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William Shatner - 1968 SP - opinions please

A friend asked me thoughts on this signed photograph. I think it's good and looks to be spot on for late 60s pretty much.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 9, 2024 at 4:55pm

Pic?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 9, 2024 at 4:56pm

Or very faded... ;)

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on April 9, 2024 at 5:00pm

It's a strong vintage ink...it doesn't look faded to my eyes.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 9, 2024 at 5:27pm

I was joking - your post had no image until you added it.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on April 9, 2024 at 4:58pm

Here's a signed document with Paramount also from 1968 for comparison:

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 9, 2024 at 5:01pm

This is typical 1968 William Shatner. Whatever the OP is that style was not employed in the 1960's.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on April 9, 2024 at 5:06pm

I think the ST fan photo is the odd one out here, unfortunately. I'd stick closer to what the legal contract signature from '68 looks like to feel comfortable with a recommendation. I could be wrong but the ST fan photo looks odd. Hard to even see it's actual ink characteristics as it's so blurry and low-def..

Lets see what those who know his vintage signature well might perhaps add...

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 9, 2024 at 5:25pm

These exemplars were collected by me many years ago when I was collecting my vintage Trek set. Some of these I owned. Click for larger images where available.

Here is a 1958 document:

His preprint from 1968:

And another:

And The Transformed Man 1968:

And a 1971 flyer:

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on April 9, 2024 at 5:34pm

The signature that you say is from 1956 is actually from 1958...but close enough.

The '58 is also the same piece you've attributed as being from a 1968 contract....just in a close-up I think you'll see.

The late 1950s Shatner seems very different from what it had evolved to into by the late 1960s.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 9, 2024 at 5:43pm

Yes, it was a typo since corrected. Yes, I know those 2 were the same. Corrected already. The 1950's is odd. I should not have included it. I have removed it. I was working with thumbnails from an old hard drive and thought it was something else. I stand firmly by the rest. The OP can not be from the 60's IMO - he is already melding the "l" with the "iam" with only one loose "l" before it.