably the entire scrapbook in person, it will be hard to give your reliable input. 

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Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on January 31, 2020 at 11:06am

Steve wrote: "The signature looks like it could be a copy of some sort." 

Yes. Not only does the paper bear the snowiest white color I've ever seen for a Ruth signature, and look chronologically uncharacteristic materially, but the signature appears to be transferred to this paper magically, without any contact or lift points of the nib. 

I don't care who authenticated it. If I was seeking a Ruth auto and saw this, the search would quickly resume. 

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Permalink Reply by ITguy1984 on January 23, 2020 at 7:06pm

Paper looks to be new, no aging around his signature for someone who’s been dead 70 years

one that needs to be examined in person

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Permalink Reply by EJ on January 23, 2020 at 7:17pm

Thanks! I ended up not winning it, but both Beckett and RR Auctions gave it a thumbs up for what it’s worth. 

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Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on January 31, 2020 at 11:08am

They're both correct in that this is Ruth's track. But Ruth had nothing to do with how the track was transferred onto this material. 

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