Authenticity is Everything
President Richard Nixon - "Typed Letter Signed" or "Cut"? - Resignation Letter
When is a TLS not a TLS?
When it's a "cut" that has been digitally made into a TLS, of course.
Once again, some history document collectors are applauding this effort as this piece is advertised for sale. Meanwhile, PSA/DNA does not show what they actually authenticated on their site's verification lookup.
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Permalink Reply by eddy on
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...intent is a good reality to consider with these.
And what PSA is doing (or not doing) with no images of what they have actually certified.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on
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+1
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Permalink Reply by JK on
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So if the intent of creating a souvenir resignation letter (which is what reputable dealers have usually called them) is not to deceive anyone then its OK?
I'm glad we got that clarified.
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Eddy's post originally was just, IIRC, "...intent is a good reality to consider with these." - Eddy
NO. I must have misspoke or misunderstood. Maybe you did. If one wants to misrepresent "fantasy" items I can do nothing. I won't be buying or recommending. That should be obvious.
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Years ago I was selling a book by John Updike with a signed bookplate affixed inside. Something I said while describing what the book obviously was, suddenly clicked with the potential buyer and he asked me in a shocked voice, "You mean the bookplate wasn't in the book when he signed it?"
That ruined the sale for him. Was I guilty of trying to peddle a contrived or fabricated autographed book, or was the potential buyer simply a dimwit?
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I never ever thought the signed bookplate that was in the Dr. Seuss book I had was pasted in when it was signed. Maybe I was wrong. I doubt it.
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Here is the problem as I see it. Both are labeled "Cuts" on the insert. One is a modern fantasy. One is semi-original (recently trimmed) but has had nothing added. Same designation - how will the newer collector know?
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These things are of very different value:
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Another item with two numbers? What is this? Maybe I don't want to know!
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Why they use the same # for two items I do not know.
I do note that the card is listed as PSA and the card is listed as DNA. Perhaps only one photo per # is possible in their system.
I'll know when they respond to my email or my phone call if I don't hear back on the email.
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"Why they use the same # for two items I do not know.
I do note that the card is listed as PSA and the card is listed as DNA. Perhaps only one photo per # is possible in their system."
I don't know what that means, but one dedicated number per item seems not too much to ask for considering the fees. And the ensuing confusion. Numbers are free...
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