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Permalink Reply by John William on March 18, 2024 at 1:01pm

I am still convinced it's good.  Hopefully others will weight in.  i could always send to Roger

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 18, 2024 at 1:12pm

Bjarne Soderholm would be great here. IIRC he got some IP in the later 90's. I'll send him a message.

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Permalink Reply by Robby93 on April 26, 2024 at 2:15pm

Unfortunately these 95'-99' sigs are getting a bad rap and would advise to stay away for awhile. The claim is that they are the easiest to forge and always look like "fresh ink". Also, with the confusion of Tony Ford being Andy Peters (whether true or not) Peters sight has hundreds and hundreds of authentic Bowie signatures on it. Also handwriting, photos, blurbs, and info only accessible to those in the know or those willing to invest their waking moments to make sure that Bowie fans were given their fill of info. TPA's are very hesitant about authenticating Bowie right now, and often reject these 95'-99' Bowie's outright, taking your money for a ride....

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 18, 2024 at 1:32pm

I just looked at what I have from Ford and my opinion is only more solidified for the reasons listed already.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 18, 2024 at 1:47pm

I am afraid this thread will not get any traction with this title. I would start another with the question in the title "Bowie or No Bowie?" or some such.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on March 18, 2024 at 4:23pm

Wow....those are some bold allegations being made above concerning this individual. 

I had a Bowie from this era that had an LOA from him as well as a PSA letter (I think obtained later).  I'll have to go back and look more closely.  I'm not a Bowie collector as such and haven't really kept up.  Reading this is unsettling as I've repeatedly encountered his name associated with Bowie authentication services.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 18, 2024 at 4:28pm

This is not new - Peter's doesn't exist. This is known for some time and several threads here that show much more than I did can be read.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 18, 2024 at 4:36pm

Here Eddy, read this thread:

Peters/Ford

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 18, 2024 at 4:42pm

Page 2 is where it gets interesting...pages 3 and 4 are all you need I think.

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Permalink Reply by Bjarne Soderholm on March 18, 2024 at 7:16pm

I personally met David Bowie a few times in the 90s and got some autographs from him. What I remember most of my meetings with him was how fast he signed. And these were all signed in calm situations and not real rushed situations. Signed in 96, 91 and 97.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 19, 2024 at 2:57am

Thank you Bjarne,

These look just as I would expect. The last is superb.

Here is one I had from 1995. None are favorable matches with the OP. Apart from the speed which is very evident here and in yours, only the OP is top heavy or with that "B" starting stroke and shape. Your examples and mine show the typical stroke and shape for the "B" top.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 19, 2024 at 4:19am

And my 2002 from Sweden. Again, the start of the "B"...although this is a different style as far as the "B" and "o" connection (seen before and after 2002), the angle of the negative spaces in that "o" is typical here - angled to the left and shaped like an eye but symmetrical. This angle and shape can be seen as early as April 1976 - I show an example I sold. You can also see the start  of the "B" is consistent nearly 40 years ago. Perhaps just as frequent, as in your examples or my red 1995 from his first one-man art show, the "o" is a horizontal "oval", and also symmetrical. The artificial, simulated nature, flow and flavor of the OP should be apparent with just these few exemplars IMO.

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